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So, we been to America for a couple of weeks, down in Texas for a County Fair (rodeo, fair like Grease, top country bands, cowboys (honestly) and then drove up to Nashville (700 miles). Whilst there I was sort of hit on by a few women who "loved" my accent. So you see that thing about Colin in Love Actually could really happen. Why didn't I find this out 30 years ago??? Oooo ooo and sometimes my wife was stood right next to me as we would be at a hotel check in desk. Luckily she was the one who said that I bet I'd known about this, and pointed out the film thing.

PS This was only in non touristy places.
 
Crazyface said:
So, we been to America for a couple of weeks, down in Texas for a County Fair (rodeo, fair like Grease, top country bands, cowboys (honestly) and then drove up to Nashville (700 miles). Whilst there I was sort of hit on by a few women who "loved" my accent. So you see that thing about Colin in Love Actually could really happen. Why didn't I find this out 30 years ago??? Oooo ooo and sometimes my wife was stood right next to me as we would be at a hotel check in desk. Luckily she was the one who said that I bet I'd known about this, and pointed out the film thing.

PS This was only in non touristy places.
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Some years ago we were on holiday in the states - first visiting our friends in upstate New York then driving to Boston then on to Maine. Somewhere along Interstate 84 in the middle of Connecticut we pulled off the road at some 'middle nowhere place' for petrol. The late-20 something girls manning the pumps in the service station were all a be-fuddle-and-fuss with me when they heard my accent - I was told that they'd never spoken to anyone from England (sic) before and how much they loved my accent...

My wife and children were amused - by the 'from England' bit.
 
Some years ago four of us were touring California, Nevada & Arizona, and stayed one night in Needles.

Had a meal in a quite busy diner and after a while became aware that all our fellow diners had fallen silent. They were eavesdropping our conversation just so , as the waitress explained, "they could hear you folks' accents".

What they made of Brummie I don't know.
 
MetalMickie said:
Some years ago four of us were touring California, Nevada & Arizona, and stayed one night in Needles.

Had a meal in a quite busy diner and after a while became aware that all our fellow diners had fallen silent. They were eavesdropping our conversation just so , as the waitress explained, "they could hear you folks' accents".

What they made of Brummie I don't know.
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LOL - love it ... :D
 
Yeah visiting an aunt in Arizona a number of years ago. My then girlfriend (now wife) was standing right next to me. The girl behind the counter started saying 'oooh where's your accent from?' I said Scotland. She went on to talk about some of her friends went to edinburgh on an LDS mission (think that means mormons - not sure).

Anyway she then said 'you'd get so many dates out here with that accent - you know that, don't you?' I went bright red, the wife pee'd herself laughing, and the girl, who was stunning stood there smiling. Bizarre.

This was pre-love actually.
 
I got hit on in a restaurant in Atlanta........by the gay waiter :rolleyes:
 
I usually ruin my chances when abroad by responding to the accent comment with 'i dont have an accent, this is just how english is spoken properly'

Innit Geez!
 
I did a reading at my Sons wedding in Chicago. Afterwards a number of people said they just loved my accent. One Woman said I sounded just like Tony Blair which made me feel a little sick :)
 
Arriving at Raleigh Airport at 3 in the morning I got picked up by a shuttle bus from the Marriott Hotel, he asked me how long I was there for I said 'a fortnight' he said 'Jeez its to bad you cant stay till the weekend its the county fair' He had never heard of a fortnight... I also remember ordering a steak and sitting for ages waiting for it, the staff were waiting for me to eat my salad, evidently the salad comes first over there... talk about two nations divided by a common language..
 
I remember my bother going over early 90's and at the time he was quite shy with the opposite sex... well the American girls soon cured him off that. they were beating them off with a sh1tty stick.
 
SocketRocket said:
I did a reading at my Sons wedding in Chicago. Afterwards a number of people said they just loved my accent. One Woman said I sounded just like Tony Blair which made me feel a little sick :)
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I'm sure it did...;) I'd be very worried - and feel very queasy - if I was told I sounded like Thatcher.
 
chrisd said:
In the USA and Canada I was asked "Are you Australian?" - I was born in Croydon!
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I speak to Americans daily and the instant response when they get the accent wrong (Nicked from Jimmy Carr) is dont worry, all you Mexicans think that
 
351DRIVER said:
I speak to Americans daily and the instant response when they get the accent wrong (Nicked from Jimmy Carr) is dont worry, all you Mexicans think that
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Change mexican for Canadian and you might loose your teeth 😁
 
My brother and I used to go to the west coast a fair number of times during the 90's.

They loved the accents that is true but I cannot tell you how many times that we were mistaken for Aussies. I'm guessing that It must have been the " alright mate......" that threw them.

You can take the man out of Slough.... :-)
 
whilst my friends went to magaluff, aya napa, benidorm and malia on 18 to 30's holidays and maybe get it on with one or two ladies. we used to go to daytona for American spring break. and........ well, let's just say it was fun. alot of fun.
 
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