On 16/01/2022 8:40 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 16/01/2022 10:55 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>> On Saturday, 15 January 2022 at 14:32:01 UTC+11, Yosemite Sam wrote:
>>> On 15/01/2022 11:28 am, Daryl wrote:
>>>> On 14/1/22 9:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> English translated into English, from the Western Australia Premier
>>>>>
>>>>> Click on the video....
>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/a-covid19-vaccine-message-in-kriol/video/c85cafc3dc7687d4fe41d22ca6452f0d
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't give a fuck how "correct" this is, it's utterly ridiculous
>>>>> and all I got out of it was a few flashbacks to the old lady
>>>>> translating "Jive" in Flying High :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bizarre but I wouldn't expect anything less from the WA Premier.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> nothing bizarre about it. he's trying to educate the abbos about covid
>>> and vaccinaton
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>   *Abo`s* eh?.. Brought to you by the groups condescending yes man.
>
> Some people just don't get it. The "bizarre" part about it is that
> McGowan is speaking English (even if he *is* doing it in his most
> condescending way possible), while the "Abo" translator is translating
> it into Kroil English that anyone here can understand perfectly :)
>
> It was completely *unnecessary*, but it is a perfect example of how
> insane this politically correct world has become.
>
>
>

It has nothing to do with PC and everything to do with relating to the
people who are *resisting* getting the jab and think it's a white mans
disease.

Fuck you are an unbelievably ignorant and stupid little man, it's *you*
who doesn't get it.

On 16/01/2022 3:57 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 16/01/2022 11:56 am, Daryl wrote:
>> On 16/1/22 11:46 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>> On Friday, 14 January 2022 at 22:38:13 UTC+11, Clocky wrote:
>>>> On 14/01/2022 6:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> English translated into English, from the Western Australia Premier
>>>>>
>>>> Getting the message through to the most vulnerable people across the
>>>> top
>>>> end is admirable and saves lives you juvenile cunt.
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>   So speaketh just *another condescending cunt*
>>
>> Must be something in the water over there, anyone who can speak
>> English can easily understand both what the Premier said and the
>> translation so why "translate", its just political correctness gone mad.
>> Stands to reason that the people the "translation" is intended for can
>> just as easily understand what the Premier said.
>>
> An annoying this with the ABC midday news is that they show some
> politician waffling on about whatever, then the presenter repeats what
> has just been said just slightly condensed.

Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
without an American accent....

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Noddy.

On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 16/01/2022 3:57 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 16/01/2022 11:56 am, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 16/1/22 11:46 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>>> On Friday, 14 January 2022 at 22:38:13 UTC+11, Clocky wrote:
>>>>> On 14/01/2022 6:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>> English translated into English, from the Western Australia Premier
>>>>>>
>>>>> Getting the message through to the most vulnerable people across
>>>>> the top
>>>>> end is admirable and saves lives you juvenile cunt.
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>   So speaketh just *another condescending cunt*
>>>
>>> Must be something in the water over there, anyone who can speak
>>> English can easily understand both what the Premier said and the
>>> translation so why "translate", its just political correctness gone mad.
>>> Stands to reason that the people the "translation" is intended for
>>> can just as easily understand what the Premier said.
>>>
>> An annoying this with the ABC midday news is that they show some
>> politician waffling on about whatever, then the presenter repeats what
>> has just been said just slightly condensed.
>
> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
> without an American accent....
>
Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a diet
coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a diet
coke" weird.

On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:

>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>> without an American accent....
>>
> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a diet
> coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a diet
> coke" weird.

Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
Yarkers" difficult at times.

One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
York City.

On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak too
fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his accent to
me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to get it.

Alcohol made it worse :)

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Noddy.

On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>
>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>> without an American accent....
>>>
>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a diet
>> coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a diet
>> coke" weird.
>
> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>
> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
> York City.
>
> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak too
> fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his accent to
> me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to get it.
>
> Alcohol made it worse :)
>
Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)

I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
softly too.

On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>
>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>
>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>> diet coke" weird.
>>
>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>
>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>> York City.
>>
>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>> get it.
>>
>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>
> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)

Usually :)

> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
> softly too.

You can get it anywhere.

The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)

Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
could order instead.

She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)

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Noddy.

On 17/1/22 12:42 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>
>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>> without an American accent....
>>>
>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a diet
>> coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a diet
>> coke" weird.
>
> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
> Yarkers" difficult at times.

What crap, New Yorkers have an *easy* accent to understand, unless they
come from the Bronx.
>
> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
> York City.
>
> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak too
> fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his accent to
> me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to get it.
>
> Alcohol made it worse :)
>
Your *brain*, or what you have that passes for one, is what made it worse.

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(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>
>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking
>>>> to yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>
>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find
>>> "New Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>
>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>> York City.
>>>
>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>> get it.
>>>
>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>
>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>
> Usually :)
>
>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them.
>> I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke
>> very softly too.
>
> You can get it anywhere.
>
> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>
> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
> could order instead.
>
> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>
I can understand why she would need to apologise for you every step of
the way but she didn't need to mention *Australian*, just the word
*moron* would have had you covered pretty well.

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(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 17/1/22 10:25 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 16/01/2022 3:57 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 16/01/2022 11:56 am, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 16/1/22 11:46 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>>> On Friday, 14 January 2022 at 22:38:13 UTC+11, Clocky wrote:
>>>>> On 14/01/2022 6:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>> English translated into English, from the Western Australia Premier
>>>>>>
>>>>> Getting the message through to the most vulnerable people across
>>>>> the top
>>>>> end is admirable and saves lives you juvenile cunt.
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>   So speaketh just *another condescending cunt*
>>>
>>> Must be something in the water over there, anyone who can speak
>>> English can easily understand both what the Premier said and the
>>> translation so why "translate", its just political correctness gone mad.
>>> Stands to reason that the people the "translation" is intended for
>>> can just as easily understand what the Premier said.
>>>
>> An annoying this with the ABC midday news is that they show some
>> politician waffling on about whatever, then the presenter repeats what
>> has just been said just slightly condensed.
>
> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
> without an American accent....
>
We need subtitles under your writings. That way we can see your *claims*
as you write them and the subtitles can give us the *reality*. For sure,
anything you write is as remote from reality as it's possible to get.

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 17/01/2022 6:03 pm, Xeno wrote:
> On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles
>>>>>> for English, like American news services do for anyone speaking
>>>>>> English without an American accent....
>>>>>>
>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking
>>>>> to yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for
>>>>> a diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say
>>>>> "Oh a diet coke" weird.
>>>>
>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find
>>>> "New Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>
>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become
>>>> a teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local.
>>>> Nice guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised
>>>> in New York City.
>>>>
>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks
>>>> his wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I
>>>> speak too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and
>>>> his accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few
>>>> times to get it.
>>>>
>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>
>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>
>> Usually :)
>>
>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding
>>> them. I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a
>>> problem especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent,
>>> but spoke very softly too.
>>
>> You can get it anywhere.
>>
>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of
>> New Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export"
>> Commodore, and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to
>> stop at a KFC for a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but
>> their chips are okay :)
>>
>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so
>> she could order instead.
>>
>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>>
> I can understand why she would need to apologise for you every step of
> the way but she didn't need to mention *Australian*, just the word
> *moron* would have had you covered pretty well.
>
>

LOL!

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the enormous weight of his lies"- Alvey on the Fraudster

On 17/01/2022 7:41 pm, Xeno wrote:
> On 17/1/22 10:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>> On 16/01/2022 3:57 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>> On 16/01/2022 11:56 am, Daryl wrote:
>>>> On 16/1/22 11:46 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, 14 January 2022 at 22:38:13 UTC+11, Clocky wrote:
>>>>>> On 14/01/2022 6:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>> English translated into English, from the Western Australia Premier
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Getting the message through to the most vulnerable people across
>>>>>> the top
>>>>>> end is admirable and saves lives you juvenile cunt.
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>   So speaketh just *another condescending cunt*
>>>>
>>>> Must be something in the water over there, anyone who can speak
>>>> English can easily understand both what the Premier said and the
>>>> translation so why "translate", its just political correctness gone
>>>> mad.
>>>> Stands to reason that the people the "translation" is intended for
>>>> can just as easily understand what the Premier said.
>>>>
>>> An annoying this with the ABC midday news is that they show some
>>> politician waffling on about whatever, then the presenter repeats
>>> what has just been said just slightly condensed.
>>
>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>> without an American accent....
>>
> We need subtitles under your writings. That way we can see your
> *claims* as you write them and the subtitles can give us the
> *reality*. For sure, anything you write is as remote from reality as
> it's possible to get.
>

not subtitles, translation into reality..

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the enormous weight of his lies"- Alvey on the Fraudster

On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:

> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>
>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>
>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>
>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>> York City.
>>>
>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>> get it.
>>>
>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>
>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>
> Usually :)
>
>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
>> softly too.
>
> You can get it anywhere.

Oooh look!
Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>
> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>
> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
> could order instead.
>
> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)

Zzzzzz

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On Monday, 17 January 2022 at 17:43:55 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> > On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
> >> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> >>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
> >>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
> >>>> without an American accent....
> >>>>
> >>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
> >>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
> >>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
> >>> diet coke" weird.
> >>
> >> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
> >> Yarkers" difficult at times.
> >>
> >> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
> >> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
> >> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
> >> York City.
> >>
> >> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
> >> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
> >> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
> >> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
> >> get it.
> >>
> >> Alcohol made it worse :)
> >>
> > Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
> Usually :)
> > I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
> > York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
> > worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
> > especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
> > softly too.
> You can get it anywhere.
>
> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>
> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
> could order instead.
>
> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Otago and Southland settlers were mainly of Scots heritage. So you get the rolling 'R', the further south (from Dunedin) you go the more pronounced it becomes.
Not really typical *Kiwi accent*. ;)
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> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>
>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking
>>>> to yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>
>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find
>>> "New Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>
>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>> York City.
>>>
>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>> get it.
>>>
>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>
>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>
> Usually :)
>
>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them.
>> I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke
>> very softly too.
>
> You can get it anywhere.

Sure can, Les and his wife are from Newcastle in the UK, he has 3
brothers and when 2 of them came here for a visit I couldn't understand
a single word either of them said:-)
No problem understanding his parents so I suspect that the brothers were
putting on their accent on purpose.

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On 18/01/2022 11:47 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Monday, 17 January 2022 at 17:43:55 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>
>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>
>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>
>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>> York City.
>>>>
>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>> get it.
>>>>
>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>
>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>> Usually :)
>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
>>> softly too.
>> You can get it anywhere.
>>
>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>>
>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>> could order instead.
>>
>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Otago and Southland settlers were mainly of Scots heritage. So you get the rolling 'R', the further south (from Dunedin) you go the more pronounced it becomes.
> Not really typical *Kiwi accent*. ;)

Probably not, but it was extremely course. I don't recall having any
trouble with anyone else.

Well, apart from one Cuzzie Bro who wanted to rearrange my face because
I was walking around the Main Street of Timaru wearing a Wallabies jumper :)

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On 18/01/2022 12:12 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:

>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding
>>> them. I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a
>>> problem especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but
>>> spoke very softly too.
>>
>> You can get it anywhere.
>
> Sure can, Les and his wife are from Newcastle in the UK, he has 3
> brothers and when 2 of them came here for a visit I couldn't understand
> a single word either of them said:-)
> No problem understanding his parents so I suspect that the brothers were
> putting on their accent on purpose.

Probably :)

I had a couple of friends who did a tour of the UK a few years ago, and
as the wife had Scottish parents she had no trouble with Scottish
accents until they went to Scotland. They caught up with a bunch of
relo's and reckoned they had a hard time understanding some of them.

The Scotts also reckoned the Aussies were from a different planet. They
were over there for their end of Spring/start of Summer and they
struggled with the weather. She showed me a photo of the two of them
posing with a large group of relo's and friends and it wasn't hard to
spot the antipodes. It was apparently something like 17 degrees and
there were a bunch of Scotsmen wearing kilts and singlets, and to the
left of the group were two people dressed up like they were going to the
snow :)

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Noddy.

On 18/1/22 12:39 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 18/01/2022 11:47 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>> On Monday, 17 January 2022 at 17:43:55 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>>
>>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>>> York City.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>>> get it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>>
>>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>> Usually :)
>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>>> New
>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke
>>>> very
>>>> softly too.
>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>>
>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>>> could order instead.
>>>
>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>    Otago and Southland settlers were mainly of Scots heritage. So you
>> get the rolling 'R', the further south (from Dunedin) you go the more
>> pronounced it becomes.
>>      Not really typical *Kiwi accent*. ;)
>
> Probably not, but it was extremely course. I don't recall having any
> trouble with anyone else.

FFS, you can't even spell *coarse*.
>
> Well, apart from one Cuzzie Bro who wanted to rearrange my face because
> I was walking around the Main Street of Timaru wearing a Wallabies
> jumper :)
>

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On Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:39:04 +1100, Noddy wrote:

> On 18/01/2022 11:47 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>> On Monday, 17 January 2022 at 17:43:55 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>>
>>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>>> York City.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>>> get it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>>
>>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>> Usually :)
>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
>>>> softly too.
>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>>
>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>>> could order instead.
>>>
>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Otago and Southland settlers were mainly of Scots heritage. So you get the rolling 'R', the further south (from Dunedin) you go the more pronounced it becomes.
>> Not really typical *Kiwi accent*. ;)
>
> Probably not, but it was extremely course. I don't recall having any
> trouble with anyone else.

Coarse you didn't Fraudster...

> Well, apart from one Cuzzie Bro who wanted to rearrange my face because
> I was walking around the Main Street of Timaru wearing a Wallabies jumper :)

I believe you Fraudster. Honest.

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On Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:50:09 +1100, Noddy wrote:

> On 18/01/2022 12:12 pm, Daryl wrote:
>> On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>
>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding
>>>> them. I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a
>>>> problem especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but
>>>> spoke very softly too.
>>>
>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>
>> Sure can, Les and his wife are from Newcastle in the UK, he has 3
>> brothers and when 2 of them came here for a visit I couldn't understand
>> a single word either of them said:-)
>> No problem understanding his parents so I suspect that the brothers were
>> putting on their accent on purpose.
>
> Probably :)

Cue relevant (and boring) anecdote.
>
> I had a couple of friends

Sure you did Fraudster.

> who did a tour of the UK a few years ago, and
> as the wife had Scottish parents she had no trouble with Scottish
> accents until they went to Scotland. They caught up with a bunch of
> relo's and reckoned they had a hard time understanding some of them.
>
> The Scotts also reckoned the Aussies were from a different planet. They
> were over there for their end of Spring/start of Summer and they
> struggled with the weather. She showed me a photo of the two of them
> posing with a large group of relo's and friends and it wasn't hard to
> spot the antipodes.

Jaysus!! That's 10,000km(ish)! What sort of aliens are these?

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On 18/1/22 12:50 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 18/01/2022 12:12 pm, Daryl wrote:
>> On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>
>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding
>>>> them. I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a
>>>> problem especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent,
>>>> but spoke very softly too.
>>>
>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>
>> Sure can, Les and his wife are from Newcastle in the UK, he has 3
>> brothers and when 2 of them came here for a visit I couldn't
>> understand a single word either of them said:-)
>> No problem understanding his parents so I suspect that the brothers
>> were putting on their accent on purpose.
>
> Probably :)
>
> I had a couple of friends who did a tour of the UK a few years ago, and
> as the wife had Scottish parents she had no trouble with Scottish
> accents until they went to Scotland. They caught up with a bunch of
> relo's and reckoned they had a hard time understanding some of them.
>
> The Scotts also reckoned the Aussies were from a different planet. They
> were over there for their end of Spring/start of Summer and they
> struggled with the weather. She showed me a photo of the two of them
> posing with a large group of relo's and friends and it wasn't hard to
> spot the antipodes. It was apparently something like 17 degrees and
> there were a bunch of Scotsmen wearing kilts and singlets, and to the
> left of the group were two people dressed up like they were going to the
> snow :)
>
>
>
>
LOL, when we arrived in the UK in July 2014 it was 29deg C at 6.00am at
Heathrowe, the locals were complaining about the heat and weren't amused
when we said it was a nice warm day:-)
The heat is different over there though, temp doesn't vary like it does
here, here it generally cools down at night but in the UK especially
London if its warm/hot it stays that way all day and night and hardly
any older buildings have AC.
Even I was complaining about trying to sleep in a non AC hotel room when
its 29deg C.

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On Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at 12:39:08 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
> On 18/01/2022 11:47 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> > On Monday, 17 January 2022 at 17:43:55 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
> >> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> >>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
> >>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> >>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
> >>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
> >>>>>> without an American accent....
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
> >>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
> >>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
> >>>>> diet coke" weird.
> >>>>
> >>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
> >>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
> >>>>
> >>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
> >>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
> >>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
> >>>> York City.
> >>>>
> >>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
> >>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
> >>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
> >>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
> >>>> get it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
> >>>>
> >>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
> >> Usually :)
> >>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
> >>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
> >>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
> >>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
> >>> softly too.
> >> You can get it anywhere.
> >>
> >> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
> >> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
> >> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
> >> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
> >>
> >> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
> >> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
> >> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
> >> could order instead.
> >>
> >> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Otago and Southland settlers were mainly of Scots heritage. So you get the rolling 'R', the further south (from Dunedin) you go the more pronounced it becomes.
> > Not really typical *Kiwi accent*. ;)
> Probably not, but it was extremely course. I don't recall having any
> trouble with anyone else.
>
> Well, apart from one Cuzzie Bro who wanted to rearrange my face because
> I was walking around the Main Street of Timaru wearing a Wallabies jumper :)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ya get that. :)
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> Regards,
> Noddy.

On 18/01/2022 3:15 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at 12:39:08 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:

>>
>> Well, apart from one Cuzzie Bro who wanted to rearrange my face because
>> I was walking around the Main Street of Timaru wearing a Wallabies jumper :)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Ya get that. :)

Lesson learned :)

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On 18/01/2022 12:29 pm, alvey wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:50:09 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>
>> On 18/01/2022 12:12 pm, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 17/1/22 5:43 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>
>>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>>>> New York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding
>>>>> them. I worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a
>>>>> problem especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but
>>>>> spoke very softly too.
>>>>
>>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>>
>>> Sure can, Les and his wife are from Newcastle in the UK, he has 3
>>> brothers and when 2 of them came here for a visit I couldn't understand
>>> a single word either of them said:-)
>>> No problem understanding his parents so I suspect that the brothers were
>>> putting on their accent on purpose.
>>
>> Probably :)
>
> Cue relevant (and boring) anecdote.

Cue boring and irrelevant reply.

On 18/01/2022 4:53 am, alvey wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>
>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>
>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>
>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>
>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>> York City.
>>>>
>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>> get it.
>>>>
>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>
>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>
>> Usually :)
>>
>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like New
>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke very
>>> softly too.
>>
>> You can get it anywhere.
>
> Oooh look!
> Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>>
>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>>
>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>> could order instead.
>>
>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>
> Zzzzzz
>

Since when do you walk into a KFC and have a conversation so heavy that
you can't make it out. They are there to take *your* order and how hard
is it to say "chups" FFS :-)

We went to 12 different countries in Europe and never had any trouble
ordering anything yet he goes to NZ and he has to get his Mrs. to speak
English. What a load of fucking crap :-)

On 19/1/2022 12:47 pm, Clocky wrote:
> On 18/01/2022 4:53 am, alvey wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>>
>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem talking to
>>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>>
>>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find "New
>>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>>> York City.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>>> get it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>>
>>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>>
>>> Usually :)
>>>
>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit like
>>>> New
>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke
>>>> very
>>>> softly too.
>>>
>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>
>> Oooh look!
>> Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>>>
>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC for
>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>>> could order instead.
>>>
>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>>
>> Zzzzzz
>>
>
> Since when do you walk into a KFC and have a conversation so heavy that
> you can't make it out. They are there to take *your* order and how hard
> is it to say "chups" FFS :-)
>
> We went to 12 different countries in Europe and never had any trouble
> ordering anything yet he goes to NZ and he has to get his Mrs. to speak
> English. What a load of fucking crap :-)

Maybe the *real issue* is that they couldn't make head or tale of the
*limited English* interspersed amongst all the swear words. Darren's
command of the English language, as he has oft demonstrated, is severely
limited.

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