Society & Culture Things you do/did that you probably think no one else does

[peternorth]

To appeal to the Yanks, because Aussies know that country music is s**t.

that is not normal

 

[JimDocker]

I've been to about 15 different states. The Americans can understand us about as well as we understand them, depending on the State.

 

[JimDocker]

I can't comprehend anyone who likes country music

This is why I don't give a s**t what people think of my musical taste.

 

[Firestarter]

I've been to about 15 different states. The Americans can understand us about as well as we understand them, depending on the State.

That could be taken two ways as a joke.

 

[Gough]

I've been to about 15 different states. The Americans can understand us about as well as we understand them, depending on the State.

The hardest blokes to understand, and who were also speaking English were a pair of Glaswegans I once met. I only understand one word in five.

 

[Quivorir]

The hardest blokes to understand, and who were also speaking English were a pair of Glaswegans I once met. I only understand one word in five.

Assuming that means from Glasgow, my dad is from there, came over when he was 12 (is over 50 now I am pretty sure). Still the thickest accesnt ive ever heard in my life. Can never understand him. Just a smile and agree type convo with him.

 

[Gough]

Assuming that means from Glasgow, my dad is from there, came over when he was 12 (is over 50 now I am pretty sure). Still the thickest accesnt ive ever heard in my life. Can never understand him. Just a smile and agree type convo with him.

It's odd how Scots keep their accent wherever they are, it must be in the dna. Is your old man a good drinker too? Am I being racist against Scots?

 

[Quivorir]

It's odd how Scots keep their accent wherever they are, it must be in the dna. Is your old man a good drinker too? Am I being racist against Scots?

Doesn't drink often, but I have never seen him drunk

 

[Gough]

A sober Scotsman, never thought I'd see the day.

 

[ioppolo]

Irish tend to keep their accents too.

 

[the_interloper]

Irish tend to keep their accents too.

I worked with an Irish and Scottish subcontractor on a job once, as a yobbo Aussie they couldn't understand me and I couldn't understand them, was tough to get anything done.

 

[Kram]

I'm absolutely terrible at trying to understand anybody with an accent, especially on the phone.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I'm absolutely terrible at trying to understand anybody with an accent, especially on the phone.

Likewise.

Always find some words are easier to understand than others.

 

[Admiral Byng]

I use the handle for posting ordinary size envelopes

 

[scotslad]

The hardest blokes to understand, and who were also speaking English were a pair of Glaswegans I once met. I only understand one word in five.

I'm glaswegian too, our accent ain't that strong is it? Actually it is

 

[Blunderbore]

on country music, why do australian country music artists sing with an american accent?

Is not just country though it goes for most genres. In short, no idea, I assume it's all
the stuff they listened to growing up. It's s**t.

 

[Blunderbore]

I can't comprehend anyone who likes country music

You're listening to the wrong stuff. You need to listen to the old outlaws like Cash and Hank not this new age rubbish like Keith Surburban. The pop rock that passes for country nowadays disgusts me.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

At work we have a gate that we have to go through in the car park to get to the office, and if I'm walking 2 metres+ behind another staff member, they will usually hold the gate open for me but sometimes I'm too far away and I get caught between this walk/run/shuffle type movement in order to get to the gate so they don't have to hold it open for too long. It happened three days in a row once and I'm scarred so now the speed at which I walk to the gate now depends on if there is anyone in front of me and how far away the person is. If I can catch up to them so I'll be right behind them when they open the gate, then I will power walk. If they're too far away and there's a chance they will hold the gate open for me I will purposely walk slower or drop something so I delay the time in which I get to the gate thus avoiding the quick step shuffle or run that I need to pull out.

 

[peternorth]

pulling out isnt always safe

 

[peternorth]

believe theres a parallel universe where there's an alien equivalent to all of us. so at this very time there's something alien calle peternorth typing the exact same thing that i am

 

[Scotland]

I know saying this as an Aussie is cheating but Australians are pretty easy to understand as far as English speakers go, if...... they speak properly.

Traveling overseas has taught me to speak properly out of necessity. The accent isn't a problem, it's our propensity for slang and abbreviations.

A friendly 'Howyagarn' will get a blank stare from most foreigners but 'How are you going?' with gaps between the words will be understood most of the time. If you're Glaswegian then with some people (even English speakers) no matter how many times and how slowly you repeat 'Hoo are yee goon?' the blank stare won't go away.

 

[Scotland]

I've seen Kiwis struggle abroad due to their accent despite being pretty slow speakers.

*Kiwi in Yosemite NP, bear country*
'What do we do if we see a beer?'
'Err, drink it?'
'Not a beer, a beer'
'You just said the same word twice'

 

[Richo is God]

I've seen Kiwis struggle abroad due to their accent despite being pretty slow speakers.

*Kiwi in Yosemite NP, bear country*
'What do we do if we see a beer?'
'Err, drink it?'
'Not a beer, a beer'
'You just said the same word twice'

 

[Illinois Nazi]

When watching a TV show/movie, I often wonder what I was doing when it was filmed, and the date it was filmed.

I'm sorry, what exactly is the difference between these two things?

 

[Cruyff14]

I'm sorry, what exactly is the difference between these two things?

Time of day etc