Thank you for the forum,but I thought it was U.K. based

mitchezz said:
Totally off topic here Ameriscot but I was wondering if you still sound American or have you picked up the Scottish accent?
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I was 48 when I moved to Scotland. Far too old for my accent to change. I am less loud and less nasal and speak more slowly. Hubby says I have rounder O's. My vocabulary has changed.
 

Ameriscot said:
I was 48 when I moved to Scotland. Far too old for my accent to change. I am less loud and less nasal and speak more slowly. Hubby says I have rounder O's. My vocabulary has changed.
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I bet your family notice the difference. I have a friend who migrated from Scotland 30 years ago and the minute she opens her mouth you can tell where she's from. Whenever she goes back to Scotland her family give her heaps about sounding like an Aussie.
 
mitchezz said:
I bet your family notice the difference. I have a friend who migrated from Scotland 30 years ago and the minute she opens her mouth you can tell where she's from. Whenever she goes back to Scotland her family give her heaps about sounding like an Aussie.
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Actually my family claims I sound the same. It's people in Scotland who say they've noticed a subtle change but can't pinpoint it.

My brother in law moved to Oz from Scotland in the mid 70s and his accent hasn't changed a bit.
 

As for friendly French...I don't find them the friendliest unless we are with our friend who lives there. I still love France.
 
infoman said:
I am not being critical,but I wish we had a similar forum for those based in the U.K.
Can any one based in the U.K. point me in the direction of a senior citizen forum/message board?
Thanks in advance.
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There are a few UK forums for over 50s but I haven't found them particularly good. There is one in particular where the ADMIN is always pestering people for donations in a way which could be describe as harassment, imo!
 
"Let's amend rude to hostile.."

Oh come on.

Don't be so damned precious.

It's the world's God given right to be rude and hostile to Americans, particularly if you've been the recipient of large amounts of aid!
 
Ralphy1 said:
It is generally conceded that Americans are the nicest people on the face of the earth...
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Is it? You do surprise me! I have never been to the US, but I know lots of people who have, including my children, and they tell a rather different tale. I am sure there are some very pleasant Americans out there, it is the hateful ones like Trump who give the good ones a bad name!
 
Ralphy1 said:
It is generally conceded that Americans are the nicest people on the face of the earth...
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By whom?

I can't count the number of people in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands who've said to me they were surprised when they visited the US to find out how friendly the people were. So that means people assume they (we) aren't.
 
It is conceded by those who count that we are the nicest people, my friends and relatives...
 
Sometimes people use "I have a different sense of humor" as a euphemism for "I can say any damn thing I choose, no matter how hurtful, so long as I claim to be joking"
 
QuickSilver said:
Sometimes people use "I have a different sense of humor" as a euphemism for "I can say any damn thing I choose, no matter how hurtful, so long as I claim to be joking"
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Yes, but I can confirm that the Scots, English and Irish have a sense of humour that often comes off as cruel. Anything for a laugh is their motto.
 
Shalimar said:
Sometimes the Canucks also Annie. We have an edge to our humour. Also, irony is a national pastime, not always appreciated by people in other countries.
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Understand! My husband doesn't judge anyone by the country they come from but he's equal opportunity and makes fun of people from every country, etc for a laugh. Scots love, love, love to laugh.
 
Shalimar said:
Sometimes the Canucks also Annie. We have an edge to our humour. Also, irony is a national pastime, not always appreciated by people in other countries.
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Well Canada has sent us excellent comedians...Mike Myers, Dan Ackroyd, John Candy...on and on. We used to watch Second City..just loved it.
 
I am not in the least patriotic, which as the expression goes, 'is the last bastion of a scoundrel'. I am glad that the UK, is not a flag waving country, on the whole. I like living here as I am used to it, and wouldn't wish to go back to my pleasant home island, which I left nearly 47 years, when I married.
 

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