OT: en_?? [was Re: [Gllug] Proposal for next GLLUG meeting]

Pete Ryland pdr at pdr.cx
Wed Jan 16 15:44:47 UTC 2002


On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:27:00PM +0000, Vincent AE Scott wrote:
> <rant>
> you probably do to an american.  they seem to think that english people
> are either ozzies or saffies.  god knows why, it's not like they're
> speaking our language or anything.
> </rant>

You say that in jest, but daily I find it so amazing how different the
(spoken) "languages" are.

e.g. if you were to say "Are you alright?" in Australia, you should be
expecting trouble.

Pete

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