Hometown
I come from a place called Walsall in the Black Country, West Midlands.

Pronunciation varies. BBC newsreaders (when they get a chance to say it) say "wal-sorl" or "wal-sal". In a thick Black Country accent it can be pronounced "wair-sil". Most people I know usually say "wor-sul" or "wor-sorl". I tend towards the former, "wor-sul".

So why is it, whenever I introduce myself to people and tell them where I'm from, they say "Really? You're Polish?"

Even Polish people. Christ.

These days I usually say "I'm from near Birmingham."
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 5 May 2008, 11:27, 2 replies)

I've learnt summat there!
Cheers.
( ..wil, Mon 5 May 2008, 11:55, closed)

It could be worse,
I live in such a tiny, obscure village that when people ask where I live, I have to say 'do you know where ....... is?' and radiate outwards until I hit somewhere they've heard of.

The fact that the Liam Neeson/Billy Connolly film 'The Big Man' was filmed here is no help, no-one's seen it!
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Mon 5 May 2008, 13:13, closed)