I come down on the Chips side of that debate, lol - constantly calling them that, even here in the States, lol
Anyway not such a strong Glasgwegian accent anymore, atleast not compared to my family, but the peeps here in Nashville, still have a hell of a time understanding me, lol. Even worse when I get to go home for a couple of weeks. And yes being drunk always helps with the language barrier, lol - funny how we can always understand one another when we are all drunk - maybe international diplomacy should be conducted in the pubs. Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hawksworth" <[email protected]> To: "feistfans-l" <[email protected]> Cc: "Raymond E. Feist" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:47:22 AM Subject: Re: New "get to know you" question "The Brits do have some funny phrases that really haven't become part of the American lexicon. E.g., blimey, bollix, chips (they're fries dammit), etc...." We could debate for days the fact that Chips is the correct term but since I know I'm right there's no point rubbing it in. ;) As to regional UK dialects, there is a fair chance that if Graham has a strong Glaswegian accent I would need a translator to understand him (unless I was drunk, at which point all languages make sense). When I was a student (some time around the middle ages) my friends and I would go out to the Yorkshire Dales/Moors hiking/camping. When we went into the local pubs I would have to order as the locals could just about understand my 'South Yorkshire' washed out accent; my friends from around the country didn't have a chance and one, from Lancashire, required fake papers to be allowed across the boarder.
