says “keeping up appearances”, do you desperately try to think of a Hyacinth Bucket joke to shoehorn in?
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Same with the word “bucket”, often a temptation to correct the pronounciation.
When someone says “Birmingham”, do you have to fight the urge to repeat it in a terrible attempt at a Brummie accent (with about 17 implied "i"s)
Asks if you want a drink at work you say “a vodka” or “gin”
Used to work with a woman who did this literally EVERY SINGLE TIME you offered her a hot drink. It was her entire personality.
Mentioned it in my dissertation actually.
When a fire engine goes past, do you feel and/or act on the urge to say “well they’ll never sell any ice cream going at that speed”.
When a barperson offers you a tray when you’ve been served a round of drinks, do you say “do you not think I’ve got enough to carry?!”
God no, if she ever finds out that she can get this quality of shabs from people who don’t hold in their farts until the middle of a big hug then I’m screwed.
I do not. Dudley, on the other hand…
Hook coffee directly into my veins
I’m so sorry forgive me lord for I have sinned. Guilty of this on the reg. Maybe its my entire personality?
Not for a fire engine because I’m not some weird dad joking comedy dolt.
For an ambulance on the other hand…
Well as long it’s not a cry for help from the oppression of your job…
They you would probably sound more scouse than brummie