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F i F said:
ArtVandelay said:
Having a geordie accent abroad hasn't resulted in any wrong orders so far though, they Scandinavians seem to grasp it better than the southerners in England 
When you dig into it a lot of slang terms up in the NE and Yorkshire have Scandinavian roots; all that rape and pillaging tha knows.Story is that Bergen and Stavanger dockers could understand Geordie dockers perfectly well 100 years ago.
When the winter arrived in Norway, before the railway, Newcastle was far more accessible then Oslo.
Some linguist chap was telling me this whilst pointing out loads of similarities in both languages that I hadn't realised. Might be a bit of a romantic tale, but I think there may be some truth in it.
When the winter arrived in Norway, before the railway, Newcastle was far more accessible then Oslo.
Some linguist chap was telling me this whilst pointing out loads of similarities in both languages that I hadn't realised. Might be a bit of a romantic tale, but I think there may be some truth in it.
sneijder said:
Story is that Bergen and Stavanger dockers could understand Geordie dockers perfectly well 100 years ago.
When the winter arrived in Norway, before the railway, Newcastle was far more accessible then Oslo.
Some linguist chap was telling me this whilst pointing out loads of similarities in both languages that I hadn't realised. Might be a bit of a romantic tale, but I think there may be some truth in it.
Had a Noggie girlfriend from Stavanger many years ago, she spoke English with an accent very similar to Geordie!!When the winter arrived in Norway, before the railway, Newcastle was far more accessible then Oslo.
Some linguist chap was telling me this whilst pointing out loads of similarities in both languages that I hadn't realised. Might be a bit of a romantic tale, but I think there may be some truth in it.
Mad as a box of frogs she was!!!
Zod said:
sneijder said:
I was 16 and on a school trip in France. I don't speak French.
I asked for a Coke, guy says 'Croque monseir ?', I assumed he meant 'Coke, Sir ?'. 'Wee' I replied.
Despite being gasping for a drink, I had to play it cool when 10 minutes later I was chewing on some melted cheese sandwich monstrosity.
True story, and to this day I have never since set foot on French soil thankyouverymuch.
Yes, the French were definitely at fault there.I asked for a Coke, guy says 'Croque monseir ?', I assumed he meant 'Coke, Sir ?'. 'Wee' I replied.
Despite being gasping for a drink, I had to play it cool when 10 minutes later I was chewing on some melted cheese sandwich monstrosity.
True story, and to this day I have never since set foot on French soil thankyouverymuch.
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When skiing in Austria a few years ago, I met my mother in a restaurant at the bottom of the slopes (non-skiier) for lunch. She had 3 glasses of wine in front of her and a confused look on her face. I knew exactly what she had done, but had to ask anyway. She had asked for a dry white wine and got drei Weisswein...
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