tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post8664221367692868904..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Six Random thingsExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-28043197689291025312008-10-14T02:10:00.000+01:002008-10-14T02:10:00.000+01:00I've only been in Australia for a year, but I just...I've only been in Australia for a year, but I just realized yesterday that they pronounce "aluminum" with an extra syllable-- <BR/>Every day is a new adventure right?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551259120717710718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-74936126125563993752008-10-13T22:18:00.000+01:002008-10-13T22:18:00.000+01:00welocm..thanks for popping by, hope you come again...welocm..thanks for popping by, hope you come again sometime..we seem to have many blog pals in common!! your blog always makes me smile actually...keep it up!Sazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-91805324334273438702008-10-10T15:36:00.000+01:002008-10-10T15:36:00.000+01:00I'm pretty bad about picking up the linguistic ten...I'm pretty bad about picking up the linguistic tendencies of those around me... It's not even just the place where I live, but just the people who are speaking in my immediate vicinity. If I lived in London, I guarantee I would be speaking exactly like Londoners, extra syllable in aluminium and all.<BR/><BR/>It's actually rather embarrassing... sometimes I mimic people around me without even noticing and accidentally offend them!<BR/><BR/>http://travelday.today.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334073254863741979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-44790317738857697532008-10-10T09:03:00.000+01:002008-10-10T09:03:00.000+01:00I like the idea of you talking in a broad Texan ac...I like the idea of you talking in a broad Texan accent in Chicago!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to hear about the manhole...nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20146539810291190292008-10-10T00:37:00.001+01:002008-10-10T00:37:00.001+01:00great post..........If you have a chance could you...great post..........<BR/><BR/>If you have a chance could you pop by my blog on Friday?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-51279146732694139972008-10-10T00:37:00.000+01:002008-10-10T00:37:00.000+01:00great post..........If you have a chance could you...great post..........<BR/><BR/>If you have a chance could you pop by my blog on Friday?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-21616387581828469812008-10-09T22:56:00.000+01:002008-10-09T22:56:00.000+01:00I remember some of yours from before. And I do agr...I remember some of yours from before. And I do agree - don't lose your British accent. What else is there at the moment? M :-)<BR/>PS Have caught up properly at last - not helped by my bloody computer freezing every five minutes....A Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-19439823224323146752008-10-09T20:18:00.000+01:002008-10-09T20:18:00.000+01:00That manhole story must be told - I'm very curious...That manhole story must be told - I'm very curious now!Mozi Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078786257885681829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-12859788753991680172008-10-09T19:09:00.000+01:002008-10-09T19:09:00.000+01:00I can touch my nose with my tongue too! As for the...I can touch my nose with my tongue too! As for the pronunciation of tomato, here's a bit of history. It used to be pronounced tomayto in England. The first pilgrims to America brought the pronunciation with them, and as most of them probably didn't come back to keep up with the change in pronunciation to tomahto, it stuck. But like you, I have stuck to my native tongue. I'm American through and through, and 16 years in Great Britain hasn't changed that.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-75192129628574666992008-10-09T18:32:00.000+01:002008-10-09T18:32:00.000+01:00It was those bliddy nuns wasn't it? One whiff of G...It was those bliddy nuns wasn't it? One whiff of Geordie and they belted you on the back of the legs with their rosaries. And god forbid we used any dialect.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-79525634684492937572008-10-09T18:29:00.000+01:002008-10-09T18:29:00.000+01:00It's really sad..am a N.E. lass and still can't do...It's really sad..am a N.E. lass and still can't do Geordie. I speak better "Northern Irish" but can only rustle up a feeble "why aye hinny pet"! <BR/><BR/>Manhole cover/tap dancing/tongue thingy...done simultaneously? The mind boggles. Oh do tell more, there's a dear.Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-83990651343683487012008-10-09T09:12:00.000+01:002008-10-09T09:12:00.000+01:00Oh dear,BTmama. I can see you need a bit of coachi...Oh dear,BTmama. I can see you need a bit of coaching. There should be more groaning less gurning going on there...and timing is everything!! Hey, who else can raise one eyebrow like Elvis...or was it Cliff? :-S I do a mean flared nostril as well but not at the same time as the tongue and the eyebrow you understand.:-DMaxinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043321826488144781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-54517666423889783312008-10-09T01:10:00.000+01:002008-10-09T01:10:00.000+01:00The wiggling ears thing I think is a bit of a sham...The wiggling ears thing I think is a bit of a sham - yes, I can do that (is there no end to my talents?) but like most people, I end up wiggling my whole head in the process.<BR/>And BTmama - Les Dawson? You need to talk to Maxine.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-48972092097514588612008-10-08T22:21:00.000+01:002008-10-08T22:21:00.000+01:00I too can do the nose/tongue combo but it makes me...I too can do the nose/tongue combo but it makes me look a bit like Les Dawson so most grown men turn into Olympic sprinters at the very sight of it.blogthatmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584817207287233580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-79803406067685980322008-10-08T18:53:00.000+01:002008-10-08T18:53:00.000+01:00But can you wiggle your ears?But can you wiggle your ears?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-13071376774301097822008-10-08T18:31:00.000+01:002008-10-08T18:31:00.000+01:00I can do that whole tongue thing too, expat mum. I...I can do that whole tongue thing too, expat mum. I call it my party piece; grown men have been known to sink to their knees at the very sight of it.Maxinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043321826488144781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-89135448286806968992008-10-08T15:39:00.000+01:002008-10-08T15:39:00.000+01:00Ooh I say!Ooh I say!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59915589773563641282008-10-08T14:00:00.000+01:002008-10-08T14:00:00.000+01:00Great reading, but I thought at one point (you kno...Great reading, but I thought at one point (you know how our brain sometimes races ahead of our eyes?) you were going to say "But tap - give me a glass or two of Pinot Grigio and a hard kitchen floor and I'm anybody's! ;-) xStinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-33926493431549679922008-10-07T19:57:00.000+01:002008-10-07T19:57:00.000+01:00Very much look forward to that manhole cover story...Very much look forward to that manhole cover story . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-52435445108476687332008-10-07T19:49:00.000+01:002008-10-07T19:49:00.000+01:00I have to say, in defence/defense of "posh" Geordi...I have to say, in defence/defense of "posh" Geordies - we don't all speak like Gazza. My mother was a teacher and on pain of death, we were not allowed to use slang.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-13343488255022158542008-10-07T19:28:00.000+01:002008-10-07T19:28:00.000+01:00How strange - you're the first tap dancer I've met...How strange - you're the first tap dancer I've met in my life. Totally understand the "morning" thing and I think night owls are far more fun anyway. <BR/>With you 100% on keeping the English accent but one thing I find even more annoying than changing to a US accent is when someone from northern England comes here and starts speaking posh. I once met a lad from Northumberland who instead of speaking like Gazza talked like Jeffrey Archer. What a muppet.<BR/>Looking forward to the manhole story!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29958064515211793902008-10-07T18:53:00.000+01:002008-10-07T18:53:00.000+01:00Yes....... keep your accent! I recently slipped in...Yes....... keep your accent! I recently slipped into Lancashire while with people from there, but normally speak quite neutrally.<BR/>Didn't like the sound of the manhole fall.<BR/>I heard the tongue thing before! Amazing!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59920658890420028562008-10-07T18:09:00.000+01:002008-10-07T18:09:00.000+01:00"Permeable ego barriers" - what a FAB phrase. Must..."Permeable ego barriers" - what a FAB phrase. Must find a way to work it into conversation!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-67177235658928566942008-10-07T18:06:00.000+01:002008-10-07T18:06:00.000+01:00oh good on you for keeping your accent and pronoun...oh good on you for keeping your accent and pronounciation. The second I step abroad I go native - apparently I have permeable ego barriers! It's a bit lamentable really and has nearly got me into trouble in so many places I lose count - people assume you're taking the piss. <BR/>Eeek to the manhole. jxExmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29126412060496366472008-10-07T15:40:00.000+01:002008-10-07T15:40:00.000+01:00the manhole comment made me laugh. But in a good w...the manhole comment made me laugh. But in a good way - it sounds so intriguing, can't wait to read more. not that I am laughing at your painful fall, just the tease of the story - oh you know what I mean!<BR/>Love the fact you still tap! I too regress to my youthful dancers life when one too many of the good stuff gets me going. Glad my kitvhen floor isn't the only one taking a hammering!Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.com