I consider myself to be a bit of a social scientist and I've been listening carefully to the Scottish and English dialects for a long time. What strikes me funny is how so many sentences are questions, aren't they? Do you follow me? It seems no one is quite ready to make a definitive statement, so instead they allow you to make it for them. See what I mean? It's really a lovely little quirk of their language, isn't it?
You'll find yourself doing it, if you spend enough time here. And then it becomes attrociously annoying. It's a little like the northerner who spends too much time in Atlanta and starts throwing "y'alls" around like nickels. Don't you just want to take them by the collar, give them a good shake and say, "man, you're from South Boston, knock it off." It's a little like that here, don't you think?
I remain,
Out in the sun too long, wouldn't you say?
Mike
4 comments:
I can relate to your previous comments. Moving to Hingham has definitely been a "chill out" experience. Less stimuli, less immediate gratification, but more observations of nature and people in general. It's a paradox, I guess. I've moved away from noise and can now hear the noise. And it's beautiful.
I love hearing about your insights - hopefully they are as profound as they sound.
Off to study (only 3 more weeks!)
EAR
funny journal, wouldnt you say?
quite interesting, isnt it?
lol
~Ash
A little change in the dynamic when someone not in your realm reaches out to touch you. Thanks Ash, who ever you are. At least you get it!
MD
I dear say you have been there long enough to pick up the speech patterns AND come back with a Scottish brogue now haven't you?
If your touch of Scottish remotely resembles Madonna's touch of British - we won't have a choice but to send you back, will we?
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