[BITList] Accents

[Michael Feltham]

Hugh,

I can’t say I have had any problem with Scottish accents, I was in Denholms for 20 years and got by, occasionally though, a Geordie would stump me !

Mike

PS  The Sun is shining on the Wirral !  Last night we had a Thunderstorm which put the TV signal off air !
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> On 23 Aug 2015, at 08:35, HUGH <chakdara at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Sunday morning (still raining),
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> Mike,
>  
> On the other BI site I note a reference to a late BI electrician.  He was a Scot with, I read, a "thick" Scottish accent.  A couple of months back we were in a Greggs in Glasgow, seated beside a lovely Geordie couple.  Neither of us had a problem understanding the other's "thick" accent. I've never understood why some people feel it necessary to shift the blame for their inability to listen to another onto the other's accent.
>  
> Hugh.

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