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Date Posted: 07:27:59 06/17/09 Wed
Author: Penna. Dreamer
Subject: Oh! I forgot!

I met a Scotsman and Scotslady last night. This couple was visiting his brother here in Penna. They came to our Garden Club picnic at a lovely-historic-stone house. The house dates back to 1791, and has been lovingly restored. The barns and grounds are verra romantic! Hearing their Scottish brogue, I couldn't help my imagination! I finally asked if they happened to read Outlander. They have not, but they seemed quite pleased that I have read about the highlands. I told them that the characters end up in North Carolina, and then return to Scotland. The lady looked at me and said, "why would they do that?" I was quite taken aback at that response! I also told them that we have been to Scotland, and our story about Dahlwinnie (sp?). I actually had a hard time understanding them, the brogue, like some of the dialects in England, can be difficult to understand. You have to listen intently.

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• How neat! I love to meet people from other places. The conversations are always very interesting. I am from Maine and my husband is from Yorkshire (yorksha). Both families are working class and have very distinct regional accents - "ayuh!" " aye luv!" When they first met, DH and I had to translate as they did not understand each other. We found it quite amusing. :) (NT) -- Lady JenF :), 10:46:45 06/20/09 Sat