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arioch36
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 Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:24 pm Post subject: Whitehall: Scots can't speak English |
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from the Scotsman today (wed Jan 14) from their Heroes and Villains section
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Villains: Faceless "Whitehall officials" who denied a Russian girl a visa to come and study English in Scotland - because she wouldn't be able to understand the Scots accent.
Here, of course - much like John Swinney, captain of the SNP - I am wilfully ignoring the sensible reasons given, which were: she had made no attempt to learn English in Russia; had no way of supporting herself financially when she got here; and the course did not meet the standards for a student visa anyway. None of that matters. Let's crack on with the fantasy outrage version:
Who the bloody hell do these unaccountable London penpushers think they are? Try learning English in Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield, Birmingham - or any other filthy ex-industrial northern English cesspool for that matter - and see how much you understand.
Ahem.
Obviously, Mr Swinney is right; anyone wishing to come and learn English in Scotland will be faced with plenty of reputable institutions offering courses - all approved by the British Council - in Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow or Aberdeen.
And, if they do choose to come and learn here, they may end up with an accent that is good for business - or just good in bed.
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leeroy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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What a bizarre article...
So the russian girl wasn't refused a visa because of the Scots accent at all - she was refused it for other reasons, right? |
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dmb
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I' m from Edinburgh but I had problems understanding the locals in Dundee, where I went to University |
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FGT
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm from London but was brought up to believe that the Edinburgh accent is the "best" English accent! |
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dmb
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Edinburgh is an English city in Scotland. The university is %90 English Oxbridge rejects who end up staying in Edinburgh. |
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Dr.J
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| Edinburgh is an English city in Scotland. The university is %90 English Oxbridge rejects who end up staying in Edinburgh. |
I went to Edinburgh uni...that's absolutely correct! |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:13 am Post subject: Edinburgh |
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| From what I've read and heard, St Andrews is the worst. I avoided the problem by doing all my studying in England! The fact that my grades weren't good enough for university was merely coincidental (Hem! Hem!). |
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Frater
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Edinburgh is an English city in Scotland |
I don't know about this - I've been there and it was crawling with Scots, scowling at me peevishly as soon as I opened my English mouth. Something as simple as asking a boy working behind a bar to draw you a pint of ale results in a glare of such hatred and envy ...
I think it's a bad habit of Scottish people to behave in this way. They should have more dignity. |
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M.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject: Scottish Can speak English |
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| And the best Part is they arn't ENGLISH... |
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