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Right, but which one? He says "us Somalis", "...the U.S (we...", mentions in his profile that he lives in Northern Virginia but also calls Sydney home yet the d
by detst 16y ago
Right, but which one? He says "us Somalis", "...the U.S (we...", mentions in his profile that he lives in Northern Virginia but also calls Sydney home yet the diction (i.e. "shopkeepers", "Chavs", "piss-taking", etc.) of his post screams British to me.
- mahmud 16y agoNapoleon called the English "a nation of shopkeepers".
- wildjim 16y ago> Napoleon called the English "a nation of shopkeepers". Not a lot has changed, then...
- Amnon 16y agoOh, so that's what A Nation of Shoplifters means! Funny. (It's a song by Carter USM).
- Gormo 16y agoHe intended it as an insult; the English, in his mind, were too concerned with the practical matters of life and not at all with grand visions and ambitions. This is also the man who said "You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I have no time for such nonsense."
- wildjim 16y agoMost of the slang is also Australian, and some, like "Chavs", is becoming more recognised outside the UK. However, I'm sure it would only take a few years living in one country to pick-up local slang. With globalisation comes comes a greater migration of the work-force, after all.
- mahmud 16y agoHi, I am Amy Walker, I am 25, and I was born in Somalia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k (make sure to not miss a second)
- pbhjpbhj 16y agoShe's not British is she? She's definitely not Irish or Scottish, her RP seems off to me ... is she American? She [purposefully it seems] doesn't say in her CVs.