Now I know where you come from, McFly... and well, what a nice mixture of accents you must have ;) Simpatico!
Ileah: Well this is a British Accents topic and we are actually a bit out of topic, lol... But McFly and I can assure all of you that also Italian can be spoken in very many different ways. So much that sometimes - when people speak their regional varieties - we hardly understand each other ;)
hey, can anyone tell me something? in my language we have a saying and it goes like: the best steersman are on the shore. Meaning the follow: when someone is sailing near the coast and getting into trouble, a lot of people standing on shore will yell at him what he should do. So it lookes like all the people on teh shore are better steersman then the one on the boat. But since their not in his position it is easier to yell things. Now this was symbolic as you understand.
So does the english language have a saying like this?
Boomstam- Does saying that the best boatsmen are on the shore have a negative connotation to it? Saying someone is a backseat driver is an insult. It's used for those annoying people who make over dramatic frantic noises from the passenger seat and give "advice" on what you should do while you're driving. Is that what your saying implies? Because your description didn't seem to sound all that negative.
yes it is, the people on the shore think to know best, they are loud and noisy but its easy to be that way. They arn't the ones in danger and dont have to make decicions.
Yeah I almost wrecked the family car the first time I went driving with my mother, she was back seat driveing me, as soon as she settled down I drove fine.
ya thats it exactly vano, its the guy sitting at home watching the game and critiquing everything the players do wrong and yelling what he would have done to win the game
Too many Americans men do that, its so funny….I mean they act like its a life or death situation, and its annoying if they have never played the sport, or any sport for that matter.
lol reading threw some of the previous posts. im from Manchester in the uk always good to know u can pick up a chick with ur accent just across the pond
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And what about the "Toscanian" accent in an english conversation? ;)
Aha, the Tuscan accent can only be heard when speaking Italian, hehe....;)
How about yours?
Well... my accent? Err...mmh and, of course, uhm...
You should think that I speak with an heavy, heavy accent, If I tell you where I live...
But I truly dont!! I swear!
I'll give you a clue: in the middle of the northern part of our country...
wow i am sooo confused….
Dont get confused, Ileah
we were joking on our different italian accents!
ahh ok. thank u ;)
Now I know where you come from, McFly... and well, what a nice mixture of accents you must have ;) Simpatico!
Ileah: Well this is a British Accents topic and we are actually a bit out of topic, lol... But McFly and I can assure all of you that also Italian can be spoken in very many different ways. So much that sometimes - when people speak their regional varieties - we hardly understand each other ;)
Get your damn hands off her.
hands off of who vano?
Mcfly knows.
ohh i see… "this is and A B convo so C YA"
Just watch Back To The Future. Biff calls Marty's dad McFly. It's his last name or something. Marty
cuz i just happen to have that lying around…..
hey, can anyone tell me something?
in my language we have a saying and it goes like: the best steersman are on the shore.
Meaning the follow: when someone is sailing near the coast and getting into trouble, a lot of people standing on shore will yell at him what he should do. So it lookes like all the people on teh shore are better steersman then the one on the boat. But since their not in his position it is easier to yell things.
Now this was symbolic as you understand.
So does the english language have a saying like this?
ow and i hope i made myself clear enough
hmm u mean like what goes around comes around?
lol no not all.
hmm.. then i don't think so.
wait maybe "u don't know someone till u walk a mile in their shoes?
nopz. neither that.
dang…
Hey Boomstams' I think the saying your looking for is a 'back seat driver' the one in the back seat of the car is telling the driver what to do.
yeah!
i never hearedof it, but it sounds right~!
alright henry!
(dang i feel like a freaking cheerleader!) x(
I don't think that's correct.
Boomstam- Does saying that the best boatsmen are on the shore have a negative connotation to it? Saying someone is a backseat driver is an insult. It's used for those annoying people who make over dramatic frantic noises from the passenger seat and give "advice" on what you should do while you're driving. Is that what your saying implies? Because your description didn't seem to sound all that negative.
definatly "back seat driving"
Yeah I almost wrecked the family car the first time I went driving with my mother, she was back seat driveing me, as soon as she settled down I drove fine.
Yes, I will never drive with my mother. Only twice in the two years I've been driving, and oh were those horrendous rides.
i dont drive yet but i am not looking forward to driving with my mom
she flips out a lot! and she always is tense
hey guys! ok so I agree with henry that backseat driver is a good fit but what about armchaired quaterback? that one should work too
depends… what is it exactly?
I assume it describes the man at home watching and yelling at the players on the t.v.
ahhhh
yes that one work to....
ya thats it exactly vano, its the guy sitting at home watching the game and critiquing everything the players do wrong and yelling what he would have done to win the game
i hate it when people do that! espaically if they have never even played football!
Too many Americans men do that, its so funny….I mean they act like its a life or death situation, and its annoying if they have never played the sport, or any sport for that matter.
lol reading threw some of the previous posts. im from Manchester in the uk always good to know u can pick up a chick with ur accent just across the pond
It's not the accent alone. It's the "just across the pond" as well.
a-course ;p
except the obvious being nice and charming it sounds that foreigners cants resist it thats all am sayin
u british?
Awww you British? ;)
Thank you for naming your dogs "Wellington". Thank you.
See, they're falling for your accent already and they haven't even heard it yet.
hehe yeah im a sucker for british guys.. rocker guys.... nerdy guys... cute guys... sweet guys....
hmm so basically guys in generall hehe
Tart
tart?
Tart = slut.
ahh
SADDAM! am not! :P