Mariyam Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 I second fbm on this' date=' you certainly have the knack to sort out a bunch of rowdy blokes. You sound very much like a [b']geordie girl. :P Whaddat? Sorry, but a lecture on UK street lingo wasn't a part of my Raj Travels itinerary. :P The CTC is never going to be sufficient compensation' date=' the holidays are about 5 weeks a year and Leeds is not a place I woul live in even if I was paid millions. ;)[/quote'] UK is a strict no no for me. I don't even understand their atrocious accents most of the time. For all the mental, spelling and grammatical issues of the Americans, at least their spoken English is understandable. USA >>>>> UK PS: Is Leeds really that bad?
Guest Gunner Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 Whaddat? Sorry, but a lecture on UK street lingo wasn't a part of my Raj Travels itinerary. :P People from Northern England (Manchester, Newcastle etc) are called Geordies. Not really street lingo. :P UK is a strict no no for me. I don't even understand their atrocious accents most of the time. For all the mental, spelling and grammatical issues of the Americans, at least their spoken English is understandable. USA >>>>> UK PS: Is Leeds really that bad? Accent in Souther England (i.e. London etc) is perfectly normal and easy to understand. The way English is spoken however is vastly different to Indian English hence poses a lot of trouble to desis. Northern England on the other hand is more complex with the accents and I can see your point of view on that. On USA >> UK - depends on your point of view, I like living in Europe because of the enormous rights that I enjoy and how well my freedom is defended. Cities like SF, NYC etc can obviously afford you the same protection but I can't say that I am confident about this for the other states. Further there is something too agressive about Americans which from a European point of view I just find abrasive and irritating. PS: Leeds is a definite no, no unless you like meating eating phaassshhttt pakiz :P
Mariyam Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 People from Northern England (Manchester' date=' Newcastle etc) are called Geordies. Not really street lingo. :P[/quote'] Well, I don't generally bother stuffing my head with information about irrelevant and boring countries like the UK. That space is reserved for important stuff like Bolly gossip, dance info, music info, movies info etc. In a non partisan unbiased survey I am sure in terms of overall relevance, this is how the places would stack up. Mumbai>>>>> Pune>>>>>>> Germany>>Thane>>>>UK
Guest Gunner Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Well, I don't generally bother stuffing my head with information about irrelevant and boring countries like the UK. That space is reserved for important stuff like Bolly gossip, dance info, music info, movies info etc. In a non partisan unbiased survey I am sure in terms of overall relevance, this is how the places would stack up. Mumbai>>>>> Pune>>>>>>> Germany>>Thane>>>>UK Wonly wone question, why is Germany ahead of Thane? Our tour consisted of few days at North Punjab (London)' date=' trip to Stonehenge, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Our tour guide was not an original Londonwasi. I forget where she was from, or even why she was chosen, but I found her accent very difficult to follow. She used to roll her endings with an r. Like "media" became "mediar" , "India" became "Indiar" and "lose" became "loser". etc. Which accent is that?[/quote'] That is the normal British style of speaking the "a" sounds like an "ar". I do that as well. :P Sounds like she was British maybe not a Londoner. North Punjab = Southall not London. :P Disclaimer: I have never been to southall or any Indian dominated areas. :P
Mariyam Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Wonly wone question' date=' why is Germany ahead of Thane?[/quote'] Cuckoo clocks. CANNIBAL ALERT
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