The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

[TastyReuben]

Accents here have particular associations.

I remember the first week after I arrived in the UK, I was sitting at work and a bunch of Brits were making fun of another Brit who was (apparently) from Cornwall (or thereabouts).

They were mocking his accent in an exaggerated way, and saying rurally-themed things, like “Oi’ve got uh loverly tra’tor, ‘ave-unt Oi?” - it let me down a little, because it was exactly like watching a group from the northern part of the US making fun of southerners. I thought, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

 

[msmofet]

Yikes! What region of the country are you in, if I may ask?

It’s better here 3F with a windchill of -20F (-15C/-27C), and we’ve been lucky with not losing power or water, though lots of people in the area don’t have power yet.

North east.

 

[Windigo]

North east.

I used to live in the East riding of Yorkshire. Still have the accent

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

I used to live in the East riding of Yorkshire. Still have the accent

Oooh where abouts, my brother lives in Pocklington.

 

[Windigo]

Oooh where abouts, my brother lives in Pocklington.

Market Weighton so quite close! Been there quite a few times

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

Market Weighton so quite close! Been there quite a few times

Very near. He teaches at Pocklington school, and his wife is a journalist, she used to read the news on Calendar News.

 

[msmofet]

North east USA is frozen.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Now playing hide and seek with the sun. It's 28°C (82F) outside but 45% humidity! Yuck.

 

[Yorky]

Now playing hide and seek with the sun. It's 28°C (82F) outside but 45% humidity! Yuck.

It was 17°C overnight here; now a chilly 22°C. The forecast is for 28°C by mid afternoon.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

It was 17°C overnight here; now a chilly 22°C. The forecast is for 28°C by mid afternoon.

We hit 30°C for the first time this summer today. We're down to 26°C now at 6:30pm. Tomorrow is meant to be hotter.

 

[TastyReuben]

We’ve warmed up to 7F/-14C, with a windchill of -10F/-23C.

 

[Windigo]

msmofet hope you're ok, thinking of you!

 

[karadekoolaid]

The sun is shining, there´s not a cloud in the sky!!
Only problem is, it´s -8C outside!!

 

[msmofet]

msmofet hope you're ok, thinking of you!

Still no water. Thank you for the good thoughts.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Still no water

That´s awful. Hope you get the water restored asap.