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[sbrothy]

Like who's on first, but different:

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I think that is one of those comics you have to learn to like! I'm a Patreon member with David Kellet, the artist behind Scenes rom a Multiverse.

He's got a scifi comic going now. I can't recommend him enough.

EDIT: I mixed up two artists. the one behind The multiverse is Jon Rosenberg and the one I pay for is Dave Kellet.: https://www.drivecomic.com/

I wonder what Jon Rosenberg is doing now though?

 

[DennisN]

Coming from England, I learned to understand Swedish in Gothenburg (where I worked for 4 years) and Stockholm, but had difficulty with the "Skånska" accent from the south of Sweden, which to me sounded very similar to Danish in the vowel sounds (a bit like English West Country accents).

I can very well understand that. Hey, quite many more northern Swedes can have trouble understanding
"Skånska" .

And Norwegian sounded to me like a Scottish variant of Swedish.

I have never thought about it, but I can agree with that.

Regarding UK I had a fun experience when visiting the Orkney Islands.
In England I had no problem understanding English.
In Wales, well Welsh was impossible for me to understand, it was like an alien language.
(by the way, it's the same for us Scandinavians regarding Finnish; it's very, very different from
Swedish, Norwegian and Danish).

Scottish English I could understand pretty well.

But when we arrived at Orkney, I was really, really surprised to hear the English accent there,
because it sounded quite like Swedes speaking English, i.e. a Swedish/Scandinavian accent of English.

But it makes sense, considering the history:

Both Orkney and Shetland saw a significant influx of Norwegian settlers during the late 8th and early 9th centuries. Vikings made the islands the headquarters of their pirate expeditions carried out against Norway and the coasts of mainland Scotland.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney#Norwegian_rule

Yes, I agree that Skånsk sounds like Danish

Yes, a bit. I'd say it's somewhere between standard Swedish and Danish.

But I guess that also has roots in history, as Denmark lost Skåne, Halland and Blekinge.

Yes.

Quote from Wikipedia: "Denmark before 1658." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Denmark

Actually, when I travel to Denmark I don't feel quite like visiting another country, it feels more like
visiting an alternate version of Skåne/Scania. The landscape is pretty much the same, the climate
is the same and the culture is not that different.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Nice to see a street piano that appears to be in usable condition (not missing any keytops and no keys appear to be stuck down). My piano's a Yamaha too, but a C2X (5'8") grand.

 

[DennisN]

To be honest they both claim to be the Danish pilsner. Tuborg is the official provider to the Danish monarchy (whatever that means), but the "honor" is being phased out in 2029 after the king took over.

I mostly drink 1/2 litre Harboe "Extra Strong" (7.7% vol). They're cheap and they get the job done!

I've currently got two beers in my fridge :

Left: Danish Carlsberg, right: Swedish non-alcoholic.


When our friend group visited Denmark or the Roskilde Festival when we were younger,
Carlsberg Sort Guld became our favorite.

And I've actually always preferred Danish beer instead of Swedish.

 

[sbrothy]

I can very well understand that. Hey, quite many more northern Swedes can have trouble understanding
"Skånska" .



I have never thought about it, but I can agree with that.

Regarding UK I had a fun experience when visiting the Orkney Islands.
In England I had no problem understanding English.
In Wales, well Welsh was impossible for me to understand, it was like an alien language.
(by the way, it's the same for us Scandinavians regarding Finnish; it's very, very different from
Swedish, Norwegian and Danish).

Scottish English I could understand pretty well.

But when we arrived at Orkney, I was really, really surprised to hear the English accent there,
because it sounded quite like Swedes speaking English, i.e. a Swedish/Scandinavian accent of English.

But it makes sense, considering the history:


Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney#Norwegian_rule




Yes, a bit. I'd say it's somewhere between standard Swedish and Danish.



Yes.

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Quote from Wikipedia: "Denmark before 1658." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Denmark

Actually, when I travel to Denmark I don't feel quite like visiting another country, it feels more like
visiting an alternate version of Skåne/Scania. The landscape is pretty much the same, the climate
is the same and the culture is not that different.

I'm reading a book by a somali girl ("Et Ord For Blod", "A Word For Blood") about the gangwar in Tensta, Stockholm. Gangs like "Shottaz" and "Dödspatrullen". I knew it was bad up there, but it still seds a shiver down my spine. 12 year olds running around with bulletproof vests Ak4s and glocks doing contract killings. Up there they don't shoot each other as much as they blow each other up. It's crazy.

 

[pinball1970]

Nice to see a street piano that appears to be in usable condition (not missing any keytops and no keys appear to be stuck down). My piano's a Yamaha too, but a C2X (5'8") grand.

I played, "Fixing a hole on it," nice sound.

 

[pinball1970]

Aren't you a little old to be a groupie?

It is not a "local" as it near the city centre but I have been drinking there on and off for 40 years. They have band weekends these days. After listening to two bands play to backing tracks for a while we left.

 

[sbrothy]

It is not a "local" as it near the city centre but I have been drinking there on and off for 40 years. They have band weekends these days. After listening to two bands play to backing tracks for a while we left.

You've been drinking for 40 years?! I'm amazed you're alive! (Nah, I'm joking. I ingest my fair share of various intoxicants and I'm still going strong alive.

 

[DennisN]

This pub had a mural with people connected with Manchester.

I recognize people from the bands The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Oasis.