the british

[okaydorothy]

Originally Posted by aveojohn

Gaelic is a language to its own and is hardly spoken any more. It has no relationship to modern day Irish.

Gaelic is an old language. As we learned it in school in the 60's and 70's, it was not anglicised that time. My dh and I speak it to eachother when we do not want the kids to know what we are saying. The irish of today is a little different.

[rhondee]

Originally Posted by Katiana

I remember going to church camp in upstate NY when I was about 14. It was a camp for kids from PA and Ohio that particular week, but most of the counselors and staff were from other places. They told us Pittsburghers we talked like "Brits", particularly with regard to our "O"s, e.g. words like "box", etc. Like Tallysmom and Miss Shona, I don't have the typical Pittsburgh accent, and I don't even say "gumbands", except occasionally as a joke around my DH. Sometimes, however, people ask me if I'm from the east.

I agree-I was in Seattle 10 years ago with my Pittsburgh boyfriend and remember someone asked him if he was from England!

[rhondee]

Originally Posted by DD_Many

what are ppl's attitude in burgh toward the english and ppl with english accents?

Bring On The British Invasion!
My great -great Grandpap came from Newcastle area, he was a coalminer came to Pennsylvania to live when he was a teenager.

[ctoocheck]

Originally Posted by scottrpriester

"British" English is actually the Queens English, which is actually proper English.

That could be debated

[SparklyWonder66]

I might give Pittsburgh a whirl if all my Brits speaking fellows are there.