Posted by laima on January 17, 2007, at 12:16:38
In reply to How do you say 'anti-depressant'??, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 17, 2007, at 11:31:30
Merri, this sort of teasing is a source of endless amusement for every party involved- both sides of the Atlantic, and here, even in different parts of the US. You know, a lot of Americans think British English sounds Smart and Formal. I say just snicker right back at them. Even with my second language, Lithuanian- though my original language, my Lithuanian is the highest form of entertainment for young people IN Lithuania- they say I speak like a gramma and can hardly control their giggles at my old-fashionedness! My dad has a heavy "foreign" accent, and I remember as a kid we'd go on family vacations around the US, and inevitably people would ask dad where he's from. Since he'd lived in Chicago a good 40 years, he'd answer in all seriousness, "Zhicaga!", or (something like that), and totally bewilder the inquirer! If they pressed, he'd elaborate: "Ah- Furzt I live in da Zizero!" (Cicero- a suburb famous for once being an Al Capone hangout.)
> I wonder what us Brits sound like to you folk in America? I got teased when I first ever set foot in the US - I asked for a bottle of water in some shop place at the airport and the server giggled at me and asked me where I was from. Oh well.
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