{"id":156,"date":"2011-11-02T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/11\/british-people-and-their-accents\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:21:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T03:21:39","slug":"british-people-and-their-accents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/11\/british-people-and-their-accents.html","title":{"rendered":"British People and Their Accents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>\n\n\n\n
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One of these things are not like the others\u2026yeah, that would be you, American Captain Jack. \u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I\u2019ve been watching Torchwood lately, and I just have to say it.<\/p>\n

I love the way British people talk.<\/p>\n

Can I be British when I grow up? We sound like backwoods country bumpkins of whom the classy Brits are ever-so-hugely embarrassed in comparison.<\/p>\n

Jeez. Ancestry sucks sometimes. I\u2019d even settle for Australian, at this point. Welsh. Scottish! (yeah, Amy Pond.) Irish (go Pogues).<\/p>\n

Even New Zealand is on my list.<\/p>\n

You know what\u2019s at the bottom?<\/p>\n

Texan.<\/p>\n

*hangsheadinshame*<\/p>\n

NB: My next son is totally being named Ianto. I know this is the first you\u2019re hearing of this, Ogre, and I apologize. But IANTO!<\/p>\n

Best. Name. Ever.<\/p>\n

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