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[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (2 children)

To the contrary, I think people would be glad for a Bowbell translation, or a Liverpool translation, or a Yorkshire translation.

Also Memphis, Hollywood, Boston, Nashville, NYC.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ee's a right ol minger innit I wouldn't gee thems a hand shandy round the spoons blud

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

ee is the most universal pronoun evar.

[–] WhiteOakBayou 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Memphis and Nashville are like 200 miles apart. Why pick as your two southern cities places where the people sound so similar?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

Geography is not my strong suit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's genuinely amazing how Americas can be so blazé about what's like half the length of my entire country.

[–] TheGrandNagus 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same reason Europeans can be so blazé about ages of buildings or casually having a castle near where they live

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I actually live a stone's throw from an old Norman castle.

[–] TheGrandNagus 1 points 11 months ago

Same here. I live in Northumberland and the amount of castles/castle ruins is insane

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Liverpool and Yorkshire are 100 miles apart