Comments on: Look right then left – or is it left then right? http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/ Solo travel tips, destinations, stories... the blog for those who travel alone. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: funkstop http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-1298 funkstop Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:58:03 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-1298 hahaha -- too funny... my first mistake with UK English was to tell a colleague that I liked the pants she was wearing - pants are not trousers in UK English. they refer to 'panties'... hahaha — too funny… my first mistake with UK English was to tell a colleague that I liked the pants she was wearing – pants are not trousers in UK English. they refer to ‘panties’…

]]> By: Traytable http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-1293 Traytable Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:41:50 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-1293 Just wait til you cop a load of Aussie English... enough to make a nun swear... :P Just wait til you cop a load of Aussie English… enough to make a nun swear… :P

]]> By: IsabellesTravel http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-1292 IsabellesTravel Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:33 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-1292 What a great read, really funny approach! Have to be careful sometimes what you say, even if it's all English ;) What a great read, really funny approach! Have to be careful sometimes what you say, even if it’s all English ;)

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-1291 Andy Jarosz Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:12 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-1291 Great article! As a Brit who spent a year in NYC I got into trouble several times: Telling a work colleague that "it was mental" in the office one day; or saying "you alright?" as a greeting - after a few days of blank stares someone replied with "why, do I look ill?"; or referring to a lady's fringe.. I could go on. We have the dubious advantage of seeing so much American TV that your peculiar language is not so alien to us :-) Great article! As a Brit who spent a year in NYC I got into trouble several times:
Telling a work colleague that “it was mental” in the office one day; or saying “you alright?” as a greeting – after a few days of blank stares someone replied with “why, do I look ill?”; or referring to a lady’s fringe.. I could go on. We have the dubious advantage of seeing so much American TV that your peculiar language is not so alien to us :-)

]]> By: admin http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-476 admin Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:01:20 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-476 I'm going to have to find that book. Thanks again Julie. I’m going to have to find that book. Thanks again Julie.

]]> By: Julie http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-472 Julie Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:50:03 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-472 ha! the language differences are such a big part of the cultural experience, even if that means not understanding a word of English in a different country. I would recommend reading Bill Bryson's "The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way". I actually picked it up in Seattle and read it while traveling - it's a hilarious book that explores the many differences in the English language. Also, about the street crossing - I was so happy when I first arrived in London to see signs on the road: "Look left" and "Look right". It felt like they'd been painted there just for me...and I know they saved me from getting hit by a car on more than one occasion! ha! the language differences are such a big part of the cultural experience, even if that means not understanding a word of English in a different country.

I would recommend reading Bill Bryson’s “The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way”. I actually picked it up in Seattle and read it while traveling – it’s a hilarious book that explores the many differences in the English language.

Also, about the street crossing – I was so happy when I first arrived in London to see signs on the road: “Look left” and “Look right”. It felt like they’d been painted there just for me…and I know they saved me from getting hit by a car on more than one occasion!

]]> By: admin http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-254 admin Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:55:53 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-254 Hilarious! Hilarious!

]]> By: Ffion http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-253 Ffion Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:52:10 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-253 If you think English-English (as opposed to American-English) is tough, how about Welsh-English (no, not Welsh-Welsh, that's another language completely!)? John Edwards studied this dialect, (heard in south Wales), named it "Wenglish" and recorded it as it is spoken. The original books Talk Tidy, and More Talk Tidy, were written in 1985. Some examples: Ach-a-fi: Show of disgust, "You should 'ave seen the state 'e was in, ach-a-fi!" Cwtch: Cuddle, embrace, "They could all cwtch up like." Tidy: Excellent, very good, "The Black Lion does a tidy roast of a Sunday." Now all you need to complete your solo travel dictionary is the proper Welsh... If you think English-English (as opposed to American-English) is tough, how about Welsh-English (no, not Welsh-Welsh, that’s another language completely!)?

John Edwards studied this dialect, (heard in south Wales), named it “Wenglish” and recorded it as it is spoken. The original books Talk Tidy, and More Talk Tidy, were written in 1985.

Some examples:

Ach-a-fi: Show of disgust, “You should ‘ave seen the state ‘e was in, ach-a-fi!”

Cwtch: Cuddle, embrace, “They could all cwtch up like.”

Tidy: Excellent, very good, “The Black Lion does a tidy roast of a Sunday.”

Now all you need to complete your solo travel dictionary is the proper Welsh…

]]> By: admin http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-252 admin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:42:39 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-252 Yes, understanding someone from Scotland can be a challenge... but it's well worth the try! Yes, understanding someone from Scotland can be a challenge… but it’s well worth the try!

]]> By: admin http://solotravelerblog.com/solo-traveler-solo-traveller/#comment-251 admin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:42:07 +0000 http://solotravelerblog.com/?p=1206#comment-251 Yes. Doesn't matter what English you speak, it's tough to understand someone from Scotland. But well worth the try. :) Yes. Doesn’t matter what English you speak, it’s tough to understand someone from Scotland. But well worth the try. :)

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