Thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Thanks for the smile.
Not only am I British, but I am from Yorkshire. While on holiday in New Mexico close to the Texas border I ended up chatting to an older-than-me gent wearing what I term a 'cowboy hat'. I realised his eyes were glazing and his stance, if not his feet, was backing away. Eventually he 'drawled': "I know you're speaking English at me, but I can't understand a goddamn word you're saying." Priceless.
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British multi-genre fiction author who haunts historical sites - check out her publication 'Escape Into History'. For novel links: www.lindaacaster.com
Strange factoid I recently learned:The Stetson is now seen as the archetypal "cowboy hat", but the most common headwear for working class men in the 19th century American West was the bowler hat.
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During my father's tour of duty in England he attended a lecture on aspects of English and American speech given by an Englishman, who said to the Americans, "I have been all over your great country and nowhere have I had any difficulty…
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