Today I spoke in my Irish accent (which i used to have naturally from my dad, but developed an american one over the years) while shopping. It's funny how women react to accents. LOL.
Perhaps tomorrow I will try my french and see what happens.
last night there was a dating show on TV late at night (its fun to watch sometimes) and there is a vote for who gets selected to be the person who dates. a 'spanish' lap dancer got the highest vote, she was black haired, called 'mercedes' and ended up being blonde, and a geordie (from newcastle).
Yanks also say candy-bar and soda. If you call it chocolate-bar or pop, they look at you funny. They also use vacation & holiday in strange contexts.
Pissed means angry in american. Up here it means drunk.
It was funny..I was at a resaurant about a year ago talking to an austrailian girl. She lights a cigarette and says "Fag?" Took me about 10 seconds before I realized she was asking if I wanted a smoke, not calling me a name.
Actually, now that I think about it, my mum and grandma both say bum. Except the spell it out...B-U-M. Whatever...maybe my family's just strange.
And yeah smalls, context does dictate the meaning of pissed.
I just can't get over the double meaning of fag...doesn't that cause a lot of confusion in european countries? What the hell do gay guys in england say when they want a cigarette?
1st guy: Gimmie a fag?
2ed guy: Take me now!
1st guy: What? I just want a fag!
2ed guy: Me too, get your pants off.
hey taps... i was talking to an american friend once and said something about being pissed (drunk) at a bar and he thought i meant i was angry.. didn't understand the context thing.