Ha, yes. He was called many thing's, rarely Drill Instructor...... Most of it said under the breath sometimes not, I don't react well to being shouted at by a bad tempered arse who has just had an argument with his wife and is now taking it out on us.
Aren't drill instructors meant to be bad tempered arses, completely lacking in social skills and a sense of humour? My drill instructor was a real dick from the light infantry and I was in a bog standard rifle company. He made it abundantly clear that Riflemen were lower than pond scum and really didn't see the humour in my reply that it was a foreskin when he pointed to my rifle's foresight; in fairness, he'd probably heard that answer a 100 times.Ha, yes. He was called many thing's, rarely Drill Instructor...... Most of it said under the breath sometimes not, I don't react well to being shouted at by a bad tempered arse who has just had an argument with his wife and is now taking it out on us.
Yes I spent time in the guard room!
Ha, yes. He was called many thing's, rarely Drill Instructor...... Most of it said under the breath sometimes not, I don't react well to being shouted at by a bad tempered arse who has just had an argument with his wife and is now taking it out on us.
Yes I spent time in the guard room!
Yes I suppose that is part of their job description and I didn't mind a beasting if I had screwed up but I wouldn't take it if it was just to try and break me. I will bend but I will never be broken!
Ha, no but I did have to polish the tiles on many occasions!
Speaking American English increases your risk of dying of gun related incidents by a factor of 50...
This is bad. Bad. Very bad. You lose. (American Presidential English)
This is neither here nor there, but the word keen is seldom used in the US. Neither is the word pace. In the states you go to the hospital. In England you go to hospital.Ha, "gopping" I have not heard or seen that word for many years, one of my army pals who was from Warwickshire was quite keen on the word and would use it to discribe food, women and anything else he found distasteful !
I am keen to find out why the word keen is not used in the US, have you another word to take its place?
Ditto.That's odd as I have carried a handgun legally on my person for an eternity and it only increased the risk of criminals dying in my general vicinity by a greater factor than 50. I guess I was fortunate to be born with a pair of real testicles & properly raised on what it takes to be a Real Man by men who won two World Wars.
Ditto.That's odd as I have carried a handgun legally on my person for an eternity and it only increased the risk of criminals dying in my general vicinity by a greater factor than 50. I guess I was fortunate to be born with a pair of real testicles & properly raised on what it takes to be a Real Man by men who won two World Wars.
That's odd as I have carried a handgun legally on my person for an eternity and it only increased the risk of criminals dying in my general vicinity by a greater factor than 50. I guess I was fortunate to be born with a pair of real testicles & properly raised on what it takes to be a Real Man by men who won two World Wars.
Keen is seldom used, except maybe if you are not too keen on having to do something you don't want to do. And, I can't keep pace with all the changes in technology. I think in the UK pace is used where we use the word speed. I only spent a year in England and, living in Manchester, missed to lot of the nuances in conversations because I wasn't familiar with the accent there. There were times when I had no idea what was being said.I am keen to find out why the word keen is not used in the US, have you another word to take its place?
What word replaces the word pace?
I think In the UK or the US once you have reached the hospital you will be waiting a while to be attended to so not too different there!
I think even living in the UK if you are not from Manchester you would be hard pressed to understand much of what is being said so I can understand. Its not just Manchester, every town has its own dialect and accent and if you are not a local it may as well be a different language altogether!
I think even living in the UK if you are not from Manchester you would be hard pressed to understand much of what is being said so I can understand. Its not just Manchester, every town has its own dialect and accent and if you are not a local it may as well be a different language altogether!
I'm sure it is the same in the US to a certain extent.
As @Blademonkey said, it's not just Manchester, but since television the accents have mellowed a bit:
Ha, some of the old boys down here sound just like that old farmer
