Jean in Newcastle Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 He is driving me absolutely batty with his faux British with overtones of faux Scottish accent. I was hoping that spending time with you in your part of the world would at least make it more authentic. Did I say that he is driving me absolutely batty?:willy_nilly: (He's a really nice and helpful young man. Perhaps he can help you in the post office.;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I will be ever so worried for you. I mean, how lonely will Jean be with her son gone? I can't stand the thought of it. I simply care too much. I have a child that will be helping a friend move in Canada. When said friend is done with her, she will be going to stay with you. Oh, I feel so much better already. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I will be ever so worried for you. I mean, how lonely will Jean be with her son gone? I can't stand the thought of it. I simply care too much. I have a child that will be helping a friend move in Canada. When said friend is done with her, she will be going to stay with you. Oh, I feel so much better already. :lol: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I will be ever so worried for you. I mean, how lonely will Jean be with her son gone? I can't stand the thought of it. I simply care too much. I have a child that will be helping a friend move in Canada. When said friend is done with her, she will be going to stay with you. Oh, I feel so much better already. :lol: Denise, you are TOO kind. I CANNOT let you step in like this. Really. I'm thinking that if Laura doesn't respond, I'll just send him anyway in a big box. She's the postmistress, she'll accept delivery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Denise, you are TOO kind. I CANNOT let you step in like this. Really. I'm thinking that if Laura doesn't respond, I'll just send him anyway in a big box. She's the postmistress, she'll accept delivery! I insist. End of subject. Moderators, close this thread. It is a DONE DEAL. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I think we should get your son and my daughter together. She walks around talking in fake British accents thanks to Doctor Who and Harry Potter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I think we should get your son and my daughter together. She walks around talking in fake British accents thanks to Doctor Who and Harry Potter. Yes, it is all Doctor Who's fault. For that matter it's the HIVE'S fault because you all are the ones who introduced him to us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 My children all do this after they listen to Mary Poppins on CD, followed closely by The Water Horse, followed by James Heriott's Treasury of Children's Stories, followed by The Adventures of Robin Hood (Howard Pyle). Forsooth, into bed with you, spit-spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 He wouldn't get much help around here. This family has a weird to-itself accent. I'm originally from southern England; Husband is from Texas; the boys (particularly Calvin) grew up with a Filipina amah. Hobbes has the most authentically Brit (mostly English) accent, but also has a stammer, so his language is all over the place. Calvin sounds American to British people and British to American people. I had to work hard the other day to persuade one of my regular customers that I really was English and not ?Canadian? And Husband can never get anyone (Brit or American) to believe that he's really from Texas. Your son could come and help me bird watch and read library books - that's mostly what I do at work! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 He wouldn't get much help around here. This family has a weird to-itself accent. I'm originally from southern England; Husband is from Texas; the boys (particularly Calvin) grew up with a Filipina amah. Hobbes has the most authentically Brit (mostly English) accent, but also has a stammer, so his language is all over the place. Calvin sounds American to British people and British to American people. I had to work hard the other day to persuade one of my regular customers that I really was English and not ?Canadian? And Husband can never get anyone (Brit or American) to believe that he's really from Texas. Your son could come and help me bird watch and read library books - that's mostly what I do at work! Laura Well, ds is half Filipino so he would fit right in! (He doesn't sound like it though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well, ds is half Filipino so he would fit right in! (He doesn't sound like it though.) It was so musical and came straight from Aunty Edith. It's pretty much gone now, but there's just a certain exotic 'je ne sais quoi' about his accent. Aunty Edith now runs her own business in Canada. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Lots of Filipinos in Canada. That's where dh's family immigrated to first before coming on down south. My family on the other hand, immigrated from Ireland and Scotland about 150 years ago. Ds likes to tell people that he's Filipino Scottish when they ask about his ethnicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Lots of Filipinos in Canada. That's where dh's family immigrated to first before coming on down south. My family on the other hand, immigrated from Ireland and Scotland about 150 years ago. Ds likes to tell people that he's Filipino Scottish when they ask about his ethnicity. .. that Husband learned that his mother's family was probably originally lowland Scots. His father's surname could be English or German but his mother's is quite specific. His known family history only goes back to his grandfather - he suspects poverty/sharecropping before that - so it's quite fun to discover more roots. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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