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Hello!
« on: July 17, 2011, 02:41:28 PM »
Hi folks.

I'm an American expat who's been living in the UK for 7 years and I just wanted to say a brief hello to my fellow expats.  I'm an Arizona boy living in Birmingham with my lovely Northern English wife and two cats, and like many of you I miss a lot of things about the US and I love a lot of things about the UK ("neither fish nor fowl," as my wife says).  This site came to my attention through an expat friend of mine, and I hope to have a chit-chat and some fun here.
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 02:52:56 PM »
Hi,

Welcome and your help would be much help as living here for 7 years give you alot of experience in the UK
I'm British born and bred in Nottingham and currently my GF lives in California so this site has been alot of help

Now hows you understanding of Brummie?
as i accents in the UK differ as much as yours in America
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 03:16:07 PM »
Hi, Brit-in-love.  I don't promise that I'm the world's foremost expert on Anglo-American cultural relations, but I'd be happy to help you bridge cultural gaps and things of that nature as best I know how from my 7 years here.  :D

My Brummie is rubbish and probably always will be, unfortunately.  I just don't seem to get the pronunciation and intonation quite right.

As for the diversity of accents in England, to say nothing of the whole of Britain, I was blown away when I found out there were so many different regional accents in such a relatively small place!  People here seem to be quite adamant about defending their local identities, and justifiably so - each region has something unique to be proud of, from what I've seen.
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 03:17:31 PM »
Hello and Welcome! I saw Bill Bryson last week- he gave a wonderful speech at my daughter's graduation from Durham :)
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 03:20:04 PM »
Why thank you!  Mr. Bryson does have a way with the spoken word and the written word, doesn't he?  I'm envious that you've been in his presence.
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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 04:48:47 PM »
I am a big fan of Bryson, but with a caveat. He is the chairman of the English Countryside Alliance....which is fine really. But why does Bill get to move to the lovely Yorkshire countryside but nobody else is supposed to? It's a bit drawbridgeish green wellieism.
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 07:56:36 AM »
Hi & welcome to UKY from a fellow Bryson fan!   :)
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2011, 07:23:25 PM »
Hello and welcome! Hope to hear more about your experiences out there since I have yet to make it to the UK to be with my bf =)
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2011, 04:58:06 PM »
Oooohh did someone mention Bryson!?!??!

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Re: Hello!
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2011, 05:46:18 PM »
Silly American question, but who is Bill Bryson? lol Maybe I should go google.. :P

Edited because now I know LOL.. He's American who knew?!?! haha ???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2011, 09:09:08 AM »
Quote from: LittleMissSarcasm on July 19, 2011, 05:46:18 PM
Silly American question, but who is Bill Bryson? lol Maybe I should go google.. :P

Edited because now I know LOL.. He's American who knew?!?! haha ???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson

I'd recommend his book "Notes From a Small Island" - great observation of Britain from an American.
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Re: Hello!
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 09:16:57 AM »
Quote from: TykeMan on July 20, 2011, 09:09:08 AM
I'd recommend his book "Notes From a Small Island" - great observation of Britain from an American.

I will be sure to check that out, thanks for the tip ;)
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