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I had a couple at the bar last night and the woman was complaining that in some parts of Wales they only spoke Welsh. She then added that our friends north of the border were just as bad as some of them only spoke Scottish...it was at that point I found something better to do with my time :(

 

And we say the Americans are insular!!!

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That partially explains it then....:sly:

 

What did they mean about Scottish? It's not a different launguage is it?

 

Now Geordie, that is a different language..!!

 

H.

 

I can only assume they meant a different sound my friend. I thought at first they meant Gaelic but when I mentioned that they just both looked at me with blank expressions. :D

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Sounds like a match made in heaven that one!!

 

Yesterday I took the works van to the tyre centre for some new rubber, I was in the waiting room when in walks a reasonably attractive blonde (I'm not picky)

 

So she's come in for a new tyre and asks the mechanic to check her pressures on the rest 'as they feel a little flat'

 

Five minutes later there's a crowd gathered round her Megane looking at the wheel, one of the boys comes into the waiting room and tells the girl

 

"We seem to be having a little bit of trouble getting your dust caps off"

 

To which she replied....."Yeah that will be because I:blink:R superglued them on" :blink:

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When you said Gaelic did they not order some bread....:D
:D

 

 

...."We seem to be having a little bit of trouble getting your dust caps off"

 

To which she replied....."Yeah that will be because I:blink:R superglued them on" :blink:

 

Oh dear Lord :blink:

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Tradition is that we just shout louder and use hand gestures when dealing with Johnny Foreigner:)

 

How so very true that is - and it still creases me up every time I see it happen. Funnily enough, we are not the only race to do this - the Germans are dab hands too.

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It is OK ish Matt but it is improving all the time. I speak a lot more during the winter as then I tend to only deal with Greeks as opposed to the tourists in the summer.

 

I suppose it's easier to pick up when everyone's around you is speaking it, but it must be hard work. Do you take lessons too?

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I suppose it's easier to pick up when everyone's around you is speaking it, but it must be hard work. Do you take lessons too?

 

I "obtained" a CD course called Pimsleur Greek which helped a lot but, as you say, listening and chatting is by far the best method.

 

I have been thinking of taking more formal lessons out here in the coming winter and will see just how much they are thinking of charging.

 

Hard work? Yes, very but also very rewarding when you manage to do your first shopping trip without speaking any English (or Welsh or Scottish for that matter)! :D

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How so very true that is - and it still creases me up every time I see it happen. Funnily enough, we are not the only race to do this - the Germans are dab hands too.

 

But we owned more of the world so have a greater entitlement ,depite their attempts to match us :D

and we have more flowing gestures that Johnny should learn :)

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