.la1n
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This video managed to insult me, cause me great pain, and increase my desire to exit this world.
edit: oh god they are even attempting to sing in Korean. SHOOT THEM ALL.
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This video managed to insult me, cause me great pain, and increase my desire to exit this world.
edit: oh god they are even attempting to sing in Korean. SHOOT THEM ALL.
shanshan310
Member
The Korean was the worst part la1n ;.;
Maybe. I'm not sure. Italian Americans have a kind of distinct accent, as do Italian Aussies. Do they in England too?
Would have been the mid 1970's I guess.
Maybe. I'm not sure. Italian Americans have a kind of distinct accent, as do Italian Aussies. Do they in England too?
Would have been the mid 1970's I guess.
Okay. I will! >.>
There are going to be Italians living in the UK. I wouldn't say there are a huge amount of them though. I think those born in this country who are of Italian descent would more than likely have a proper British accent. I guess because you don't have a community of Italians living in the same area.
Probably true for the Asian and black community though. They both tend to have their own distinct accent.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
As a person who knew an Italian guy as a kid, he just sounded southern English. So yeah, they don't.
Yeah. Asians on the other hand tend to live in one big community. The kids are always exposed to an Asian accent and that obviously affects the way they speak.
shanshan310
Member
That's interesting. I don't think Asian people here have a distinct accent unless they moved here in high school. Aah language is so strange, but neat!
My father was Navy and I moved around a great deal to many different places growing up. I was told by a linguistics professor that I have the most "American neutral" accent he's ever heard and that I should become a voice actor. I took that as I sound incessantly boring.
By Asians I'm guessing you mean 'East Asians' right?
When British people speak about Asians they're generally speaking about Pakistanis, Indians, Bengalis, etc. Of course Britain has a history in that area of the world. Perhaps that's why there is such a huge community of South Asians in the UK.
The Asian Population is mostly Muslim. They tend to keep within the Muslim community. As a lot of people they come into contact with have an Indian accent, I suppose that has an affect on the way they speak. I wouldn't say they sound hugely different, but they tend have something in their accent that is a little different to the regional accent of the place they live.
Edit: Got to go.
.la1n
Member
You should be a voice actor. Probably make more money too.
I dont know. I get paid fairly well for what I do and IT is a much easier business to flourish in.
.la1n
Member
FINE
Don't worry, I'll still whisper things to you late at night.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
By far the worst programming problems are when a function isn't being hit and you have no idea why. You have barely anything to work with and it's just depressing.
Blaaarg fuck you ExtJS.
Blaaarg fuck you ExtJS.
ShockingAlberto
Member
JUST OVER A WEEK LEFT
No one's signed up in over a week.
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But everyone lives in weird places!
Kind of! Luckily, there are options. If you have someone on Steam, you can purchase through there for international people (note that there are rare game exceptions, such as Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, that will not boot up from IPs in Germany, so make sure you double-check on that sort of thing). There are several countries that have their own Amazon delivery, so barring maybe a phone call from your bank, that is a good way to get items to someone.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...8&docId=487250 - International hubs for Amazon
Usually you can just google "Amazon (country name)" and find what you're looking for and sometimes bigger Amazon hubs may ship to neighboring countries for cheap. So those are your best bets for buying those things for people.
If none of those options work, well...shipping options exist and they might not be TOO expensive. But hopefully it won't come to that. If there is a big problem that just can't be worked around, PM me and I'll see what we can figure out. It will probably involve me talking to the Santee to see what can be done.
But I'm awful at buying presents!
Probably! Most people are! But that's okay! Steam has a wishlist feature if you're going that route. If not, there's a notes section in the registration where hopefully your santee has decided to put what they wanted. And if that doesn't pan out, maybe look through their GAF post history and try and get a feel for what they might want.
And for all the santees, don't be a jerk! People are doing their best to shop for you, so don't get mad if you don't get exactly what you want. We're all friends here, so let's act like it. The important thing is to have fun with it!
Edit: After thinking about it, cap is $75, minimum is $10.
No one's signed up in over a week.
I am still walking around in my summercoat...but 7 degrees is a bit too cold for that
If you have to have a summercoat, you live in a place that's too cold.
Chuckie
Member
Yeah, tell me something I don't know
Yeah, but a lot of other awesome things are there.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
A summer coat is a winter coat is a raincoat here. Yup.
Chuckie
Member
Tell Mr Summer to come back to the UK. I miss him.
I don't even mind the cold... it's the goddamn rain I hate
I don't even mind the cold... it's the goddamn rain I hate
Well, it rains A LOT in the UK. We had the wettest summer in 100 years this year actually (lol). That's what I was saying about the weather being weird all over the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19428625
In 2010 we had the coldest winter in 300 years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ea...-heading-for-coldest-winter-in-300-years.html
WTF is going on!
lol
Well, the climate is changing all the time of course. Global warming specifically hasn't exactly made things warmer in the UK of late though. It does seem like something is not right though.
why would you do this to me
shanshan310
Member
You would not like summer here then. Beautiful and sunny for three weeks or so, then rainy, sticky and 35-40 degrees for the next six. Stupid tropics.I don't even mind the cold... it's the goddamn rain I hate
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
At least it's warm, it's fucking freezing here.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Fahrenheit 451 is terrible.
1984 was merely unpleasant.
Listen to recordings of American and Canadian broadcasts from 50 years ago.
Must feel really muggy on the night. There has been some nights here in the UK in the past where it has been so humid I find it hard to sleep. Just keep tossing and turning in my bed. I have to have the window open full and just a thin bed sheet. I remember some nights actually where there was absolutely no breeze. I was just lying there hoping for a bit of fresh air to hit my face. lol
I can't imagine how you manage to sleep in that kind of heat. I imagine it is incredibly humid on the night. Can you even open a window? I suppose Australia has all sorts of exotic insects that are best left outside. :/
shanshan310
Member
Lol, we have fly screens so nothing gets in open windows.
I dreamt I did last night actually. I got so lost on the trains, it was awful ;.; but I had lots of job offers. Even dream me remembers there's bugger all jobs in Brisbane. lol.
I was going ask you if you had something like that actually.
No need for them in the UK of course. Obviously we get flies and things, but on the night not much really goes through the window. I think we get mosquitoes in this country, but I don't often see them.
Speaking of insects, we don't really get many wasps anymore. It's strange. I remember in my childhood there being loads around. I hate wasps. Bees just get on with their own business, but wasps just like to fuck with you (lol). Hardly see any these days.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
I was going ask you if you had something like that actually.
No need for them in the UK of course. Obviously we get flies and things, but on the night not much really goes through the window. I think we get mosquitoes in this country, but I don't often see them.
Speaking of insects, we don't really get many wasps anymore. It's strange. I remember in my childhood there being loads around. I hate wasps. Bees just get on with their own business, but wasps just like to fuck with you (lol). Hardly see any these days.
AND FUCKING DADDY LONG-LEGS...ES. I hate those fuckers.
Actually they don't bother me at all. I quite like them in fact. They don't make much of a noise and don't really bother you much. Moths are a bit annoying though. lol
Flies buzzing around at night are annoying, but it's the really small insects that drive me insane. Not sure what they are, but they can have a really high pitched noise, higher than your typical fly, and when you turn the light on to see where they are, you can't find them because they're so small. I've had nights like that where I'm trying to sleep and all I can hear is this high pitched noise.
"Shut up!"
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Post your nanowrimo profiles in here so I can read your stories as you write them!
Jintor, hopefully writing and hype will counteract the depression.
Jintor, hopefully writing and hype will counteract the depression.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
I'm dying of laughter.
.la1n
Member
Can't speak for everyone but I'm going to miss you buddy. Come back soon hope it's not an extended break.
Professor Beef
Banned
We're losing our Dave? D:
lazybones18
Banned
Just be back in time for RPJ3
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Thank fuck he's gone. Phew.
.la1n
Member
That's just...Crude