I'm not sure if you have to know my friend's husband to find this funny, but I smiled when I saw on her facebook page that she was "now laughing that the local paper thinks Pete is 'Scottish'. It's the persistantly red beard. Well, and he did perform Scottish songs this weekend." Her husband is British.
Do you find that funny? I do. I think if you know any Brits, you know how they might react to being called Scottish. Are you laughing now?
The line in the local paper says, "Music was provided by Scottish folk singer (and Ashland University professor) Peter Slade and the Mansfield Dulcimer Players." I actually covered my mouth and laughed when I read that. Scottish folk singer!
I love thinking of people having a hard time with Pete's accent. Pete is not exactly what I'd call easy going, so I giggle when I imagine how irritating it must be to have no one be able to properly identify him.
Another case of misidentification: At church, Pete said, "Hi, I'm Peter." (Phonetically: Pitah.) A woman shook his hand and kindly said in a Southern accent, "Nice to meet you, Pizza."
Hahahaahhaa!
I swear, an English accent wreaks havoc in non-cosmopolitan areas.
Monday, July 7, 2008
My Friend's Husband: Not a Scottish Folk Singer
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2 comments:
I am not exactly easy going??
WTF???
BTW your story only works if you say I am English. You see one is British whether one hales from England, Wales or Scotland; therefore, a Scottish folksinger is British.
Anyway, I am blood easy going!
Ah good tip on the British thing.
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