Britishers and British names

[Lonestar]

(at work early this morning)

G = Government agency

M = Me

T =British dude

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G: I've been calling for an hour, where the hell were you?

M: It's 0605 and the NOC opens at 0600....

G: Whatever. You need to call the folks over at UKMOD they're having a problem.

M: Really? Those guys never call!

G: That would be because they are in London. They have a VOIP that is broken.

M: We don't do VOIPs, the local SA does.

G: Apparently the only guy in the office is the [Program] chief, and he needs help. Ask for Ted. *click*

*dials up the Britishers*

T: HULLO! *GARBLED UNHOLY ACCENT* [Program] Office!

M: UH, this is Matt at [Program]. I'm looking for Ted?

T: This is Teddly!

M: ....Teddy?

T: Teddly!

M: What the Christ kinda name is Teddly Uh okay sir I understand you have a problem with a VOIP?

T: Right! *British British British British* Blank Screen!

M: Uh okay, let's go through the reflash procedure...

*20 goddamn minutes later*

T: It's Working! Cheerio! *click*


jesus christ if I hadn't interacted with some Britishers at JIEDDO or a few overseas locations before I would have thought that that whole accent thing was something Teddly was doing to **** with me. Englishmen do NOT speak English.

Also, is "Teddly" a real name?

[Drake Tungsten]

I find it funny that a guy who just wrote out a conversation full of milspeak would accuse others of not being able to speak English.

[SlowwHand]

Is it not a surname?

[C0ckney]

it's probably his surname.

and we can't help it if you colonials are unable to understand the mother tounge.

[Wezil]

Some guy said "Cheer-e-o" to me today. It was kinda gay.

[Felch]

You're absolutely right that the English speak a different language. I'm proud to tell people that I speak American, and I speak it correctly.

[SlowwHand]

it's probably his surname.

and we can't help it if you colonials are unable to understand the mother tounge.

That would be "tongue".

[Lonestar]

I find it funny that a guy who just wrote out a conversation full of milspeak would accuse others of not being able to speak English.

Really, like only UKMOD(which I hope people will be able to figure out) and the 24hr time keeping is "Milspeak". The rest is ITish.

You technological left behind you.

[C0ckney]

That would be "tongue".

bah!

[Drake Tungsten]

Really, like only UKMOD(which I hope people will be able to figure out) and the 24hr time keeping is "Milspeak". The rest is ITish.

"JIEDDO" (which is milspeak) is the only one I didn't understand.

[Provost Harrison]

You Americans can be so amazingly arrogant it is unbelievable. I mean, you've butchered the language, made it so whiny and nasal. So don't whinge to us that you can't understand our accents. Perhaps if you realised there was a big world beyond your own country you may understand this *sigh*

[Lonestar]

"JIEDDO" (which is milspeak) is the only one I didn't understand.

JIEDDO is an organization over in Crystal City.

You Americans can be so amazingly arrogant it is unbelievable. I mean, you've butchered the language, made it so whiny and nasal.

Actually, it's the other way around. In the 1750s it became the "thing" by the British Upper Classes to change the pronunciation of words so that English would sound more Frenchy and Romantic.

American English is the more pure form of it.

[SlowwHand]

Kind of like whatever "whinge" is supposed to mean?

[Dinner]

it's probably his surname.

and we can't help it if you colonials are unable to understand the mother tounge.

If they actually spoke in the Queen's English it wouldn't be so bad but it is the regional accents and slang which kill me.

[SlowwHand]

Like everywhere in the world?