Bob looked genuinely confused. He asked if we were playing a prank. I had to translate his question. Bob still refused to believe it. As the conversation went on, he became more and more resigned. I imagine his every fear about American stereotypes was proven true.
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To this day, my father groans when British customers or friends ask to speak with him. He genuinely likes British people, but he knows he’s gonna have to find someone to interpret for him. I should put “British-to-American translator” on my resume.
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Based dad. He still has 1776 on this mind.
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My mom can't either! I met up with my parents in London when I was in college. I had to translate for BOTH my mom and whomever she was talking to (she's Southern).
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Where can I start learning further info about these topics?
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I've been to several countries (England included), and the hardest time I had with understanding someone speaking English was in Massachusetts.
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Things like these will become far more common as time progresses and the languages evolve into different things, until they eventually become completely different. A good example of that would be brazilian portuguese and portuguese, they no longer have dialectical continuity
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This would have been true in the past. However, it is a fact that dialects are already dead or dying. The world is too globalized for similar languages to divide entirely.
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Your dad needs to train on
@CoachFHM@samk_strength podcast. After a while, his brit accent comprehension level will go way up. Just takes practice. Soon he will be Scousing freely.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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