LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.02.06 (03) [E]

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From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.02.05 (08) [E]

> From: Chris Ferguson <shoogly at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.02.05 (05)
> [E/S]
>
> Here in Scotland it fair gets oor dander up ( annoys
> us!! ) when people
> refer to us as "Scotch" or our language. It may be
> an archaic usages -but
> I'd advise anyone coming to Scotland not to use it
> at all ( even for
> whisky!! ) -as there is little more that will annoy
> people or get you
> sniggers in return- as people will feel you are
> ignorant of them and their
> culture!!!
>
> Chris Ferguson
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Well, thanks for the warning.
The situation is that in the most European countries
there are people who wants to be adressed by other
names than the-outside-people are used to do.
You get used to it.

I like it that the people just on the other side of
the Dutch border -the plattdeutsch people- always stay
friendly and smiling in whatever way they are adressed
to. Even when I call them Dutch or German or Platt or
Real Saxonians or Prussians, they go on smiling and
say: Prosit.

vr. gr. Theo Homan

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