Triple take

Random ramblings of a British guy that's moved to Australia. And now back to UK.

Monday, May 28, 2007

The unthinkable has happened

On a call to my bank 2 mins ago:

Call centre chick: "Since you've only been there a year could I take your previous address please?"

Me: "Yeah, it's XX st., Townsville, UK"

ccc: "Oh, you've spent some time in the UK?"

Me: "I'm bloody British love"

ccc: "Oh. Sorry, from your voice I thought you were from West Australia or Northern Territory..."

GNAGH!!!!!! Thank fuck I'm going back to the UK so I can get proper voice back.

I'm going to sulk quietly in the corner now....

At least S says I sound pom.....

*sulks*

9 Comments:

Blogger Two Cents said...

Admit it, you have a little Aussie pride!

Have a great "avo" (that's a word from down under, right?)

;)

5:18 pm  
Blogger Only me said...

A little?! If this place was a girl I'd bed her! If it wasn't mandatory to live here two years first I'd be a citizen already :)

But that doesn't make me want to sound like an aussie! I hate the thought. I don't wanna sound like one! *pouts*

9:36 pm  
Blogger vuboq said...

HA! I read the last sentence as "At least S says I sound porn"... and i wondered whachubeenupto... and then I realized (a) I have teh sex on teh brain and (b) I don't read so good.

2:07 am  
Blogger dykewife said...

aw! does that mean you're going to sound more english that you did when you lived in england? i know a few immigrants scots who have stronger brogues than a highlander in a pub.

12:48 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

He can soundlike Porn i guess... but more upper class because of the british accent :P

j/k

S.

9:12 pm  
Blogger Ally said...

Another vote for the Pom / Porn misreading :).

6:15 pm  
Blogger Z said...

Maybe you could interject "What Ho!" or "Wotcher", depending on the impression you mean to give, at regular intervals in every conversation.

You'll certainly sound Australian to us, I'm afraid.

6:17 pm  
Blogger Only me said...

vuboq: Nout wrong with sex on the brain. It has to do with being male I think - it's an afflition we suffer from :)

dykewife: I'll get rid of the twang quickly enough when I'm surrounded by poms. Not swearing in front of my family or using aussie slang will be a seperate drama though...

S: What exactly does Porn sound like? I think I should be sulking.

Ally: Perhaps I should change my font!

Z: Not after a few days back in Norfolk - I'll be back to "Oi carn't read or wroit but oi can droive a tracker...." Crap. Maybe I'll keep the Aussie instead! :)

5:46 pm  
Blogger P. said...

Thank fuck I'm going back to the UK

You're so confusing.

7:09 am  

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