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Reply 20

Anatheme

nearlyheadlessian

Why, what's wrong with it? And which Scottish accent did you have in mind exactly? :p:

It's a completely unknown accent in France so people will probably look at someone with such accent pretty weirdly :holmes:

. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just… Different :p:

(And I was thinking Edinburgh, I've been told several times it wasn't that strong, but I was really shocked the first time I heard it as it's really different from British English).

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Reply 21

NolaGirl

Auldreekie

Nola : where do you live in the US ?

I've actually lived all over the US...my family currently lives in California, but I go to Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana (of Hurricane Katrina infamy)

Reply 22

FTC199

Anatheme

It's a completely unknown accent in France so people will probably look at someone with such accent pretty weirdly :holmes:

. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just… Different :p:

(And I was thinking Edinburgh, I've been told several times it wasn't that strong, but I was really shocked the first time I heard it as it's really different from British English).

if you mean British English as in the accent of the south of england then edinburgh is quite different but thats 'cause southern english people are posh :p:

i remember i fiercely had a scottish accent in freshers week due to the number of english people i met!

at least it isn't glasgow - that would be a difficult accent to understand, even i dont get it sometimes and im scottish!

Reply 23

Anatheme

FTC199

if you mean British English as in the accent of the south of england then edinburgh is quite different but thats 'cause southern english people are posh :p:

Well, I'm in Manchester so it's more the Northerner accent that I was talking about, but since I'm French, it's even more shocking as I'm not used to hearing that accent at all, lol.

Reply 24

ScholarsInk

nearlyheadlessian

Why, what's wrong with it? And which Scottish accent did you have in mind exactly? :p:

I didn't understand that comment either.

Est-ce que tu trouves morte la vieille alliance?

Reply 25

FTC199

ScholarsInk

I didn't understand that comment either.

Est-ce que tu trouves morte la vieille alliance?

WOW! you know what the auld alliance is and you aren't either french or scottish, that is impressive! all my english friends here have never even heard of it (even the ones doing history) so i am genuinely shocked (and kind of impressed!)

Reply 26

Auldreekie

I want the accent of Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting <3

Reply 27

alfahad

Auldreekie

Hello Alfahad ! Are you coming to Edinburgh for one year or more ?

actually i'll be staying for the whole 4 years and maybe an extra year if i take the MEng

Reply 28

alfahad

really you guys don't like scottish accent??
i used to stay with a scottish host family from glasgow and i really liked their accent!
but i think i'll never be able to pick it up!lol

Reply 29

nearlyheadlessian

alfahad

really you guys don't like scottish accent??
i used to stay with a scottish host family from glasgow and i really liked their accent!

I think the general consensus has been that we do like the Scottish accent, but I personally object to the suggestion that there is a generic 'Scottish' accent - someone from Glasgow does not speak the same way someone from Dunfermline does and neither of them speak the same way as someone from the Western Isles who in turn speak differently to those from the Northern Isles, and so on and so on.

Reply 30

Anatheme

I haven't heard that many Scottish so I don't hate the accent, I just don't know it. I wouldn't hate Scottish anyway 'cause they're Celtic people :teeth:

Reply 31

alfahad

nearlyheadlessian

oh .. i see
yeah i agree there's no such thing as one scottish accent,, even with my host parents the mother had kinda different accent than the father although they're both scottish.

Reply 32

**Jenny**

Hey
I'm an exchange student from Australia, will hopefully be coming to Edinburgh in September to study Chem Eng, I'm sooo excited!!!!
Don't know which accommodation to stay in though, where is everyone else going?