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DemonClassY Commodore
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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Tue Feb 10, 2004 5:21 pm How is it in Europe? |
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I am from America and I have always wanted to visit Europe. Whats it like over there, am I missing anything?
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Jeremy J's Guy
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 7823 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:06 pm |
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Yeah. Scotland in my view is pretty cool. The food's good, and the views are world famous. Unfortunatly so are the midges except they aren't really bad unless you go walking in a summer's evening mostly.
The things to do in most cities at least are pretty good. Not the world's greatest but you can do most things. Visit the cinema, go ice skating, play in bands and theme parks, as well as much more. American's like our accents (we also love theirs). I like living here despite the bams you get in most places.
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Puck The Texan
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 5596
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Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:26 pm |
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first---what are midges.
second........I was just thinkin about that today.....yall Europeans have accents, so do we? What do we sound like?
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sabertooth1217 UPN Boycotter
Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 11484 Location: Texas
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Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:42 pm |
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We sound like they sound to us but only backwards.
Midges = Small people?
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Kyre Commodore
Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263
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Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:14 pm |
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Midges = mosquitoes.
Americans don't really sound that different to me. The only ones I can distinguish are people from the Deep South (is that right?). I'm thinking of Cleetus from the Simpsons. Nice stereoptype eh?
Any other regions I can't tell the difference between.
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Puck The Texan
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 5596
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Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:36 pm |
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yeah..you got it right, you would probably recognize me then lol.
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Jeremy J's Guy
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 7823 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:42 am |
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Kyre wrote: | Midges = mosquitoes.
Americans don't really sound that different to me. The only ones I can distinguish are people from the Deep South (is that right?). I'm thinking of Cleetus from the Simpsons. Nice stereoptype eh?
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They're not exactly mosquitoes, but they are little flies that do the same thing. Fortunatly they can't carry stuff like Malaria. American's sound cool, especially ones in the south, at least to me.
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DemonClassY Commodore
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:32 am |
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Americans can do accents from alot of other countries, but I've noticed that Europeans have a hard time doing ours. Like Michael Palin from Montey Python, he has attempted an Aerican Game Show host plenty of times, I noticed. But Ewan McGregor (Ilove him) does a really good job.
I just dont see how it could be hard to do an American accent.
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Captain Dappet Forum Revolutionist
Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Posts: 16756 Location: On my supersonic rocket ship.
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:57 am |
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I'm talented with languages, but I find American accents the easiest ones(and also the most boring ).
Sweden is a nice place to go to in the summers, especially the capital(Stockholm) or the south, where I live, Sk�ne.
Most people go to Stockholm, though, as there are plenty of old buildings and stuff. And the castle.
The Royal Castle and a nice view of Stockholm. Looks nice? I just felt I needed to post a little picture as a taste.
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Jeremy J's Guy
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 7823 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:31 am |
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How did you get a picture of my house?
I find the American accent easy to copy. No does my sister. It's one of the easiest, except maybe the Irish one.
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Seven of Nine Sammie's Mammy
Joined: 16 Jun 2001 Posts: 7871 Location: North East England
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:00 pm |
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I find the Irish accent the easiest, followed by the Scottish accent and the American accent. I've got a mild Scouse accent, which is one of the harder ones to do. I've yet to hear someone who's not from Liverpool do it properly! I've yet to master the Geordie accent, but I can also speak with received pronunciation (no accent at all, can sound posh though).
Liverpool's a lovely city to visit, with museums, old buildings, and lots of Irish (a quarter of the population is Irish, and about 2/3 have some Irish blood in them!). There's also the Merseybeat culture, including the Beatles. Not to mention the fact that they're the European Capital of Culture 2008!
High Spen where I live is a pretty normal English mining village. It was placed under Catorgory D (no new building, left to die off) after the mines closed, but that's been lifted so we have some new houses. Which reminds me, I want to go to a thing about the history of High Spen which starts in a few minutes, so I'll say more when I get back
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:48 pm |
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You may find us easy to do, but we also find you easy to spot, In all honesty, anyone can do an American accent, since America is many different nationalities. I'm supposed to be going to Slovakia at some point. I've been told it'd beautiful. Hope to visit Austria, too.
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DemonClassY Commodore
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:36 pm |
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Hey, how do you post pictures???
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Puck The Texan
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 5596
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:35 pm |
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I have a bunch of German blood in me, are their any Germans in here?
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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 13057 Location: New York
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:46 pm |
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Gosh, everyone seems to be at least part German I am at least, and that is, after all, all that matters.
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:51 pm |
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No German, Some French though,
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Puck The Texan
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:52 pm |
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I am disappointed in the Germans right now....never cared for the French myself though.
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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 13057 Location: New York
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Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:59 pm |
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Gosh, I'm part German and French (as well as American Indian, Italian, [mostly] and Irish)
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Jeremy J's Guy
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 7823 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:12 am |
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DemonClassY wrote: | Hey, how do you post pictures??? |
When you make a post then you click on the button that says Img in the top right hand of the bit that you write in. Then you enter the website that it cam from and then click on the Img button again.
I'm pure british through and through, at least back to the 1800's and before.
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DemonClassY Commodore
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:44 am |
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Picture of Downtown Pittsburgh at night.
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DemonClassY Commodore
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:45 am |
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I did it!!!
My daddy helped me
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harrykims#1fan Fan Girl Muskateer
Joined: 08 Feb 2002 Posts: 2916 Location: Leicester UK
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:07 am |
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I live in leicester(in england) and this is the town centre
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Jeremy J's Guy
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 7823 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:28 am |
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This is a picture of Pah-Wraith's and my city, Aberdeen. Most of it is made of Granite, hence it's name of the Granite City, or Silver City. It is also the oil capital of Europe.
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Kyre Commodore
Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:55 am |
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Where I used to live.
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:42 am |
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OMG JEREMY! Everyone's driving on the wrong side of the street!
Yes, yes, I know. It was a joke.
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