tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post1311314320390985735..comments2023-06-19T15:18:37.189+02:00Comments on My So-Called Life in France: London's wicked, init?Madame Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10711262100071626133noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-30468833024817079882008-10-04T15:09:00.000+02:002008-10-04T15:09:00.000+02:00i know i'm new to reading your site and all, but.....i know i'm new to reading your site and all, but...<BR/><BR/>RP accents aren't that bad. honest. so i'm glad you've gotten over them. <BR/><BR/>now, if you had gone to, say, beermingum or wulverrr-ampton, then i would continue to sympathize with you. but the one thing that living in the west midlands [ie birmingham and wolverhampton] has left me able to do is be able to read chaucerian english. because that's what they speak up there. [troofax!]<BR/><BR/>i sort of miss london. [i started to learn to speak yoruba in london, which is actually useful given where i live in cape town.] but given that i'm paid in dollars and rand, i'm not going to be there anytime soon, sadly. *le sigh*<BR/><BR/>next time you cross the channel, spend a couple of extra hours on the train and go to birmingham for a proper balti. london baltis are kind of bland. for all the things i miss from the west midlands, chicken tikka baltis are at the top of the list. <BR/><BR/>[the thing i miss about london? semi-decriminalized cannabis. but i'll talk about that in my blog at some point and leave it out of yours. lol]kwerekwerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057201172646578598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-32913213178374424592008-10-04T09:54:00.000+02:002008-10-04T09:54:00.000+02:00ieishah- dissappointed about what? That I didn't...ieishah- dissappointed about what? That I didn't buy everyone souvenirs? Next time. *wink*<BR/><BR/>Leah-- We were drinking Ginger Beer! And it was soooo good!<BR/><BR/>Papadesdeux- I'm with you. I'm starting to hate planes.Madame Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711262100071626133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-87780409432835630382008-10-03T10:42:00.000+02:002008-10-03T10:42:00.000+02:00Maybe it is just the age factor again, but I'd go ...Maybe it is just the age factor again, but I'd go for the train over the plane any day. Can't say too much about the accent since my own makes me cringe. But I LOVE the boots. OK, silly me, I look lousy in heels anyway.Papadesdeuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629184020220545924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-15619868878898277852008-10-03T06:40:00.000+02:002008-10-03T06:40:00.000+02:00Oh my Gawd...I laughed so hard when I read about y...Oh my Gawd...I laughed so hard when I read about your "disdain" for the English accent!! I'm glad eating fish and chips in London helped to cure you of that, but it never worked for me! LOL!! Of course my father was French so it must be genetic..LOL! The sound of that accent still makes my skin crawl and gives me the urge to throw some tea in the harbor or something!! Great post..."Brilliant" as the Brits would say!tonton_flaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071868284684917894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-63726443180473671742008-10-02T21:57:00.000+02:002008-10-02T21:57:00.000+02:00In a very English accent... only one I have... So ...In a very English accent... only one I have... So relieved that you enjoyed London. Fab books. Happy to show you around Brick Lane when you come to visit! Fab boots!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175464557314424554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-77251893212715654172008-10-02T01:22:00.000+02:002008-10-02T01:22:00.000+02:00Great to hear you are back and had a wonderful tim...Great to hear you are back and had a wonderful time in my ancestorial homeland, English accents remind me of my grandmother. <BR/><BR/>DGTravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-75039179952390417842008-10-01T22:42:00.000+02:002008-10-01T22:42:00.000+02:00Looks like jolly good fun, cheerio! Yes, I know r...Looks like jolly good fun, cheerio! Yes, I know real British people don't speak like that. Are you sure you didn't hate the accent because of bad American actors pretending to be British? Anyhoo, looks like you had a blast. I'm just wondering: what's the lemondade-looking drink that you and FB had with your fish&chips? It looks refreshing.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698816373406087611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-82659375405417502702008-10-01T20:41:00.000+02:002008-10-01T20:41:00.000+02:00Sounds like a great getaway.The brownie looks gooo...Sounds like a great getaway.<BR/>The brownie looks gooood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17042141.post-46955387754862400332008-10-01T17:27:00.000+02:002008-10-01T17:27:00.000+02:00i was so excited to read your post because having ...i was so excited to read your post because having attended grad school for 2 years in england. i left with a master's in english lit and a phd (player hater's degree, of course) in british everything. guess you got seduced by all the camden market and carnaby street shopping . . . harvey nichols is a revelation . . . the tate modern and all that. i get it. i guess. i'm disappointed but i forgive you. just please, never start talking about how great primark is. or using the word 'dodgy'. that's really too british.ieishahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351048799735156173noreply@blogger.com