▲ 124 ▼ A divided nation (feddit.uk) submitted 2 years ago by Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 29 points 2 years ago (5 children) Seems like something drawn up by a soft southerner. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago My thoughts exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Anyone who includes Fife and Dundee as having a stuck up and pretentious accent is either deaf or geographically challenged permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, my sister-in-law's family are from Dundee. I can definitely confirm that. They clearly meant to get Edinburgh (although that also implies they've never been to Edinburgh) but went too wide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My mum was born in Dundee. When she went to work on the switchboard at the gas company as a teenager, the very first thing they did was send her to an elocution class to get rid of the Dundee accent 😂 To her dying day, she still answered the phone like Hyacinth Bucket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago I once answered the phone when "Granny" rang, scared the life out of me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago My thoughts exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Anyone who includes Fife and Dundee as having a stuck up and pretentious accent is either deaf or geographically challenged permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, my sister-in-law's family are from Dundee. I can definitely confirm that. They clearly meant to get Edinburgh (although that also implies they've never been to Edinburgh) but went too wide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My mum was born in Dundee. When she went to work on the switchboard at the gas company as a teenager, the very first thing they did was send her to an elocution class to get rid of the Dundee accent 😂 To her dying day, she still answered the phone like Hyacinth Bucket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago I once answered the phone when "Granny" rang, scared the life out of me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, my sister-in-law's family are from Dundee. I can definitely confirm that. They clearly meant to get Edinburgh (although that also implies they've never been to Edinburgh) but went too wide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My mum was born in Dundee. When she went to work on the switchboard at the gas company as a teenager, the very first thing they did was send her to an elocution class to get rid of the Dundee accent 😂 To her dying day, she still answered the phone like Hyacinth Bucket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago I once answered the phone when "Granny" rang, scared the life out of me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My mum was born in Dundee. When she went to work on the switchboard at the gas company as a teenager, the very first thing they did was send her to an elocution class to get rid of the Dundee accent 😂 To her dying day, she still answered the phone like Hyacinth Bucket permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago I once answered the phone when "Granny" rang, scared the life out of me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago I once answered the phone when "Granny" rang, scared the life out of me. permalink fedilink source parent