British Humor even a yank can understand

[Frogman Ladue]

hairyyoda really took the time to try to explain British humor to me. ...it made me more confused. It was worth a try.


This gave me a chuckle...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfXaC8j ... e=youtu.be

NSFW (language)

[rodp]

Here you go frogman, learn a bit of the language as well

Black Country Lingo

Bostin – meaning ‘something to boast about’, it’s brilliant

Aer kid – friendly term for a family member, typically a younger sibling

Argy-bargy – having an argument or disagreement

Mucker – a close friend

Gaffer – the boss

Noggin – head

Havin a loff – sharing a joke with your mates

Ow bin ya? – first thing you say when meeting your friend in the pub to ask how they are

Round the Wrekin – taking the long way round

Blarting – crying or sobbing

Babby – baby, often shortenend to bab, as an alternative to ‘love’ or ‘dear’ as in ‘ow bin ya, bab?’

It’s a bit black over Bill’s mother’s – the sky in the distance is dark with rain

[rodp]

When you've learnt the language you can take the test I'm happy to say that as a proper Black Country mon I got 10 out of 10

http://nativemonster.com/lifestyle/quiz ... ry-dialect

[rodp]

And when you've mastered the lingo he's a little story for you. With Christmas round the corner it's quite appropriate.

http://www.expressandstar.com/editors-p ... stin-tale/

[chas]

Why was the letter "H" ever invented, not used much up ere either?
But it does exist in "Homour", notice humour, that's our, not or.
I wonder why different thing make different nations laugh, well, differently.

[Frogman Ladue]

When you've learnt the language you can take the test I'm happy to say that as a proper Black Country mon I got 10 out of 10

http://nativemonster.com/lifestyle/quiz ... ry-dialect

5/10.


Everything I need to learn about British language and culture, I learned from the old US Movie Euro Trip...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdP0JXZpbx0

NSFW (Language)

[rodp]

When you've learnt the language you can take the test I'm happy to say that as a proper Black Country mon I got 10 out of 10

http://nativemonster.com/lifestyle/quiz ... ry-dialect

5/10.


Everything I need to learn about British language and culture, I learned from the old US Movie Euro Trip...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdP0JXZpbx0

NSFW (Language)

Ha, they're just nancy boys up there ......... An thay dow spake rite