Local Yokels & Country Bumpkins
Two decades of working abroad teach you many ways to negotiate the language barrier. But nothing quite prepares you for setting up home in the West Country, only to find you cannot understand the locals. The Severn Bridge and the Prince of Wales Bridge spanning the Severn Estuary: connecting the West Counrty to Wales Me: "I say!" Her: "'Hello my luvely, what can I do for you today ?" "Woud you by any chance know how to get to Down ?" "Well yes I should say I do, thank you." "Er well, could you perhaps tell me how to get to Down ?" "Well yes, it's jolly easy really, I'm sure most folks around here could probably tell you." "Ah well quite. I'm sorry to say I'm not from around here, so would you please be so kind as to tell me just how easy it is ?" "Well now, which Down are you looking for exactly ? Upper Down or Lower Down ?" "Ah, now that's a good question to be fair. Is th...