#1209

Yeah I was in the US at Christmas and my brother in law promised me a brewery tour round Boston, went to four or five places and he kept pace with me the whole way, and never once was he concerned about not being fit to drive to the next place then home again (and in fairness I never pulled him up on it). Would never happen here.

#1210

It’s interesting though because I would associate The NYT with a more leftist positioning so more akin to The Guardian than The Times or The Telegraph.

I think I always presumed that the lean into the NYT was more because politically media people tend to be that way and the sort of thing you’re talking about will be young idealistic types so they’ll go for that. Interesting to hear it’s a more general thing.

The Washington Post has a similar sort of thing, doesn’t it? Although in my mind it’s definitely a right-wing paper.

#1211

Everybody drink drives in Chicago. No reason to at all either.

#1212

An American wants to know…

Do all judges wear those powdered wigs every time their in court?

#1213

An American also wants to know…

Why do you lose your accents when you sing?

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#1214

Don’t think it happens so much anymore, but usually it’s cos loads of British people sound ridiculous singing in their own accent.

Read something once about American-sounding vowels being more natural to sing with than British ones but I don’t buy it

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#1215

Mostly, but not always (eg if it’s hot weather or in trials involving children, then they are often dispensed with):

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#1216

I reckon this is only because we mostly hear it when someone is trying to make a thing of it. If American accents didn’t exist it would sound normal and fine.

#1217

There’s a really good video on this and about we trade popular accents for singing and wtf is blink182’s accent but I can’t bloody find it in my history.

#1218

But in summary UK bands are trying to sound like their USA (let’s be honest 2 states, NY and CA) influences, who were trying to copy UK bands… and so ending up settled on this weird halfway state.

#1219

I’d say "Southern drawl’ before California.

#1220

Actually I think it’s mostly just about your influences. In the 80s I feel like British accents for British bands were a bigger thing. I recall seeing a band supporting BRMC whose vocalist sounded like Bernard Sumner but between songs he spoke in a broad US accent! It was the first time I’d heard the reverse thing of someone singing in a British accent from the States.

A lot has to do not only with influences but with what is considered acceptable I think. If a genre of music has a strong origin point then it can seem weird to hear it with a different accent. I recall early British rappers sounded a bit weird to me because hip-hop was about a US accent at first. I don’t even notice now but I think when you’re starting a band etc there’s a push to sound ‘authentic’ even if you’re ironically being inauthentic. And that leads to it.

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#1221

Depends on the court.

#1222

Hey @NeilYoung, just wondering something.
I get them impression that in America, it’s fairly common for an adult male to wear what I would call a jumper and they might call a sweater with nothing else on underneath. I’m not sure why I think this, I do remember once Ross taking his jumper off in Friends and being bare chested underneath, but I don’t know if that’s the only reason I think it. Pleased if you could offer any thoughts and advice.

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#1223

Michael Douglas Basic Instinct, nightclub scene

#1224

by god you’re right.
I’m really on to something here.

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#1225

classic look

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#1226

I think you’re right, which is weird, since Americans love wearing vests under shirts and t-shirts

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#1227

and t-shirts under shirts.

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#1228

Vest under t-shirts under shirts but NOT under a jumper

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