From: "Andy" <as-AT-spelthorne.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Allons enfants de la patrie, le jour de merde est arrive
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 09:08:09 +0100


This is a multi-part message in MIME format.



  When they do actually get around to having an NZ character they always end up sounding Australian, and Brit TV and movies are guilty of this too, although it could be because everybody reckons we talk to fast down here.
  But remember, where a kiwi will "Go down the shop for some fush and chups", and Australian will say "Peees Orf".
  That excludes folks from the far south, Maori and the posh classes, who have different accents again.

  The Lorax


  I've  never got the hang of Kiwi vowels. Unfortunately for thirsty customers in West London, Twickenham is their spiritual home, and many of your fellow country persons work in our pubs. If you order a pint of London Pride, the vowels mutate between you and the Kiwi bar person and you always end up with some entirely different drink.

  My brother tells me Wisconsin vowels are also very difficult in pubs when ordering.

  Andy

HTML VERSION:

When they do actually get around to having an NZ character they always end up sounding Australian, and Brit TV and movies are guilty of this too, although it could be because everybody reckons we talk to fast down here.
But remember, where a kiwi will "Go down the shop for some fush and chups", and Australian will say "Peees Orf".
That excludes folks from the far south, Maori and the posh classes, who have different accents again.

The Lorax

I've  never got the hang of Kiwi vowels. Unfortunately for thirsty customers in West London, Twickenham is their spiritual home, and many of your fellow country persons work in our pubs. If you order a pint of London Pride, the vowels mutate between you and the Kiwi bar person and you always end up with some entirely different drink.

My brother tells me Wisconsin vowels are also very difficult in pubs when ordering.

Andy