Thanks for this Marinarena. In England, you don't have to travel very far to encounter a different accent. In a way the English language doesn't belong to us any more in the same way that French belongs to France, but the accents do, they are definitely ours. Dave
On my 3 week stay in England, I stayed mainly in Oxford where it seemed the place where the most "perfect English" was spoken, done so clearly. The more north I went (closer to Scotland), it became hard to understand the accent and speech was faster spoken. Understanding Scottish brogue was almost impossible! But I found that, overall, people were warm and friendly more so in the northern parts of country- though in Oxford and London, I also experienced warmness and friendliness.
Thanks for this Marinarena. In England, you don't have to travel very far to encounter a different accent. In a way the English language doesn't belong to us any more in the same way that French belongs to France, but the accents do, they are definitely ours. Dave
On my 3 week stay in England, I stayed mainly in Oxford where it seemed the place where the most "perfect English" was spoken, done so clearly. The more north I went (closer to Scotland), it became hard to understand the accent and speech was faster spoken. Understanding Scottish brogue was almost impossible! But I found that, overall, people were warm and friendly more so in the northern parts of country- though in Oxford and London, I also experienced warmness and friendliness.
I pass on kidney pie also!
Grimsby certainly isn't the best we have but the picture changes by the mile in England so you're never stuck with the 'same old'.
Accents can be a nightmare to understand even for the English.
Thanks for the poem.
Wonderful to see a different perspective on my country. Definitely agree on the pork pies and black pudding!!
I did enjoy sausage and bean pie and prawn chips however :-)