I swear I visibly shudder
Every time I go abroad and overhear, cutting through all and any background noise like a fucking foghorn,
"Oh, par-lay voo on-glay, gar-sonn?"
And then, even though my own atrocious French accent has had me mistaken for a Belgian (less confusing than Aussie), I try my best to blend in and not be recognised as English, lest they come and talk to me or, worse, ask me what fucking school I went to.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 11:49, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Oh no, we were in a little pocket of Surbiton-en-France
it was entertaining. And they made me feel very common by declaring I was very obviously Northern. I'm only SLIGHTLY obviously Northern.

My French accent always was horrific, as I could never be bothered. It picked up for my GCSEs (I did my presentation involving the ocular state of the frontman of Sigur Ros and his guitar playing techniques, among other things) but was still shoddy. Still got me an A* though. Lol.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)

I overheard an american woman asking a waiter at a cafe
if they had a "MACK-A-ROOOOOON! DO YOU HAVE A MACK-A-ROOOOOOON?" and obviously he had no idea what she was blathering on about so he just stared blankly at her.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)

Of course, you'd eaten them all.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)

You are probably one of the least Northern-sounding Northerners I know
So I guess you must have been somewhere round Provence? Or the Dordogne? Actually, I don't know where they flock these days...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

I had no idea you were an Aussie
Cricket, anyone?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 11:54, Reply)

I've met him and I didn't know that either.

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:00, Reply)

Just in case there's any confusion:
I'm not. I'm so dreadfully English that my family shares a name with a pokey little village in the East Midlands. But for some reason I have had three people in recent years ask me whether I was Aussie, which...well, you've heard my accent, becky.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)

Damn
On the day of the fourth ODI I'd like an Aussie to mock. Not Poppet, she's lovely. No offence. I'm from the East Midlands, is your surname Gunthorpe?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

Nope.

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

Grantham?
Help me out here
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:16, Reply)

A bit further South
And - ironically enough - less English-sounding. (Quite a silly-sounding name, if that helps)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)

Dang
If it's further north than Grantham I probably don't know it, being from Nottingham. Based on your last post I shall hazard a guess that your surname is Ashby de la Zouch
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)

Sorry, edited it after a look at Google maps, it's actually further South
Edit: Though Ashby-de-la-Zouche would be an awesome surname...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:22, Reply)

Let's just save ourselves some time here
Is it anywhere near Nottingham?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:24, Reply)

You might have more luck
if you try Leicestershire
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:26, Reply)

Gah
Frankly, I won't lower myself to such levels. Yes I know Ashby is in Leicestershire, one of my best friends is from there. I shall simply assume your surname is "desperation"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:28, Reply)

You should still mock Poppet
ask her what she intends to contribute to the economy during these times of economic austerity.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)

Cafes and restaurants will always need waitresses.

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:21, Reply)

Only good ones though
ones with suitable qualifications.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:23, Reply)

Let's not kid ourselves
qualifications breasts
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:25, Reply)

You mean to say a high school graduation isn't enough these days?
Well OH EM GEE. What will she do?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:26, Reply)

she was only able to get a tourist visa
so I imagine she will be doing touristy things
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:32, Reply)

I'm also worried about the migrant cap which has just been imposed

(Bazongaloid, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:32, Reply)

Ahhhhhhhhh, I see. I feel blonde now. You are afterall terribly terribly british

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)