Lyssa Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 The only accent that is hard for me to understand is Kelantanese! Geez, I can't understand ****e and it's amazing that they come from one of the states in my country! It's foreign to me! Something more common with everyone else would be Scottish - I find it hard to understand but surprisingly enough, one of my close friends is one and she speaks perfect English . She doesn't sound Scottish at all!
2sure Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 [QUOTE=boldjack;2327123]I'm surprised at you, 2sure. For trying to pull some **** like this......Oh! my delicate yankee ears can't understand all of that foreign gibberish, and I so wanted to communicate with Raul or Pablo, or Ahmed or Ludmilla(pick a foreign name) but My lily-white tongue just can't make those sounds. Woe is me! I can stomach most things, but Elitism makes me gag. You are part of NY society, so why should you have to learn about other cultures, when they are all inferior and /or incomprehensible . JEEZ!! Anybody can learn a second language, if they really want to.. My 2 year old Granddaughter can count to 30 in French, and will be fluent, by the time she gets to JR. High. I'm sorry, but this struck a nerve. Seriously, you are out of your mind. I have always been truly ashamed at my inability to speak another language. I cant figure it out myself. I'm fairly intelligent and certainly educated , have taken years of both french and spanish...I just seem unable. I travel extensively, I can get by in airports and touristy places all over the world...I NEVER expect people to do more than they can for me and am always appreciative, generous, and polite to anyone who I have to burden with my ineptitude. My greatest hope is that my daughter doesnt suffer from the same frustration. Talk about Jeez. Some people just dont understand math either...there is no difference.
BenThereDunThat Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 I always wanted an American GF....or maybe Itallian, or even South African.... I feel a holiday coming on..... Ahem. And just how do you feel about cougars?
boldjack Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Lyss, isn't it nice that your friend speaks a civilized tongue, instead of her own native one. It makes it so much easier for you..............2sure, Equating the unwillingness to learn a foreign language, with a lack of math skill, is probably true. But that , of itself, is proof of Elitist Arrogance. Every human being can do basic math. Why, because they have a need to. Language is the same. If you truly wanted/needed to speak a foreign tongue. If truly understanding people of other cultures had any value to you, you would at least make the effort to grasp basic words or phrases. I'm not fluent in ANY language, but I can make myself understood in several, because I WANT to. Other peoples/cultures interest me intensely, so I will refuse to speak English as much as possible when I travel to a foreign place. I have no doubt that you are the soul of polite behavior, when traveling. Think how much more interesting it would be, to be able to bond with, not only people, but another culture.
Author Soul Bear Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 Ahem. And just how do you feel about cougars? and jjust what is a cougar... ? except from the obvious being one hell of kitty cat
2sure Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 2sure, Equating the unwillingness to learn a foreign language, with a lack of math skill, is probably true. But that , of itself, is proof of Elitist Arrogance. Every human being can do basic math. Why, because they have a need to. Language is the same. If you truly wanted/needed to speak a foreign tongue. If truly understanding people of other cultures had any value to you, you would at least make the effort to grasp basic words or phrases. I'm not fluent in ANY language, but I can make myself understood in several, because I WANT to. Other peoples/cultures interest me intensely, so I will refuse to speak English as much as possible when I travel to a foreign place. I have no doubt that you are the soul of polite behavior, when traveling. Think how much more interesting it would be, to be able to bond with, not only people, but another culture. You took a small light self deprecating comment I said of myself simply out of humor..... And for some bizarre reason used the opportunity to attack my intelligence , morals, and ethics. I'm putting you on ignore and I suggest , strongly, that you go back on your meds.
BenThereDunThat Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 and jjust what is a cougar... ? except from the obvious being one hell of kitty cat An older woman with a younger guy. Think Demi and Ashton.
Lyssa Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Lyss, isn't it nice that your friend speaks a civilized tongue, instead of her own native one. It makes it so much easier for you.............. It is . Makes it easier for me . I try to learn as much as I can from other people. I love learning languages but I don't really have the time to go for classes so I learn whatever I have learned from local people (for example : Afrikaans, I learned it from friends), am thinking of taking up Spanish and also French. I'm interested in Italian as well (part Italian and I don't speak the language fluently! ) and so many others I am interested in. I can go on about my love for other languages and culture but I won't :laugh:. That said, I don't expect everyone else to have the same interest neither do I judge them. Whatever floats his/her boat, you know.
xpaperxcutx Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Ohh David Tennant is gorgeous. And Ewan McGregor... yumm Scottish men are hot, but then so are Irish men. I'm fairly divided on both.... Love, love foreign men....
LucreziaBorgia Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 I work in a bookstore, and the romance section has a more than generous amount of Scottish themed stories. It is all about 'taming highlanders' and 'mac______' clans, 'the highlander's woman' and so on. Pictures of men in kilts with women draping all over them. I'm not sure what it is, but the romance crowd really likes their Scots, or rather the average American woman's romanticized misconception of the Scots. You'd think everyone over there lived in huge estates with a castle, and regularly had death matches with other clans and such.
Author Soul Bear Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 An older woman with a younger guy. Think Demi and Ashton. hey, im always up for learning new things lol!!
BenThereDunThat Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 hey, im always up for learning new things lol!! Well, if you ever find yourself in St. Louis, look me up. I'll teach you a few things! :cool:
Jaytb Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Ahem...we're easy to understand. oh please. every time I hear a Canadian say "aboot" I have to immediately turn around and say "what boot?"
shadowplay Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 I've been told that I have "no" accent (meaning American Standard Accent). Growing up all my peers in school spoke this way because most of the parents came from different parts of the country and had their regional accents erased through education. Here's my vocaroo recording: http://vocaroo.com/?media=viNl45xiKJpuXVd6D
2sure Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 When I was in grade school, the nuns beat any of our accents right out of us...this was in NY, so completely understandable. The beating, not the accent
Taramere Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 You'd think everyone over there lived in huge estates with a castle, and regularly had death matches with other clans and such. We do. Except that we don't all own the estate or live in the castle. The National Trust won't allow it. Something more common with everyone else would be Scottish - I find it hard to understand but surprisingly enough, one of my close friends is one and she speaks perfect English . We eventually cottoned on to the fact that we mustn't throw out our usual traditional Scots greeting of "Ohoomla michtamichtie braw hootsochannachmore" to Americans, as they don't know what it means. So we bravely struggle to speak Americanlish. AchochichantmoranaloochichtwilliamwallaceavrontiSeanConnery?
Lyssa Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 We eventually cottoned on to the fact that we mustn't throw out our usual traditional Scots greeting of "Ohoomla michtamichtie braw hootsochannachmore" to Americans, as they don't know what it means. So we bravely struggle to speak Americanlish. AchochichantmoranaloochichtwilliamwallaceavrontiSeanConnery? That is one helluva tongue-twister!
shadowplay Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 We do. Except that we don't all own the estate or live in the castle. The National Trust won't allow it. We eventually cottoned on to the fact that we mustn't throw out our usual traditional Scots greeting of "Ohoomla michtamichtie braw hootsochannachmore" to Americans, as they don't know what it means. So we bravely struggle to speak Americanlish. AchochichantmoranaloochichtwilliamwallaceavrontiSeanConnery? I'd love to hear your accent. Would you consider posting a vocaroo recording?
Taramere Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 That is one helluva tongue-twister! I'm really bored, so I timed myself saying it. Nine seconds. Not bad for a first attempt. I'd love to hear your accent. Would you consider posting a vocaroo recording? Shadow, I love you....but I would rather drink three gallons of the North Sea than post a vocaroo recording. I don't know what a vocaroo recording is, but I think I can guess. It's something that I would talk into for three seconds, which would result in ten people on LS saying "awww that's so cute", and fourteen saying "yeah....like Scottish guys are really sexy. But the women? Not so much."
2sure Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 We eventually cottoned on to the fact that we mustn't throw out our usual traditional Scots greeting of "Ohoomla michtamichtie braw hootsochannachmore" to Americans, as they don't know what it means. Further evidence of my language deficiency, I just tried translating this on 5 different sites.
Taramere Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Further evidence of my language deficiency, I just tried translating this on 5 different sites. Ahaha. If you hadn't been spent all the time staring out of the window in irony classes, you wouldn't have wasted all that time.
shadowplay Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 I'm really bored, so I timed myself saying it. Nine seconds. Not bad for a first attempt. Shadow, I love you....but I would rather drink three gallons of the North Sea than post a vocaroo recording. I don't know what a vocaroo recording is, but I think I can guess. It's something that I would talk into for three seconds, which would result in ten people on LS saying "awww that's so cute", and fourteen saying "yeah....like Scottish guys are really sexy. But the women? Not so much." Haha, well it was worth a try! I doubt you'd get that kind of response, but I can understand your reluctance. I love most UK accents on both genders. The only ones I have a slight aversion to are the Welsh accent and some forms of cockney.
2sure Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Ahaha. If you hadn't been spent all the time staring out of the window in irony classes, you wouldn't have wasted all that time. Yes, yes! That was ME. I once was so very proud of myself for giving a toast in honor of a foreign guest of my home - in her language. Only to find I memorized the wrong language entirely. EVERYONE at the dinner party simply smiled and raised their glasses. It wasnt until a year later she told me no one knew what the hell I was talking about.
Taramere Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Yes, yes! That was ME. I once was so very proud of myself for giving a toast in honor of a foreign guest of my home - in her language. Only to find I memorized the wrong language entirely. EVERYONE at the dinner party simply smiled and raised their glasses. It wasnt until a year later she told me no one knew what the hell I was talking about. Fortunately the language of the raised glass is universal. I think.
quankanne Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 :laugh: oh, that's embarassing, 2sure. But funny as all get out because it sounds like something that would happen to me, too ... as for the ranter going on about "my delicate yankee ears ..." unless you are consistently around a foreign speaker, it's hard to catch the rhythm of their speech. It took me several years to finally understand our one elderly Vietnamese priest; even though I grew up in a Spanish-speaking household, I have trouble understanding some of our Latin American priests until I "catch" the rhythm of their dialect. So you really shouldn't be so harsh on the poster who's admitted it's hard for her to understand other languages. back to the original question, why do foreigners love Scottish men? Personally speaking, it's from all the dang hot romance novels featuring Scotsmen. And their kilts! Nothing like a sweet accent and a hot pair of legs to get my motor runnin'
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