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[Katastrophe]

Talked with Spudman by phone yesterday evening. Spud's a good guy, and we had an entertaining conversation about guitars and some other subjects.

Enjoyed our talk, Spuds.

Any other Fretters talk by phone?

 

[Childbride]

Any other Fretters talk by phone?

Pappy we see in person, although that's been too long and we need to fix that.

we've spoken with two. and they are both most excellent peeps.

 

[just strum]

I've spoken to CB, Shiner, (they have accents, but are in denial) and Wingsdad.

Spoke to Spud early on, but had to put him on number block because he kept on wanting to buy more guitars - people with addictions sometimes need tough love.

 

[wingsdad]

With Strum, cb & Shiner.:beer:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Spud and I talk regularly, and I have conversed with a coupla others. Always nice!

 

[Robert]

Spud and I talk once in a while. He's the only fretter I occasionally talk to on the phone with.

 

[Spudman]

Thanks for the kudos Kat and others. It's always a pleasure to get real versus cyber. There are some good souls on thefret.

 

[Robert]

Spud is a great soul. Hope we get a chance to meet and play some rock'n roll one day.

 

[Ch0jin]

...... (they have accents, but are in denial)...

Haha, wait till you here me speak then!

I charge $1USD/Word of your choosing to say them in my strange accent. I accept paypal and direct deposit.

Seriously though, if you ever wanted to talk to moi, look for player "WTF Braino" on Xboxlive. We can fly planes, drive cars, or just kill zombies whilst nurturing international fretter relations

 

[Blaze]

I d like to but i guess you guys talk to fast for me ,frenchie talker..

 

[Spudman]

I d like to but i guess you guys talk to fast for me ,frenchie talker..

Sorry...Blazes...we'll...try...to...be...more...considerate...from...now...on.

 

[Blaze]

Sorry...Blazes...we'll...try...to...be...more...considerate...from...now...on.

Merci... Spud.... tu.... es.... bien....gentil .

 

[Bloozcat]

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

You can always tell an inexperienced American traveler when abroad in a non-English speaking country. He's the one speaking very slowly and loudly in English, like this will make the natives understand him somehow...:thwap:

We were in France once when I heard another American speaking this way to a Frenchman. I said to my fellow American, "He's not a deaf idiot, he doesn't understand English". The Frenchman laughed and said 'merci' to me, apparently understanding more English than he was letting on. The other American muttered something about "these people" who just didn't understand...no...ya' think?

 

[just strum]

Seriously though, if you ever wanted to talk to moi, look for player "WTF Braino" on Xboxlive. We can fly planes, drive cars, or just kill zombies whilst nurturing international fretter relations

I haven't even called you and already I don't know what the he11 you are talking about oke:

 

[just strum]

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

You can always tell an inexperienced American traveler when abroad in a non-English speaking country. He's the one speaking very slowly and loudly in English, like this will make the natives understand him somehow...:thwap:

People tend to speak louder to blind people too. I was always told that when you lose one of your senses one of the others become stronger. Based on that, a lot of blind people probably eventually get their eardrums blown out.

 

[Spudman]

Based on that, a lot of blind people probably eventually get their eardrums blown out.

Well my eardrums were blown a while ago so now I can spot a deal a mile away.

 

[street music]

Speaking on the phone would be great but then I have a acent too , so that could be hard for others to understand.

 

[Ch0jin]

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

You can always tell an inexperienced American traveler when abroad in a non-English speaking country. He's the one speaking very slowly and loudly in English, like this will make the natives understand him somehow...:thwap:

We were in France once when I heard another American speaking this way to a Frenchman. I said to my fellow American, "He's not a deaf idiot, he doesn't understand English". The Frenchman laughed and said 'merci' to me, apparently understanding more English than he was letting on. The other American muttered something about "these people" who just didn't understand...no...ya' think?

Wow! That exact same thing happened to me too!!!! Just round the corner from Notre Dame cathedral two elderly Americans were yelling at a French ice cream vendor and when I wandered over (me with my impressive French vocabulary of like 10 words) it was basically the exact same story as yours

You should watch your speaking speed though when traveling. Just because the person you are speaking to understands English doesn't mean they won't struggle with the pace or your accent or colloquialisms. Paris for me was a classic case of that in reverse. I know enough to walk into a bar and greet someone, order a beer and exchange pleasantry's, but often after that, the person I was talking to would continue in full speed French and I'd be all "Ummmmmmmmmm sorry I missed all of that"

 

[Childbride]

I've spoken to CB, Shiner, (they have accents, but are in denial) and Wingsdad.

accent? what accent?

 

[bigoldron]

accent? what accent?

Ignore Strum. He's a dang Yankee, after all. He's the one with the accent. I'm sure I'd be able to understand you and Shiner just fine.

 

[Ch0jin]

Ignore Strum. He's a dang Yankee, after all. He's the one with the accent. I'm sure I'd be able to understand you and Shiner just fine.

Forgive my ignorance, but in that context a "Yankee" means from the northern states right? Still sounds better than either of my options. Being from the state of Queensland I'm a "Cane Toad", or Living in New South Wales I'm a "Cockroach"

 

[marnold]

Yeah, it either means "someone from north of the Mason-Dixon" or "somebody who doesn't own anything with a Confederate flag and who doesn't think that 'Free Bird' is mankind's greatest musical achievement." We also can say the word "you" without then immediately saying "all."

And yes, Ch0jin, I'll take "Yankee" over your two options. Having said that, I'm a Detroit Tigers fan and hate being associated with the New York Yankees, even indirectly.

 

[Bloozcat]

Wow! That exact same thing happened to me too!!!! Just round the corner from Notre Dame cathedral two elderly Americans were yelling at a French ice cream vendor and when I wandered over (me with my impressive French vocabulary of like 10 words) it was basically the exact same story as yours

You should watch your speaking speed though when traveling. Just because the person you are speaking to understands English doesn't mean they won't struggle with the pace or your accent or colloquialisms. Paris for me was a classic case of that in reverse. I know enough to walk into a bar and greet someone, order a beer and exchange pleasantry's, but often after that, the person I was talking to would continue in full speed French and I'd be all "Ummmmmmmmmm sorry I missed all of that"

That happened to me when we were in The Medoc. We had an appointment at the winery (the only way they'll see you). A young woman greeted me with the usual "bon jour", and I repeated the same back to her and then proceded to introduce myself and my wife in French. Well, apparently I did a fairly good job of it, because the young woman launched into a long stream of French, about a third of which I might have understood. I then went into my practiced, "Pardon, Pardon...je ne parle qu'un peu de Francais..."

The woman told me that I had spoken it so well that she just assumed I spoke French. I think she was just being kind...

And then there was the train station in Paris, where thankfully I met an American who spoke fluent French. He taught me to say, "two tickets on the 9:00 am train to Bordeaux." Good thing too, 'cause the woman in the ticket booth spoke no English...and she looked like she hated her job as well...


My favorite line to remember in French when I'm fumbling...

"Comment di-tu_______ en Francais? (How do you say______ in French?)

I think if I was immersed in the language for a few months that I could pick it up. I generally pick words and phrases up quickly.

 

[Bloozcat]

Yeah, it either means "someone from north of the Mason-Dixon" or "somebody who doesn't own anything with a Confederate flag and who doesn't think that 'Free Bird' is mankind's greatest musical achievement." We also can say the word "you" without then immediately saying "all."

And yes, Ch0jin, I'll take "Yankee" over your two options. Having said that, I'm a Detroit Tigers fan and hate being associated with the New York Yankees, even indirectly.

Oh, marnold...there's no "you" in y'all.....

Let's see...nope, no Confederate flag on my truck. None on my license plate either. Nope, no bandanas, hats, T-shirts that say, "It's a southern thing, y'all wouldn't understand" accross a Confederate battle flag. But like any Southern gentleman, I do stand and place my hand over my heart when they're playing Dixie....:AOK:

And when since the heyday of Southern Rock has there been such an abundance of good ole' blues based rockin GUITAR music? And don't try to tell me that y'all weren't listening to it up in the frozen tundra....oke:

And c'mon Marnold...even Michigan's favorite son, the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, moved to Texas... ata boy Ted...

Just messin' with ya' marnold...

 

[bigoldron]

Oh, marnold...there's no "you" in y'all.....

Let's see...nope, no Confederate flag on my truck. None on my license plate either. Nope, no bandanas, hats, T-shirts that say, "It's a southern thing, y'all wouldn't understand" accross a Confederate battle flag. But like any Southern gentleman, I do stand and place my hand over my heart when they're playing Dixie....:AOK:

And when since the heyday of Southern Rock has there been such an abundance of good ole' blues based rockin GUITAR music? And don't try to tell me that y'all weren't listening to it up in the frozen tundra....oke:

And c'mon Marnold...even Michigan's favorite son, the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, moved to Texas... ata boy Ted...

Just messin' with ya' marnold...

Same here. Don't even own a confederate flag. (Well, maybe I do have one from my college days, but it stays in a safe place - so safe I can't remember where it's at.)

And not only Nugent, but what about the Detroit IMPOSTER Kid Rock? Now he's trying his best to be a Southern Boy. (We know better... :whatever

And "you all" has two spellings: y'all and ya'll, but neither one has the word "you" in it. And it IS plural.

And, just like Bloozkat, I'm yanking your chain a little too. oke:

 

[marnold]

And likewise I was yanking yours. I won't even get into the whole "is Florida really the south" thing either. I think that I've mentioned before that the only place I was ever laughed at about my accent was when I was in southern Ohio, which may have had as much to do with me just being from Michigan as anything else.

 

[bigoldron]

Yes, Florida is in the South. At least North Florida is. Once you get past Gainesville, you're actually heading North. That is until you get to the Miami area. Then you're in Cuba.

 

[duhvoodooman]

Yes, Florida is in the South. At least North Florida is. Once you get past Gainesville, you're actually heading North. That is until you get to the Miami area. Then you're in Cuba.

:rotflmao: :bravo: :rotflmao:

 

[just strum]

And likewise I was yanking yours. I won't even get into the whole "is Florida really the south" thing either. I think that I've mentioned before that the only place I was ever laughed at about my accent was when I was in southern Ohio, which may have had as much to do with me just being from Michigan as anything else.

People south of Columbus, down to Cincinnati, comment about the Cleveland accent. Again, we do not have an accent.

 

[Ch0jin]

Thanks for the clarification! The responses did make me chuckle too so double value!

Over here there really is only a very subtle difference in accent regardless of where you go. The accent and slang gets stronger the more rural you go, but thats about it. Unless you dropped one of the few key words that identify your city, it's not easy to pick where in Australia someone is from. (The classic example of a "key" word is the word used to describe a street directory. For some reason most states have a different word for it.)

I used to travel throughout NZ a fair bit and on several occasions I've been asked to "Talk more like an Aussie" because my accent was obviously a lot more dialed back than expected