Finding things People Lost?

[k0ua]

Too late for me. I understood what the upside down people were saying because of the F'erin TV shows we watch. We watch a couple of Aussie shows that have been surprisingly canceled as well as a plethora of UK shows. Spend more time watching those shows than US shows.

Now there are some of the UK shows where the wifey has to turn on the subtitles to understand what these supposed English speakers are saying! :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing: One of the shows, Shetlands is set in the Shetland Islands and I read the local paper for grins and giggles. How did we live without the Internet. Any who, on the Shetland newspaper there were complaints about the actor's accent in the TV show not being accurate enough. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

I watched all of that Shetlands series, and I have to admit I struggled a bit with their accent. Not the main male star, but some of the supporting cast, were a bit hard to make out.

 

[bunyip]

Being born in Scotland I have no problem with the accents but we do cringe when we hear the US take of Australian accents, I am sure the reverse applies

 

[ovrszd]

Being born in Scotland I have no problem with the accents but we do cringe when we hear the US take of Australian accents, I am sure the reverse applies

We suck at using other's accents. We think we are cool. But we suck.

I enjoy my conversations here with Aussies. I always learn some new language twist.

 

[bunyip]

One that is used a lot is 'flat as a s### carters hat' to describe open flat land, comes from the days of the 'nightcart' that went around and emptied the cans in the outside toilets, the operators used to put the can on their head to carry them to the cart and empty them hence the expression.
I would imagine their phobia would be a rusted out bottom of a can.
Cobber I have not heard used since the mid 60's.

 

[Wagtail]

One that is used a lot is 'flat as a s### carters hat' to describe open flat land, comes from the days of the 'nightcart' that went around and emptied the cans in the outside toilets, the operators used to put the can on their head to carry them to the cart and empty them hence the expression.
I would imagine their phobia would be a rusted out bottom of a can.
Cobber I have not heard used since the mid 60's.

Outside of the Big-Smokes, cobber is still used around Tassie. And I've heard "s### carter" as "dunny man".

 

[ovrszd]

I've had some shi**y jobs but never one that bad!!!

When Deployed in undeveloped areas we often caught human waste in half barrels and burned it using diesel fuel. An odor you'll never forget.

 

[PILOON]

The USA has its local accents as well.
The Ozarks have some dillies.
A real Cajun accent will have U wondering if that is really English , however being Canadian and speaking French I do manage to interpret somewhat.
The word Cajun was derived from Acadien which indicated French.

 

[ovrszd]

Here's a pic of my above described disposal method..... In the background, the little tarped area was a place for the female soldiers to have a slight bit of privacy. The black tube sticking up out of the ground was a pis* tube for the male Soldiers.

 

[dmccarty]

Being born in Scotland I have no problem with the accents but we do cringe when we hear the US take of Australian accents, I am sure the reverse applies

Some of the UK shows we watch will have an American character from time to time and their accents will not be bad but you can tell they are not native American English speakers. :laughing::laughing::laughing: It can be appalling if the American Character is from the Texas or The South. Midwestern accents are easy to emulate. I can't think where they have tried a Yankee or New York/New Jersey accent.

Later,
Dan