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View Poll Results: Which of the American Accents do you find the most appealing?
New York 0 0%
New Jersey 0 0%
New England 1 5.56%
Eastern 1 5.56%
Southern 7 38.89%
Mid-West 3 16.67%
Nothern Mid-West (similiar to Canadian) 3 16.67%
Western 3 16.67%
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Old 31st October 2007, 08:22
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I don't speak Gaelic - but would caution you from accepting anything that you do not have verified by at least two or three Gaelic speakers. Many people go ahead and have a tattoo done, relying on the version given by strangers over the net. A foolish notion, imho.

There has been publicity recently here about a middle-aged Englishman who proudly wore a huge tattoo in Chinese characters on his chest. He THOUGHT it said one thing and proudly told all and sundry what it meant. He was recently on holiday somewhere and was informed that the tattoo was actually the Chinese characters for 'Coca-Cola'.... Caveat emptor
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Old 31st October 2007, 11:14
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Some of the people I know would delight in doing that. Why on earth would anyone want a tattoo in a language they are not fully conversant with? It's beyond me...
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Old 31st October 2007, 13:45
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I thought the Coca Cola man story was priceless. He was quoted as saying 'Well, I'm going to find out if I can get it changed to something in Japanese'.... Some fowk nevir learn, eh?!!!
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Old 31st October 2007, 15:49
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If you think that's stupid, you should hear some of the things folk want to have translated into Gaidhlig, before they've been translated.
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Old 31st October 2007, 16:18
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I know.... I've read some of the requests on here in the past!
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Old 31st October 2007, 17:20
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If I ever get a tattoo, it shall be an abstract design, with no words, and certainly no names on it!!!
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Old 31st October 2007, 21:52
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It'll be a cold day in he ll before I decide to get my body tattooed.
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