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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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Oh naughty dogbert - it looks like you've hit a nerve.  |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
| Oh naughty dogbert - it looks like you've hit a nerve. |
Yeah, BB, Dogbert hates England and the English so much one could be forgiven for thinking he's French. |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
| Big_Bird wrote: |
| Oh naughty dogbert - it looks like you've hit a nerve. |
Yeah, BB, Dogbert hates England and the English so much one could be forgiven for thinking he's French. |
A French poodle perhaps? Cute. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
| Oh naughty dogbert - it looks like you've hit a nerve. |
LOL...you were the one person I was absolutely sure would get it~ thanks |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| By the way, speaking of not travelling overseas, is it true there are tens of thousands of Englishmen the Queen actually forbids from leaving the country during major international sporting events? I think I read that somewhere. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
| By the way, speaking of not travelling overseas, is it true there are tens of thousands of Englishmen the Queen actually forbids from leaving the country during major international sporting events? I think I read that somewhere. |
Yes. This has happened very recently.
BTW, dogbert. I think you will hate me IRL - I am British and speaks with a somewhat *perfect* queen's accent.
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
| By the way, speaking of not travelling overseas, is it true there are tens of thousands of Englishmen the Queen actually forbids from leaving the country during major international sporting events? I think I read that somewhere. |
Yes. This has happened very recently.
BTW, dogbert. I think you will hate me IRL - I am British and speaks with a somewhat *perfect* queen's accent.
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In your case, I wouldn't care if you were speaking Cablinasian -- it's all good.
BTW, could you please post your photo again? Thx in advance |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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When Americans talk, I can't take them seriously. They all sound like the belong on the Jerry Springer Show. This is mainly because British TV likes to portray America as being intellectually inferior. Which is is true...  |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I grew up with lots of British television, so I had no problem understanding the locals when I visited last summer. However, a bus driver from Glasgow had no idea what I meant when I asked him what the fare was, and started using pidgin English and hand-signals with me. |
Kermo you are not alone. I have visited Glasgow a few times in my life and I don't understand what people say there either.
On a side note, I would say American accents are easier to understand because when Americans speak they use all the letters in a word. Where as English people tend to eat the ends of their words.
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Well you have got one up on me then  Maybe you can give me some pointers 'cos I always have terrible trouble in Glasgow.
ilovebdt
No, no, I could understand him just fine-- he just didn't hear what I was saying as English, so tried to communicate with me non-verbally! |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| When Americans talk, I can't take them seriously. They all sound like the belong on the Jerry Springer Show. This is mainly because British TV likes to portray America as being intellectually inferior. Which is is true... |
Umm.. Einstein. Hello? |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| When Americans talk, I can't take them seriously. They all sound like the belong on the Jerry Springer Show. This is mainly because British TV likes to portray America as being intellectually inferior. Which is is true... |
I can't agree with this.
It's just unfortunate that a lot of TV we get from the US is trashy and if that is all the exposure you have to American culture and its people you might think that Americans are a bit stupid.
On a side note, whilst watching TV over these past few weeks, if you are Korean and get all your knowledge about the UK from the TV. It would seem that in the UK we are all fat, drink lots, have sex with anyone and that all British children are really badly behaved. 
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| By the way, speaking of not travelling overseas, is it true there are tens of thousands of Englishmen the Queen actually forbids from leaving the country during major international sporting events? I think I read that somewhere. |
to quote the article : 'its time for the pot to shut the f*ck up'
http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1660884,00.html |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| ilovebdt wrote: |
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| When Americans talk, I can't take them seriously. They all sound like the belong on the Jerry Springer Show. This is mainly because British TV likes to portray America as being intellectually inferior. Which is is true... |
I can't agree with this.
It's just unfortunate that a lot of TV we get from the US is trashy and if that is all the exposure you have to American culture and its people you might think that Americans are a bit stupid.
On a side note, whilst watching TV over these past few weeks, if you are Korean and get all your knowledge about the UK from the TV. It would seem that in the UK we are all fat, drink lots, have sex with anyone and that all British children are really badly behaved.
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Sounds like they were watching a documentary about my home town... |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| When Americans talk, I can't take them seriously. They all sound like the belong on the Jerry Springer Show. This is mainly because British TV likes to portray America as being intellectually inferior. Which is is true... |
Umm.. Einstein. Hello? |
Haha. Don't worry about it. Just having a cheeky dig! |
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