tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post8312340809627687932..comments2008-10-08T16:37:42.695+01:00soCherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760583523578644450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post-52894262635246268902008-10-08T16:37:00.000+01:002008-10-08T16:37:00.000+01:00Hello this was wildly emotive to me then a few years ago I thought fuck it ! Basically born in SA came to Scotland when I was 9 years old. My accent was always a sore point and I was always being judged for being English. Or I'd have to go into a long winded explanation about being from SA and that was simply awful as immediately people would start being very nice to me and telling me all about their relatives who had emigrated to SA in the height of Apartheide with out a care for the the political situation. All completely complicated by the only relative we had in Scotland was a great aunt who was absolutely lovely but a founding member of the SNP! I made a documentary about this and then did 3 years of therapy - now I think people just wouldn't dare comment on my accent. But I do fantasise about living in some enormous multicultral city like NY, london or sydney...<BR/><BR/>www.creativevoyage.co.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post-33367308307715824892008-09-30T19:15:00.000+01:002008-09-30T19:15:00.000+01:00I understand completely - I had the same experience as you. And even now, when I apparently do sound Scottish (!) I had a hard time when I was working in Glasgow for the last few years. Scottish I may be, but I didn't sound like 'their' kind of Scottish.Twelfthknithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793069163403584688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post-40163691757052672272008-09-30T17:22:00.000+01:002008-09-30T17:22:00.000+01:00Ah ken weel, hen! <BR/>I got a hard time at school for sounding posh (ME!)- one learns to adapt ones accent at times.<BR/>And as someone who has family all over the UK, I "tone" my accent to what ever part of Scotland/UK I'm in.<BR/>My Aunt and Uncle moved to Wales 50 years ago and picked up the Welsh accent - but they still thought they sounded Scottish, we never told them lol.<BR/>You've got a fine accent - don't let anyone tell you otherwise!Flavaknitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04266688823301335965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post-39342514160700078892008-09-29T14:38:00.000+01:002008-09-29T14:38:00.000+01:00Very well-said, Elaine. Although I am not Scottish by birth, I have lived here only 3 years and must say that I truly feel more at home here than anywhere else I lived in my 40 years. What strikes me is that I will never sound like I am from here, which I suppose is fitting. However, I'm hoping to be granted the privilege of living in Scotland long-term (forever?) and I know I will always sound like a tourist. Although this bothers me only a teeny bit, I can certainly understand why a Scot such as yourself would prefer a Scottish accent.TangledFroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00507562118948656792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post-69342121089853754232008-09-29T12:09:00.000+01:002008-09-29T12:09:00.000+01:00Thank you for responding, I'm sorry that my comment upset you and that I ended up being so snippy. I think you just touched a raw nerve which, judging from your experiences, you probably understand. It does sound as though we are both coming from the same side but sadly I hear quite a lot of negative comments towards those who were not born in Scotland, and particularly towards English people, and I assumed this was what you meant and I am sorry for that. No one should be made to feel awkward or ashamed of their accent. Again, sorry to have upset you.Kirstynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17215952.post-37430653342529680382008-09-29T11:09:00.000+01:002008-09-29T11:09:00.000+01:00just wanted to say that i (as a resident &quot;visitor&quot; to scotland!) would never have taken your comment to be judgemental about those of us with &quot;other&quot; accents.<BR/>my mum was born in scotland but has been living elsewhere since the 60s, and still has her scottish accent - &amp; i&#39;m pretty sure she&#39;s worked hard to keep it, because the link to her country, her history &amp; her family is important to her. on the other hand, there&#39;s me - not scottish by birth but living in scotland for the past 9 years. i don&#39;t see myself as a visitor but don&#39;t see myself as scottish either - &amp; i started to lose my &quot;home&quot; accent within about a year of moving here. i&#39;m kind of disappointed that linguistically, i&#39;m no longer recognisable as being from my &quot;homeland&quot;, so i can understand where you&#39;re coming from - i&#39;ve now got a weird hybrid accent that seems to be completely un-placeable, so no one really knows where i&#39;m from until i tell them, which makes me feel quite disconnected from my own history at times.<BR/>don&#39;t stress about the comment - it sounds like a simple misunderstanding &amp; i think your explanation should have cleared things up!tigerlilithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957564478909782932noreply@blogger.com