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canon docre wrote:

Planet Dave wrote:Nah, european girls speaking english is far and away the finest way to hear english spoken, especially eastern europeans, but any will more than suffice.

Ah thanks, Ravey. (provided that Berlin is eastern enough for your taste.)

Wouldn't know. Never heard you speak Jess. I've always imagined your tone to be a rather gutteral growl as per Mr Chewie.

<insert gutteral growl>'your balls are mine'</gutteral growl>

timsinister wrote:It's always a pleasure to speak to the girls up there, who are now familiar with my, ah, distinctive tone

It's not your accent though is it Timothy? It's because you open each conversation with "Now then, Trouble"...

As a Scottish burd, I can assure you that any impression of warmth, friendliness or trustworthiness you get when I speak to you (AYE FUCKIN' RIGHT! ), is entirely false and should be disregarded immediately, as I'm probably only a matter of seconds away from STABBING you!

I think accents from the east of Scotland, or the Highlands, are probably more likely to be viewed in this way. They're softer and more lilting... the Glasgow accent's harsher and more aggressive sounding - Glaswegians just sound like the bunch of impoverished, violent criminals they are.
(I can say that by the way, hailing as I do from East Dumbartonshire! )

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boudicca wrote:

timsinister wrote:It's always a pleasure to speak to the girls up there, who are now familiar with my, ah, distinctive tone

It's not your accent though is it Timothy? It's because you open each conversation with "Now then, Trouble"...

Aye, but I'm not wrong am I?

boudicca wrote: As a Scottish burd, I can assure you that any impression of warmth, friendliness or trustworthiness you get when I speak to you (AYE FUCKIN' RIGHT! ), is entirely false and should be disregarded immediately, as I'm probably only a matter of seconds away from STABBING you!

Stabbings, already? It's been months since I last pissed you off, surely.

boudicca wrote: I think accents from the east of Scotland, or the Highlands, are probably more likely to be viewed in this way. They're softer and more lilting... the Glasgow accent's harsher and more aggressive sounding - Glaswegians just sound like the bunch of impoverished, violent criminals they are.
(I can say that by the way, hailing as I do from East Dumbartonshire! )

It's always easier on the outside, looking in. I'm sure you'd never stoop to smashing a pint and ramming it in someone's face, or nutting someone for looking at yer pint, eh?
You're quite right about the accent though; I guess all these girls I speak to (ooh, listen to me!) must be from either your end of town, or outside, as they all have lovely voices.

Planet Dave wrote:Nah, european girls speaking english is far and away the finest way to hear english spoken

I can't stand Germans speaking English with a German accent, just makes my skin crawl. (But I am German, maybe that's the difference...)

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