tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post3545686507140126458..comments2023-10-10T06:48:25.555-07:00Comments on My trip to Black Belt at 50... and beyond!: Karate across the pond: “karate-do” vs “karate-jutsu”.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-78763302499926762772008-01-23T15:05:00.000-08:002008-01-23T15:05:00.000-08:00I emailed Iain and he responded to my accent comme...I emailed Iain and he responded to my accent comments: <I>My Grandfather, who had a very broad accent and would often "discuss" it with my Scottish Grandmother, was of the view that we Cumbrians did not have accents; it was the rest of the world that did :-) It's funny how your ears attune to these thing though. In this part of the world, I could tell you what town a person was from by the accent (many of which are only a few miles apart). However, aside from the Southern and New York accents, all American accents sound very similar to my English ears. Similarly all Scottish accents sound alike - aside from Glaswegian - and I'm unable to pick out the differences from place to place. All quite interesting I find.</I>BBat50https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736054246852300843noreply@blogger.com