English

[Bazza]

Fortunately, over here in the Antipodes, we don't have an accent so everyone can understand us....lol

[Hagar]

LOL Bazza.

I was thinking. (Dangerous I know. ) Wouldn't it be great if we could hear each other speak. Bet some of us would get a shock. Probably need subtitles then.

[Omag 2.0]

There is this little program called teamspeak... perhaps we should have a weakly happy-hour on it...  ;D

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Can you imagine the typing we would get in subtitles Doug LOL

Thanks Craig... LOL

Like a very good friend of mine who I have had the pleasure of flying with for years always says.....

"Stay where your at and I will come where you are to"

He is from the Province of Newfoundland and a very patriotic English Canuck.

Not wanting to wander to far off topic but the only thing that devides this Great Planet is not Religion....BUT...Language.

Perhaps we should take a lesson from the movie "Independance Day" and all use Morse Code LOL

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
P.S.  Dam...the old girl knows how to type out "Go stand in the corner in the barn in Morse Code

[TSC.]

Well if anybody wants to learn how to speak in a Yorkshire accent (UK) then this is definately the site for you:

http://www.barnsleylife.com/tonythepitpony.htm - then click on 'local sayings' & it brings up a list of 'Yorkshire' sayings - click on each one to hear how it's pronounced.

I'll warn you though - it could take more than a few 'clicks' to figure out what each one is saying - but they all mean summat.

I always find this site amusing.

Cheers,

TSC.

[legoalex2000]

well, thepianoman, (banned)awecrj200, and i talk a lot on Skype.


other than that, teamspeak is the best, if someone is willing to open a room for such stuff. I tried, i hate networks... i want control of my network...

Ramos

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

HI DOUG

Next year when I " pop over" (I understand that is one of the terms you will understand) I shall have no problems with the English Language.  Something about the dialogue.

Oh well we have at least 12 months to work it out.

Will chat with you later about times and dates Doug but would like to come during OUR winter months. (November to March)

Oh and did I mention the physical shape the visiting air crews were in.  From the Air Craft Commanders to the lowest ranking Air Crew they were all in "A1" shape.

I could not detect any Class Distinction between the crews which I thought was odd however like they say "Don't question it if it does not apply to you"

Wonderful group and a wonderful time.


Cheers...Happy Landings....Doug

[Rifleman]

Hey Doug..........heres a thought........

Think yourself lucky there weren't any Geordies there !.......ask any Brit from elsewhere, and they'll tell ya all about it...........

.........as for the language differences.....don't forget Canadians and Yanks originated on some little island just east of mainland Europe ! ! !.......and although not even remotely the same but very much the same concept, just remember that there are only three kinds of drivers on the road........

1. Those idiots who drive way too fast.....
2. Those who drive so slow they almost cause a crash ......
3. And finally, the last type of driver .....YOU !

I bet them Yanks and Brits curse the way Canadians talk too ..........

   

[Hagar]

Well, I've spoken to Canadians & never had a problem understanding them. Can't say the same for Geordies though. I suppose there are regional differences in Canada just as there are in Britain & the US.

Will chat with you later about times and dates Doug but would like to come during OUR winter months. (November to March)

Not sure that would be the ideal time to visit. It's winter here then too. Our winters can be pretty damp & miserable although this is not always the case. Depends what you want to do & see. The air display season doesn't start until May although some museums will be open. I'm not looking forward to the winter.

[commoner]

..lol..as Hagar well knows the uk is full of different dialects and accents..........many are as difficult to understand as any "foreign" language..I myself come from Barnsley in Yorkshire where English as spoken particularly between locals is as far from the "Queen's English" as one could get...here's a small example...with the translation...............commoner

   

We're down in't coyle 'oyle
Where't muck slarts on't winders
We've used all us coyle up
And we're rait down't t'cinders,
But if bum bailiff comes
Ee'll nivver findus
Cos we'll be down in't coyle 'oyle
Where't muck slarts on't winders

-o-

The following translation was provided on the Internet in 2005 by the North Yorkshire BBC:

We're down in the cellar
Where the dirt has collected on the windows
We have used up all our coal
And we are now down to the cinders
If the rent man comes
He will never find us
For we will be down in the cellar
Where the dirt has collected on the windows

[Omag 2.0]

[ATI_7500]

It sounds like you live in a very freindly place. We had a bunch of German C-130 crews here for training last year, and nothing like this happened. In fact, nobody heard about it until after they had left.

We don't have C-130s...

Yesterday I've been to a barbecue that some friends of mine arranged because some friends of theirs, american girls from Seattle, were on vacation in Europe and visited them.
Well, even after a few beers and stuff I didn't have problems understanding them and talking to them. They also said that most of us Germans had a good british accent, except those who have already been to the States.

[Craig.]

most of us Germans had a good british accent,

LOL poor Bjorn, how hard was that not to go off on a german rant?

[ATI_7500]

LOL poor Bjorn, how hard was that not to go off on a german rant?

;P

[Hagar]

I find it very difficult to write an accent or dialect down phonetically. You really have to hear it spoken to get the full effect. Listening to the radio or TV is the best way. Mrs Bucket's brother-in-law Onslow is a good example & he's a Liverpudlian (from Liverpool). Don't take too much notice of records as most British singers use a contrived mid-Atlantic accent. Not many use the one they would use in normal speech. Notable exceptions would be the Beatles, Kinks & David Essex. I forgot The Who.

My own name Doug can be pronounced in several different ways depending on which part of the country people are from. I pronounce it Dugg (the nearest I can get) but some people would say it more like the name Dougal. My son-in-law hails from north of Watford (Leicestershire actually) & pronounces it quite differently from me or my daughter. I can't even spell it the way he says it phonetically. The nearest I can get is Doog with the OO pronounced as in good. The