Do Us English Find Uk English Annoying?

[Ronin]

So "Aren't you the waiter what spilled my drink?"

People in my corners of Europe do it all the fricking time.

One of those things I do have to stop by and parse out what the hell's just happening for.

 

[Anarchy]

France does try to control any changes to language.

and many other aspects of life too, that are emergent orders and are only hindered by attempts to force central planning onto them.

 

[Deleted member 28740]

A dear friend was from Sweden when we lived in Los Angeles. It was hilarious that she could not get people to understand that she was Swedish. So why did she have an English accent, why not an normal US one.:alien::eek::D:cool::confused::laugh::laugh:


Darn, fireworks mid day…..

Meeting someone in Bantry Ireland (hostel) and we strolled around for the music festival. She was Australian of chinese ancestry.

 

[Anarchy]

A guy I worked with claimed to have seen a video of a border guard yelling at a Mexican

"Speak English! if it was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for you!"

things that make you go "Hmmmmm" number 32,791,847

 

[Neverthesame]

@Anarchy You didn't know?
Everyone understands English if you speak it slowly enough. :rolleyes:

 

[Ronin]

if it was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for you!"

Jesus wept.

 

[Sighs]

if it was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for you!

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao: Because modern English and Aramaic are practically the same. :banghead:

Everyone understands English if you speak it slowly enough.

Don't forget loudly. I grew up in Africa and the number of times I'd see American tourists absolutely yelling at some poor native African to make themselves understood. And I'd think "Buddy, he speaks English. Probably better than you. He also speaks Afrikaans, as well as Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu. And if he didn't speak English, well he wouldn't speak English but he's not deaf!"

The English tourists would never yell. They would speak slowly and mime stuff. See above but replace "he's not deaf" with "he's not stupid". ;)

 

[theshadowoftheliving]

....as an English speaking American, I am constantly terrified that I sound rather unintelligent.

 

[scout86]

What I meant is if I speak in my dialect people don't understand me.

I once stopped at a McDonalds in Georgia. Wanted a hamburger and a glass of coke. I thought that was simple enough. Practically had to write it down for them! I didn't know at the time that ALL carbonated beverages are called "Coke" in the state of Georgia, regardless of their flavor or brand.

 

[theshadowoftheliving]

Regular coffee. Where I come from, that means cream and sugar. Other places? Not so much. You get it black instead ....

 

[cat-lady]

I have a Chicago accent which many people, even in the U.S. find funny and many find annoying. I've personally always liked hearing different accents and I think most people from the U.S. do as well. The one exception is that a certain percentage of people from the U.S. fake European accents to seem smarter or more sophisticated, which results in another certain percentage of people from the U.S. automatically being annoyed by those accents and assuming that's what's going on when they hear one.

 

[Neverthesame]

The English tourists would never yell. They would speak slowly and mime stuff.

The image that put in my head. :roflmao::hilarious:
Imagine a guy with a pith helmet, handlebar moustache, black & white striped jumper and game rifle, trying to do his best silent elephant impression.

as an English speaking American, I am constantly terrified that I sound rather unintelligent

You didn't finish this sentence with "bruh!". You have successfully passed my test.

a certain percentage of people from the U.S. fake European accents to seem smarter or more sophisticated,

This is not unique to North America, actually it's common practice in the UK.

Best example I can think of would be from any WW2 movie which includes a British officer and an enlisted man. The enlisted soldier usually speaks with a regional accent (Cockney, Brummie, ect.) While the officer will usually speak with a refined accent, or Queen's English.

Changing ones accent in such a way, denoted class, education and wealth. Though less common, it is still something people do to this day.