tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post2068607851598636207..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: This Bloody Cold...Peter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-22373603532353842092007-06-16T08:47:00.000-07:002007-06-16T08:47:00.000-07:00Glad it went well. Sadly my voice makes me sound l...Glad it went well. Sadly my voice makes me sound like I'm trapped in a black and white film, but I stopped worrying about that a long time ago...Quinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637695560474948613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-57449171092511154792007-06-15T11:24:00.000-07:002007-06-15T11:24:00.000-07:00Byjane, I think that phenomenon contributed in par...Byjane, I think that phenomenon contributed in part to my having left England, all those years ago. As soon as I opened my mouth I was spotted for a nice Oxbridge boy, and treated as such--whether with respect or contempt for what I was supposed to be. I think things have changed since my day, though: accents seem less a matter of social class distinction than they once were. My impression, at least. Thanks for writing, PaLPeter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-5038257723048529852007-06-15T11:08:00.000-07:002007-06-15T11:08:00.000-07:00About that English accent--from a Yank's POV: I r...About that English accent--from a Yank's POV: I remember walking around Charing Cross on one of my first evenings living in London and hearing two young women talking to each other. I was so impressed; thought they must be royalty, at the very least--and wasn't the palace somewhere around here? Now I know better; they were probably hookers, and Cockney ones at that. One thing my years in England gave me was an ear for accents, along with the requisite class awareness.ByJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540902996183063666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-53765175642906469492007-06-14T15:37:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:37:00.000-07:00You're welcome to it, Quink. Use it in good healt...You're welcome to it, Quink. Use it in good health! Cheers, PaLPeter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-43093014630020899142007-06-14T14:18:00.000-07:002007-06-14T14:18:00.000-07:00I hope it goes well. I like the sang-froid gag ver...I hope it goes well. I like the sang-froid gag very much and will certainly steal it...Quinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637695560474948613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-25136199507907420952007-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:002007-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for the good wishes, all. They're much app...Thanks for the good wishes, all. They're much appreciated. Look forward to seeing you both, Fred. Cheers, PaLPeter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-30721492063929160102007-06-14T09:43:00.000-07:002007-06-14T09:43:00.000-07:00Good luck tonight. Lynn and I will be there cheeri...Good luck tonight. Lynn and I will be there cheering you on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-65009936135086849712007-06-14T09:36:00.000-07:002007-06-14T09:36:00.000-07:00Good luck with speech.Good luck with speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-62964916400158778112007-06-14T08:53:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:53:00.000-07:00Sounds like a good time. You've hooked several re...Sounds like a good time. You've hooked several readers through your public readings. Eli and myself, to name two. Good luck tonight.<BR/><BR/>You'd think it'd be impossible to get a cold with triple digit temperatures over on your side of the country. Must be an Englishman thing I guess. :)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072259264111848667noreply@blogger.com