History of the United Kingdom

Alligatorob said:
Some say the language and accent of folks on Tangier Island is the closest living relative to old English, not sure if its true or not but interesting none the less. Maybe some of the Brits here could pass better judgement than I.
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Oh goodness nothing like any English dialect or Scottish or Irish that I've ever heard, and I've lived in many parts of the UK.. In fact it sounds more like a cross between Appalachian, and Amish to me
 
hollydolly said:
Oh goodness nothing like any English dialect or Scottish or Irish that I've ever heard, and I've lived in many parts of the UK.. In fact it sounds more like a cross between Appalachian, and Amish to me
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Thanks for the expert opinion, not surprised on the accent not being from over there. I have often I have heard its original Elizabethan English, always doubted that.

I think its just a unique one of a small long isolated population. It does sound a bit like some of the other mid-Atlantic US accents.
 
JonSR77 said:
I love all things British. My wife took a vacation there and loved it. I think many Americans love Brits and British culture.

I worked in a bakery owned by a couple. He was from England, she was from Australia.

Easily, the nicest bosses I ever worked for. By like..oh, maybe 10 times. Very clear to me, that there is a dignity in British culture that is just much, much harder to find in America.

of course, I live in New Jersey. The area right around New York City has got to have some of the gruffest, nastiest people in America.

I have also been to rural America. And that is entirely different. Much nicer people.
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@JonSR77 Thank you for your kind comments re England, it is nice to know that you and your wife enjoyed your time here, so many people knock the UK.

I have been to NY and loved it. To be honest, the people I met while there (mainly New Yorkers) were great.
 
Trish said:
@JonSR77 Thank you for your kind comments re England, it is nice to know that you and your wife enjoyed your time here, so many people knock the UK. I have been to NY and loved it. To be honest, the people I met while there (mainly New Yorkers) were great.
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Funny, when on my one trip to the USA so far I was told not to visit New York, (by someone from New York, a bartender who was very helpful to our party of twenty folks from the UK), so he must have been joking then(?) :)
 
grahamg said:
Funny, when on my one trip to the USA so far I was told not to visit New York, (by someone from New York, a bartender who was very helpful to our party of twenty folks from the UK), so he must have been joking then(?) :)
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Tell me the bar and if I ever go there, I will ask him if he was pulling your leg :)

On the other hand, perhaps he was thinking of the poor New Yorkers having 20 marauding Brits in their midst ;):D
 
Trish said:
Tell me the bar and if I ever go there, I will ask him if he was pulling your leg :)
On the other hand, perhaps he was thinking of the poor New Yorkers having 20 marauding Brits in their midst ;):D
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A very very nice guy the bartender so no dont ask him anything, (plus,....., oh never mind you're joking of course, slow on the uptake today again!).
I think he meant the streets of New York could be mean streets, at least back then in 1988
 
grahamg said:
A very very nice guy the bartender so no dont ask him anything, (plus,....., oh never mind you're joking of course, slow on the uptake today again!).
I think he meant the streets of New York could be mean streets, at least back then in 1988
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1988 I think, is earlier than we would have been visiting New York but, I agree with the bartender, New York was very different after dark although, I guess most cities are. I hope you enjoyed your adventure in the USA. :)
 
Trish said:
1988 I think, is earlier than we would have been visiting New York but, I agree with the bartender, New York was very different after dark although, I guess most cities are. I hope you enjoyed your adventure in the USA. :)
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Never forget it of course, almost all for the right reasons, (with just a couple of smallish matters that shocked and troubled me), but the openness, politeness, friendliness welcome we could have wanted, the way folks interacted, the guy from Texas in the hotel foyer chewing tobacco and using a coke bottle as a spittoon, Denver, Dallas, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, (and on and on, all this in just less than two weeks! :)
 
grahamg said:
Never forget it of course, almost all for the right reasons, (with just a couple of smallish matters that shocked and troubled me), but the openness, politeness, friendliness welcome we could have wanted, the way folks interacted, the guy from Texas in the hotel foyer chewing tobacco and using a coke bottle as a spittoon, Denver, Dallas, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, (and on and on, all this in just less than two weeks! :)
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Sounds great. :)
 
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