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hollydolly
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Actually try having it the other way round Annie...nothing takes you aback more than when you return to your own home country..and people ask you if you're on holiday?? *yikes*.. I
am Scottish, I was born and raised Scottish...if I hear myself on the answerphone there's no question to my own ears that I have a Scottish accent, but without fail, when I visit Scotland, everyone asks me where I'd from and am I on holiday...clearly my Scottish accent has all but gone except to me
It's funny because people ask me here in England where is my accent from they'll often guess Australian or even Canadian..( but never do they guess Scottish)..when i tell them they say..''oh yes I can hear it now, but it's very soft''
Warrigal
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How could anyone confuse an Australian with a Scot? That is just bizarre.
hollydolly
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Exactly.....but I wish I had a quid for every time they've said it..I could buy a trip to OZ..
That said..I moved to England when I was 19, then travelled and lived in many places for the next few years as a Naval wife, and so my accent is a real Heinz 57.. I suppose that's what's made it hard to pin down
That said..I moved to England when I was 19, then travelled and lived in many places for the next few years as a Naval wife, and so my accent is a real Heinz 57.. I suppose that's what's made it hard to pin down
My DH's accent was softer during the years he worked in London. I'm probably just used to his but he sounds nothing like his brother in Glasgow or any other Glasgwegian. I think his accent is still soft.
When I visit the US nobody mistakes me for anything but a midwesterner except when I forget and use words that no one has heard of or doesn't use.
The weirdest one I've heard is that I get asked if I'm Irish!! I've heard other Americans say that and I can't figure that one out at all!
Warrigal
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Americans mistook me for English while we were touring but that is more understandable than English confusing a Scot with an Aussie.
oakapple
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Now and again. People think Mr Oakapple is from Australia, when he is actually a Londoner!
Shalimar
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Ralphy, re the famous movie star mistaken identity gig. Time to let it go....Lassie has been dead for eons.....just sayin! Lol.
applecruncher
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Lotsd of people think Cate Blanchett's accent is British - she's Australian. I don't see mistaking/confusing those two accents as being unusual.
Warrigal
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London accents and Australian that is not too broad can sound very similar.
I have some trouble separating Canadian accents from some American ones,
which is understandable because a border is just a line on a map
and Aussies and Kiwis can sound alike to people who aren't either.
I have some trouble separating Canadian accents from some American ones,
which is understandable because a border is just a line on a map
and Aussies and Kiwis can sound alike to people who aren't either.
Warrigal
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Our minister is from South Africa and when he first arrived he sounded like the cricketer Tony Greig.
After 15 years we've either become very used to him or else we're changing the way he speaks,
although his wife still sounds quite South African.
Our son in law is from South Africa, have in laws that are Australian so I hear both often.
I have trouble telling the difference between Kiwi and Aussie accents.
ndynt
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I was on that forum AM. Only for a Italo-American group though. Never went into the other areas. Did you like it? Seemed to be a busy forum, was surprised when it closed. There was another forum that many migrated to...cannot remember what happened to it. Thankfully, the Italo-American group is now on Facebook.
I did like it and made quite a lot of friends on it. I was on in 2006(?) when it was new and hadn't worked out the kinks. Stayed on until it went belly up in I think 2012? Many of us found each other on FB because someone started an Eons group. I've met a few of them as well. One was on the Michigan group with me and then FB and we finally met up on my trip to Michigan last summer.
The groups I was on at various times were Michigan Friends, Living Abroad and I was a moderator for a while, a couple of politics groups, Buddhist group, photography groups, British group....
Many members were very angry that Eons just stopped showing up one day without warning. They tried to come back last year but I don't think many bothered to rejoin.
ndynt
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I was also still on it when it just dissapeared. I guess I should have explored it more while there. As with most forums, I found myself the oldest one there, so did not feel comfortable. Did not realize there were such a variety of groups. I have noticed that I get notices about the Eon group on FB.
It is so nice to have finally found a forum that has members closer to my age.
It is so nice to have finally found a forum that has members closer to my age.
Yes, every age is represented here! There were many good groups on Eons. I started a group called Scotland, but didn't get very active as most were already in the British group.
I used to be in a couple of American Expat groups for those in the UK. I'm still friends with many of them, some I've known since 2002. One couple we met in 2003 rented our house from us while we lived in Uganda 2007-09. Can't describe what a relief it was to have someone we trusted looking after our house.