Anybody had similar questions asked

[PotNoodle]

A story from my last visit back in 1989.

There I am in a lift with my little sister beside me and an American couple also in there notice our accent.

"Hey, I bet I know where you come from?"...

"Okay".

"Australia!".

"Er no, try again".

"Okay, South Africa?"

"Nope".

"Of course, it's England".

 

[JohnnySharp2]

yes, many times, many Americans cannot pick our accent up at all, I have always had the impression they think we talk like either Prince Charles or Julie Andrews.

I have been called Australian, Welsh, Scottish, and Canadian over the years.

 

[gilld]

The question that amazes me and I've been asked it several times when in America or on an American cruise.
"Do you know the Queen - have you met her and her family?" Err "No"

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Been called Australian many times in the USA its a bit like that only fools and horses film Mami Twice when Del and Rodney are always called Aussies, I remember USA kids in a pool once at Disney saying about our accents i said we invented it they customised it!

 

[AndRu]

At KSC on the tour coaches an north american couple asked my sons which part of Ireland they were from. Ireland?! My DW managed avert a diplomatic incident by diverting the conversation while I gathered my flabber which had been well & truly ghasted.

 

[Lisash]

yes, many times, many Americans cannot pick our accent up at all, I have always had the impression they think we talk like either Prince Charles or Julie Andrews.

My kids reckon I always start to talk like Julie Andrews as soon as I get off the plane .....

 

[brer rabbit 28]

The best one i got was a guy in Epcot telling me about his friend John from London."Do you know him?His name is John and he works as an editor in London." When i said no as i live in Manchester,he said,"yeah but you must know John,right?"

The other one was a guy on EE,all the ride round he was telling me about his trip to Glasgow near London!!!

Maybe it's cos America is so big that there concept of distance is so different to ours.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Yes had that, '' Like your Royal familiy have you ever met them?'' Do you stop for afternoon tea? Answer No go to McDonalds!!!

 

[tink too]

We've had the usual ones over the years - especially Australian over the last 5 years or so...

We're Scottish and have had many funny questions, like:

1. Are you Russian?
2. Where's your little skirt? (My dad's all time favourite! )
3. How do you catch a haggis?
4. Are you from Glasgow or Edinborrow?
5. Scotland - that's a city in England, right? I think that as they both have "land" in their name it's kinda obvious that they are both countries!

And, from our American friends who have visited Scotland in the past, many have asked "do you know (insert name here) from (insert Scottish town/city name here)?

But considering WDW is about the size of Manchester and Florida is probably about the size of Scotland, no wonder our American cousins are confused!

 

[wilma-bride]

Yeah, the one that always makes me laugh when you say you're from England is when they say they have a friend from England - John Smith who lives in Liverpool. Do you know him? I suppose England (the UK) must seem pretty small to them but even so, I always feel like saying I have a friend who lives in Washington, do you know her?

 

[carolfoy]

Yeah, the one that always makes me laugh when you say you're from England is when they say they have a friend from England - John Smith who lives in Liverpool. Do you know him? I suppose England (the UK) must seem pretty small to them but even so, I always feel like saying I have a friend who lives in Washington, do you know her?

I had the same experience whilst walking down the street in new york! a chap had an auntie in Burr ming ham so I must know her right?

 

[angelbaby29871]

We've had the usual ones over the years - especially Australian over the last 5 years or so...

We're Scottish and have had many funny questions, like:

1. Are you Russian?
2. Where's your little skirt? (My dad's all time favourite! )
3. How do you catch a haggis?
4. Are you from Glasgow or Edinborrow?
5. Scotland - that's a city in England, right? I think that as they both have "land" in their name it's kinda obvious that they are both countries!

And, from our American friends who have visited Scotland in the past, many have asked "do you know (insert name here) from (insert Scottish town/city name here)? :lma

But considering WDW is about the size of Manchester and Florida is probably about the size of Scotland, no wonder our American cousins are confused!

my DH has purchased himself "a little skirt" to wear this year, so we shall see what that brings

 

[Night-train]

Ireland?! My DW managed avert a diplomatic incident by diverting the conversation while I gathered my flabber which had been well & truly ghasted.

And your problem was . . . ? Explain please. I'm sure there are more than me who'd like to know.

 

[kkymmy]

i've had people ask me if I know Jim...no location, just asking if I knew Jim!!!

Also the place Leicester seems to confuse them...a lot of americans pronounce it lie-ses-ter!

 

[paulfoel]

A story from my last visit back in 1989.

There I am in a lift with my little sister beside me and an American couple also in there notice our accent.

"Hey, I bet I know where you come from?"...

"Okay".

"Australia!".

"Er no, try again".

"Okay, South Africa?"

"Nope".

"Of course, it's England".

Yeh, but the worse thing is that Americans think that theres no such thing as the UK - its all England !!!!!

Tried explaining this once because they thought Wales was part of England !!!!

 

[arieljasmine]

Lots of funny stories here!

It confuses me if Americans can't tell I'm English because I always think everything I say sounds so terribly English when I'm in Florida! And I don't even slightly have the Julie Andrews accent, it's more broad Lancashire

I have managed to confuse a few people with my New York Yankees cap though, and even had some hassle from Red Sox fans, so much that I am thinking of buying a non-controversial one for our next trip!

ArielJasmine

 

[DebIreland]

That's gonna happen anywhere though. We get a lot of American tourists where I live and over the years have struck up conversation with many of them. I still can't really distinguish one State's accent from another, despite the fact that they could live 1000 or more miles apart. The only exception is New York which I usually get right. II have made the blunder of thinking someone from Canada was American and vice-versa.

We were regularly mistaken for Australians too in WDW but then again, it didn't help that DH almost exclusively wore one of the 3 t-shirts his sister brought him back from Australia. By the end of the trip I was begging him to wear something else. Grrr! We were also mistaken for Scottish or English, but it's no problem.

 

[PotNoodle]

We've had the usual ones over the years - especially Australian over the last 5 years or so...

We're Scottish and have had many funny questions, like:

1. Are you Russian?
2. Where's your little skirt? (My dad's all time favourite! )
3. How do you catch a haggis?
4. Are you from Glasgow or Edinborrow?
5. Scotland - that's a city in England, right? I think that as they both have "land" in their name it's kinda obvious that they are both countries!
:

God! you must of really been cheesed off at times or did you take it all in your stride?

 

[tink too]

God! you must of really been cheesed off at times or did you take it all in your stride?

I find most of them amusing really, as the people asking the questions are usually so genuine - not being rude or anything, just inquisitive! These comments we've had have been over a period of time, not asked one after the other like Mastermind - or that would have been annoying!

 

[gavvy]

Ive been asked if im australian ans south aferican, and this was when I was working in EPCOT in the UK section in the rose and crown. As for trying to explain what Wales is, forget it!

Ive even had people ask me if the UK was next to Canada as it is in EPCOT