Dialects, got to love them

[k0ua]

Sometimes people forget that many French soldier continued to fight during WW2 both in uniform with British forces and also as partisans in their own country. Also many Poles and Czech's fought in the battle of Britain as pilots to defend the UK. In fact some of those pilots were the most successful pilots in number of confirmed kills.

No. 303 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Sigarms]

Also many Poles and Czech's fought in the battle of Britain as pilots to defend the UK. In fact some of those pilots were the most successful pilots in number of confirmed kills.

No. 303 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As well did some Americans.

Hopefully we'll never see a "world war" again.

At the end of the day, the US did help win WW2, but the reality is I don't think we could of done it (win) by ourselves (added the fact that Germany had to major fronts on each sides of each other). The French IMO just get a bad rap due to their government during that time frame. What kid during early years of history class in school didn't think that the French had their head up their butt when they came up with the Maginot line?

Ironcially enough, history was lost on the US after the French got it handed to them at Dein Bien Phu after WW2.

 

[fried1765]

For the record, I can only guess that's a made up story.

I do not know.....but I like it!

I call BS on all the versions.

1 - Don't blame the soldier for the governments action, lack of action or strategy. I get the fact that we bust on the French, but it wasn't the French soldier, but the French government.

2 - I'd be willing to wager that the people in France probably reconize the US soldier more on their own soil than Americans reconize their soldiers who fought during the same time frame on our soil. We've never had an invader on our soil, in part due to geography. People tend to forget that the French were and are still very grateful for the help they recieved during WW2.

Per the original story of a veteran being asked for his passport when he was going to visit Normandy, it's a very simple story to knock the Fr

As well did some Americans.

Hopefully we'll never see a "world war" again.

At the end of the day, the US did help win WW2, but the reality is I don't think we could of done it (win) by ourselves (added the fact that Germany had to major fronts on each sides of each other). The French IMO just get a bad rap due to their government during that time frame. What kid during early years of history class in school didn't think that the French had their head up their butt when they came up with the Maginot line?

Ironcially enough, history was lost on the US after the French got it handed to them at Dein Bien Phu after WW2.

We will likely not see another "world war" again.
We are being slowly boiled (as a frog) from within!

 

[Sigarms]

I do not know.....but I like it!



We will likely not see another "world war" again.
We are being slowly boiled (as a frog) from within!

Honestly, it's not that bad of a story, but the reality is sometimes people believe whatever they read on the internet, and take it for a fact because it's written.

When you think about the story you related, there are a bunch of holes in it, but it's easier just to like it

When it comes to wars, given human nature and our own history along with world history, added how nations are now dependent on each other for world trade, I just pray my kids won't see one in their time.

There is this commandment that God gave us a long time ago about killing each other that we can never seem to grasp and follow as a species. Even if you're an athiest, it's still a pretty good rule to live by. No different than knowing you're tresspassing on someone elses property, and yet you still tresspass because you don't respect your neighbor. Trying get the train back on the tracks after a train derailment here

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
Some people generally seem to confuse fiction with life. I've been watching movie clips on Youtube to help pick out some good ones to watch; some of the comments make me want to post "It's a MOVIE, for Pete's sake. Those people are actors, that isn't how they are in real life."

This is the dialect thread not the purple trespass, however. I think your train may have gotten on the wrong track at the switching station.

 

[bcp]

Reminds me of the people who called the Coast Guard with tips on how they could find Gilligan.

Bruce

 

[Steppenwolfe]

We are being slowly boiled (as a frog) from within!

Then work to change it...

 

[Sigarms]

This is the dialect thread not the purple trespass, however. I think your train may have gotten on the wrong track at the switching station.

No, I saw a train on on the right, and saw another train on the left, and I thought I had hopped on the train on the left but, instead it was the one on the right LOL

Working on spreadsheets and get sidetracked because it's Sunday and I'm not supposed to be working. That sounds like a halfway legitimate excuse

 

[redman135]

A New Zealand view.
Oakland Ca and Auckland New Zealand, A californian managed to accidently get on an Air New Zealand plane From LA to Auckland because Auckland (nz accent) sounds similar to Oakland (CA accent). 90's or earlier. Only relised he was on wrong plane when the pilot made a midflight announcement.
Look up NZHearld newspaper. Was a good laugh at the time.

Internationally people complain the New Zealand accent is hard to follow because we speak so fast.
French airport: Trying to check luggage in. French attendent's ear could not tell difference between
check in and chicken,could not understand the poultry referance, had to speak very slowly to clear up misunderstanding.
One tourist complaint that got a laugh,"you NZer's and Italians spit words like bullets". That tourist chewed his words like chewing gum, then let them out of his mouth.

"I" problem, speciffically India and Ireland. To the NZ ear the words are hard to catch due to the lilt. To Irish the NZ accent is a flat drone, and hard to understand. Indians also complain the NZ accent is very flat and hard to understand.

US dialect: dates, US = month /day ie 9/11, 11th sept. NZ = day/month ie 9/11, 9th november.
US 10 wheeler =3 axle truck. NZ 6 wheeler =3 axle truck (dual wheels are counted as 1 wheel)
US timber= thickness x width ie 2x4 NZ timber= width x thickness ie 4x2
US attatchment NZ impliment
Add these little differences to a strange/ unfamilier accent and it can be entertaining from the outside or in hindsight.
Happy chuckles

 

[fried1765]

Then work to change it...

You can certainly free to do that "change it" work!
At 80, I am essentially in the I no longer give a Sh-t category!