Can you understand the Tangier Island dialect?

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Pity to see such xenophobia here, arildno. I suppose an education in physics does not always equal being worldly or culturally appreciative.
 
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E.kind said:
Pity to see such xenophobia here, arildno. I suppose an education in physics does not always equal being worldly or culturally appreciative.

What was xenophobic?
Some dialects are uglier than others, I gave three examples of Norwegian dialects I find ugly.
 
arildno said:
What was xenophobic?
Some dialects are uglier than others, I gave three examples of Norwegian dialects I find ugly.
The Tangier dialect is not at all ugly to an American ear. It's quaint, and I wanted to hear more of it.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
The Tangier dialect is not at all ugly to an American ear. It's quaint, and I wanted to hear more of it.

That does not make me xenophobic, either.
Just because aesthetics is a local standard (similar to assigning labels "left"/"right"), doesn't make it any less true :approve:
 
I needed to listen to some of it a few times, but it is pretty understandable once you get the hang of it.

But the reason I responded. A question I've always had. What's the dialect of Nicolas Cage? I always find is sounds pretty cool.
 
MarcoD said:
But the reason I responded. A question I've always had. What's the dialect of Nicolas Cage? I always find is sounds pretty cool.
Cageian. Not to be confused with Cajun.
 
arildno said:
That does not make me xenophobic, either.
I didn't say you were xenophobic. I was just pointing out that you may be in the minority in finding it ugly.
Just because aesthetics is a local standard (similar to assigning labels "left"/"right"), doesn't make it any less true :approve:
I don't follow this. Left and right are local phenomena?
 
zoobyshoe said:
I don't follow this. Left and right are local phenomena?
:smile:
 
zoobyshoe said:
Cageian. Not to be confused with Cajun.

Great, that helped. :rolleyes:
 
MarcoD said:
Great, that helped. :rolleyes:
He doesn't have an accent, just a very distinctive personal way of speaking, like Jimmy Stewart or John Wayne.