Re: Sally/ Y'all/ Having a laugh

[Guest guest]

Sally:

I wouldn't miss " Everyone Loves . " As you say it is really great.

There are very few shows that I watch but this is one of them that I enjoy.

AND " y'all " is southern talk, confederate style. Those northerners (Damn

Yankees) make fun of us when we talk like that. It's cause they can't say

it right and drawl it out. We also say " Yes/No Mam and Yes/No Sir. " Being

polite. I was born a " Damn Yankee " but became a " Southern Belle. " (I

really sound like a Yankee with a stuck-in southern drawl.)

If you are going to travel Canada, I suggest you learn the their one special

slang word and I don't know how to spell it (Aye?). What I am thinking of

is that Canadian grunt noise at the end of sentences. It was a fad here in

the states and my boys would talk like that. Girls, can you help Sally with

this. We want to make sure no one knows she is from Scotland during her

travels. HAHAHAHA

Y'AAAAALLLLLLL com now, ya hear? I'll make sure I greet M. like that

when me meet this weekend. She is from Indiana (my home state) but in Texas

visiting family for the week. Looking forward to real, live hugs.

in Texas

Having a laugh

> Hey y'all (that's me practising my 'American' accent!)

> I recommend a good laugh - it's wildly therapeutic and cheap!

> Over here in the UK I've stumbled across an early morning show that's an

import from across the pond. It's called ' Everyone Loves '

> and stars Ray Ramano? I find it really funny! It's really quite sharp and

witty - some terrific one liners. It appeals to me - it's gentle but caustic

in observation. Ray's mom reminds me of my mum so much

> as, like her, she was the world's greatest travel agent for guilt trips!

> I can also recommend a terrific kids programme made here in Scotland by

the BBC - it's for pre-schoolers - it's called 'Balamory'

> If you get cable or satellite it's worth searching for - it appeals to

the child in me!

> Love to all

> Sally x

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, Sally,

Being a " Native Texan " , I thought I would elaborate on a few things.

The definition of a " Damn Yankee " is someone that moves down from the

North and then proceeds to continually tell you how much better it is

up North. Of course, all the time they are talking, you are wondering

why they aren't back up North if it is so great.

I have visited Scotland several times and find a kindred spirit with

the people of Scotland. In the past, Scotland was a separate country

and so was Texas. We used to be the Republic of Texas, in fact the

Texas Embassy in London is now a restaurant. There is still this

underlying current that we could be a separate country again one day.

I find that same current in Scotland.

in Dallas

> Sally:

> I wouldn't miss " Everyone Loves . " As you say it is really

great.

> There are very few shows that I watch but this is one of them that I

enjoy.

>

> AND " y'all " is southern talk, confederate style. Those northerners

(Damn

> Yankees) make fun of us when we talk like that. It's cause they

can't say

> it right and drawl it out. We also say " Yes/No Mam and Yes/No Sir. "

Being

> polite. I was born a " Damn Yankee " but became a " Southern Belle. " (I

> really sound like a Yankee with a stuck-in southern drawl.)

>

> If you are going to travel Canada, I suggest you learn the their one

special

> slang word and I don't know how to spell it (Aye?). What I am

thinking of

> is that Canadian grunt noise at the end of sentences. It was a fad

here in

> the states a

nd my boys would talk like that. Girls, can you help Sally with

> this. We want to make sure no one knows she is from Scotland during her

> travels. HAHAHAHA

>

> Y'AAAAALLLLLLL com now, ya hear? I'll make sure I greet M.

like that

> when me meet this weekend. She is from Indiana (my home state) but

in Texas

> visiting family for the week. Looking forward to real, live hugs.

>

> in Texas

>

> Having a laugh

>

>

> > Hey y'all (that's me practising my 'American' accent!)

> > I recommend a good laugh - it's wildly therapeutic and cheap!

> > Over here in the UK I've stumbled across an early morning show

that's an

> import from across the pond. It's called ' Everyone Loves '

> > and stars Ray Ramano? I find it really funny! It's really quite

sharp and

> witty - some terrific one liners. It appeals to me - it's gentle but

caustic

> in observation. Ray's mom reminds me of my mum so much

> > as, like her, she was the world's greatest travel agent for guilt

trips!

> > I can also recommend a terrific kids programme made here in

Scotland by

> the BBC - it's for pre-schoolers - it's called 'Balamory'

> > If you get cable or satellite it's worth searching for - it

appeals to

> the child in me!

> > Love to all

> > Sally x

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Okay the spelling is " eh? " as in " only in Canada, eh? pity! " ...and by the

way, we don't grunt...hahahahahhaha

I have heard that we say " about " like aboot though...as my friends from Ohio

told us so it must be true. I do eat back bacon but not near as much as

non-Canadians might think and there is definitely two seasons in Toronto,

that being winter and " construction " .

I have never been on a dog sled (although I did see one once), I have never

gone ice fishing, nor have I ever seen an igloo or a polar bear (except at

the Toronto Zoo). I love maple syrup when I am not on a diet as it goes

perfect with pancakes and I have actually seen a beaver in it's natural

surroundings. Our raccoons are the smartest damn animals as they know how

to take the lid off our garbage can, even if it is bungee corded on (damn

things just keep bouncing it until the lid comes off)but have not yet

figured out what to do if we bungee cord it to the fence. I love the loons

on the lake and on the coin. I think a two-nie is a stupid name for a $2

coin but nobody asked me. I love our blue jays (birds not the baseball

team...they're kinda boring) and I really DID think the Leafs were going to

WIN the Stanley cup this year. We are quiet, but passionate about things as

opposed to being blatant and in your face. We are a subdued lot but we do

like to poke fun. I love that we can tell at a glance our money simply by

the colour but please don't ask me who the person is on the front of the

bill as I wouldn't likely be able to tell you unless it was the Queen

( that is). Lake Ontario is a polluted mess, but I do remember

swimming in it as a kid. I would not let my children in there now though.It

is very sad that we have such a potentially beautiful possession and yet we

have somehow ruined it beyond belief. Many of our Toronto beaches end up

closed to to E-coli levels in the water. Last week however, there were some

quiet heroes in our city cleaning up parks and ravines, not for money, but

simply to restore what nature gave us in the first place. I am proud to

have such people living in my city and Country. We do things a little

different here and a lot of the things the same. I never understood why

Ottawa was the Capital, although I have been there and they have some

amazing museums (I especially like the Museum of Natural History and the

Children's Museum.) I love Niagara Falls and think that the horseshoe falls

is really the " best " .

Hockey is something both boys and girls enjoy here, but I couldn't really

give two hoots about Lacrosse (the game not the place).

I like the CBC radio shows, but if there is a Canadian movie on TV no one

has to tell us that it is " Canadian " , you just know, and it is not usually a

good thing. I love Canadian beer wayyyyy better than the American Beer, but

I like Jamaican rum better ;-) I remember shopping at Honest Ed's (discount

store) as a kid and sometimes think about going back there as an adult. Ed

Mirvish probably is more well known for his Theatre, but hey, I choose to

remember him as someone who gives away " turkeys " for next to nothing every

Christmas. Most of the other Canadians I couldn't care about...

Shatner...blah, Shania Twain...better, Mike Myers...yeah baby! Why am I

going on aboot this? BECAUSE...

I AM CANADIAN! (eh?)(to all my non-Canadian friends--sorry for your luck

;-)

Kath in Toronto

Having a laugh

>

>

> > Hey y'all (that's me practising my 'American' accent!)

> > I recommend a good laugh - it's wildly therapeutic and cheap!

> > Over here in the UK I've stumbled across an early morning show that's an

> import from across the pond. It's called ' Everyone Loves '

> > and stars Ray Ramano? I find it really funny! It's really quite sharp

and

> witty - some terrific one liners. It appeals to me - it's gentle but

caustic

> in observation. Ray's mom reminds me of my mum so much

> > as, like her, she was the world's greatest travel agent for guilt trips!

> > I can also recommend a terrific kids programme made here in Scotland by

> the BBC - it's for pre-schoolers - it's called 'Balamory'

> > If you get cable or satellite it's worth searching for - it appeals to

> the child in me!

> > Love to all

> > Sally x

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Kath,

This was very interesting. It is nice to see people proud of who they are

and where they come from.Who can see the good and the bad (pollution is a

problem everywhere. Very sad to me.)

You are a great person.

M

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>Okay the spelling is " eh? " as in " only in Canada, eh? pity! " ...and by the

>way, we don't grunt...hahahahahhaha

>I have heard that we say " about " like aboot though...as my friends from

>Ohio

>told us so it must be true. I do eat back bacon but not near as much as

>non-Canadians might think and there is definitely two seasons in Toronto,

>that being winter and " construction " .

>I have never been on a dog sled (although I did see one once), I have never

>gone ice fishing, nor have I ever seen an igloo or a polar bear (except at

>the Toronto Zoo). I love maple syrup when I am not on a diet as it goes

>perfect with pancakes and I have actually seen a beaver in it's natural

>surroundings. Our raccoons are the smartest damn animals as they know how

>to take the lid off our garbage can, even if it is bungee corded on (damn

>things just keep bouncing it until the lid comes off)but have not yet

>figured out what to do if we bungee cord it to the fence. I love the loons

>on the lake and on the coin. I think a two-nie is a stupid name for a $2

>coin but nobody asked me. I love our blue jays (birds not the baseball

>team...they're kinda boring) and I really DID think the Leafs were going to

>WIN the Stanley cup this year. We are quiet, but passionate about things

>as

>opposed to being blatant and in your face. We are a subdued lot but we do

>like to poke fun. I love that we can tell at a glance our money simply by

>the colour but please don't ask me who the person is on the front of the

>bill as I wouldn't likely be able to tell you unless it was the Queen

>( that is). Lake Ontario is a polluted mess, but I do remember

>swimming in it as a kid. I would not let my children in there now

>though.It

>is very sad that we have such a potentially beautiful possession and yet we

>have somehow ruined it beyond belief. Many of our Toronto beaches end up

>closed to to E-coli levels in the water. Last week however, there were

>some

>quiet heroes in our city cleaning up parks and ravines, not for money, but

>simply to restore what nature gave us in the first place. I am proud to

>have such people living in my city and Country. We do things a little

>different here and a lot of the things the same. I never understood why

>Ottawa was the Capital, although I have been there and they have some

>amazing museums (I especially like the Museum of Natural History and the

>Children's Museum.) I love Niagara Falls and think that the horseshoe

>falls

>is really the " best " .

>Hockey is something both boys and girls enjoy here, but I couldn't really

>give two hoots about Lacrosse (the game not the place).

>I like the CBC radio shows, but if there is a Canadian movie on TV no one

>has to tell us that it is " Canadian " , you just know, and it is not usually

>a

>good thing. I love Canadian beer wayyyyy better than the American Beer,

>but

>I like Jamaican rum better ;-) I remember shopping at Honest Ed's (discount

>store) as a kid and sometimes think about going back there as an adult. Ed

>Mirvish probably is more well known for his Theatre, but hey, I choose to

>remember him as someone who gives away " turkeys " for next to nothing every

>Christmas. Most of the other Canadians I couldn't care about...

>Shatner...blah, Shania Twain...better, Mike Myers...yeah baby! Why am I

>going on aboot this? BECAUSE...

>

>

>

>

>

>I AM CANADIAN! (eh?)(to all my non-Canadian friends--sorry for your luck

>;-)

>

>

>Kath in Toronto

>

>

> Having a laugh

> >

> >

> > > Hey y'all (that's me practising my 'American' accent!)

> > > I recommend a good laugh - it's wildly therapeutic and cheap!

> > > Over here in the UK I've stumbled across an early morning show that's

>an

> > import from across the pond. It's called ' Everyone Loves '

> > > and stars Ray Ramano? I find it really funny! It's really quite sharp

>and

> > witty - some terrific one liners. It appeals to me - it's gentle but

>caustic

> > in observation. Ray's mom reminds me of my mum so much

> > > as, like her, she was the world's greatest travel agent for guilt

>trips!

> > > I can also recommend a terrific kids programme made here in Scotland

>by

> > the BBC - it's for pre-schoolers - it's called 'Balamory'

> > > If you get cable or satellite it's worth searching for - it appeals

>to

> > the child in me!

> > > Love to all

> > > Sally x

> > >

> > >

> > >