Feckin'...

Let's just start saying, I was unaware of what my dear friend from Europe, has sent me over mail.

I didn't expect anything either so when I arrived home from work, late at night, the package came in as a surprise. 

Now, my friends know how much I adore my books, and if they do come across an interesting one, they will get it for me one way or another. Sadly, they do not live in the States, and despite the fact that we still in contact with each other, it is difficult at times. So when I saw the package, I got beyond excited, more than usual. 

First, my love of books cannot be described, and when I saw what was in the package, I flipped out. Second, I wasn't expecting what I saw... A little book of Irish slang. Not sure why they ended up sending me such a book, but I couldn't hold a laugh or two. 

As you may expect, I started reading the little book, which ended up making me laugh my ass off. 

 I came across some funny and unexpected terms which I personally never heard of or some that Americans do not use at all.

Bowsie, noun, a person (esp. male) of very disreputable character. A useless good-for-nothing. 

" Is there anyone I could personally date who isn't a bowsie?"

Craic, noun, pronounced crack,  fun. 

"I had such a craic on Paddy's Day. 

(Funny note is the fact that there was indeed some misunderstanding between foreigners who were trying to buy illegal drugs. You have to be careful about where you are going and what your words or phrases mean.)

Eejit, noun, a person of limited mental capacity. A fool of a sort. A complete moron, imbecile. 

Feck, verb or/ and noun, the politically correct term of f**k. 

" Feck off with your ideas, they aren't worth it." 

To be honest, it's rare that I say it, but it does come up more often now...

Knackered, adjective, very tired. Broken beyond repair.

Nixer, noun, Job done on the side for cash, thus avoiding tax.
"Tell you what, I'll write your next Budget speech as a nixer, Minister."

Manky, adjective, disgustingly filthy.
Anything from public toilet, waterway.

Ossified, adjective, totally inebriated.
"Do you know it takes just three pints to get an Englishman ossified?"

Plastered, adjective, very drunk.
"My friend was so plastered that he kept calling me babe."

Scratcher, noun, bed.
"Get off the scratcher, you have school in twenty minutes, you don't want to be late."

Up the pole, expression, with child, pregnant.
"My sister is up the pole and Ma is a bit worried."

The other words or phrases weren't worth writing down on this post, but if you want to go check out the little book, I believe you can find it online, Amazon. 

So now that I shared a few expression, you have to leave me alone when I do say some "odd" things... 
No need to judge how someone talks or anything...

"You know when 100% Irish when... You've no idea how to make a long story short."

~Bella

Netflix addict...

As many of you know, I watch plenty of series, TV shows... Mostly American ones, but also British ones. Recently I came across BROADCHURCH which is a British series about a murder scene of a young boy and a detective who comes to the small town to get the killer. 
I first heard about this show via a YouTuber who was watching the new season, she mentioned how amazing the show was, and as you may already guessed, my curiosity ran up. 

Two seasons down in only a day, it couldn't be faster than this. I didn't expect to continue watching episode after episode, but it's exactly what I did without interruption. Spent my entire day on a murder case, a show where the killer would eventually get caught. 
Let's start by saying that it was not your typical show, crime drama. This is beyond anything I ever watched. 
First, the way they planned everything out, laid the entire plot out was near perfection. You never expected what was coming next, always a shocking event, always a surprise which would be unrevealed throughout each episode. The element of surprise was well kept until the right moment. 
Second, each actor made sure they went into the character's personality, their skins. Every single one of them seemed genuine which made the show even better. 
Finally, you don't get bored out of watching it. Can't at all! It makes you want to keep watching it, want you to know more about the events, situation. IT doesn't just make your curiosity come out, but also tears. I don't remember crying this much on a show. I was a baby, emotional, I could put myself in the parent's shoes as well as the detectives who were trying, desperately to find the killer of the eleven years old. 

Boradchurch got my British back on track, quickly. The show reminded me of where I grew up, the scenery looked familiar... The way each little town folks say about each other, how their mentality can affect difficult situations. So when I started watching Broadchurch, the way they all made it seem like it was going to be solved fast, but then as you go on, you realize that there is always something new, something unexpected. 

Growing up in a small town, I can tell you how talkative people are when there's gossip to be made, but when something dramatic, shocking happens, no one comes forward if they got any information. The first season reminded me of where I used to live back in Europe, and it also reminded me of what I wanted to be later on in life. No, not the lawyer but a detective, most likely. The show made me think a lot, analyze each character, made me cry like a baby, and above all, made me realize that sometimes the people closest to you, aren't always the best people.

In order to understand what I'm trying to explain to you, you just have to comprehend by watching the show yourself. I know there is two season on Netflix, the third is coming back as we speak on British televisions, I don't know about the American ones. 

"I do marathons (on Netflix)" 

~Bella

Oh you sound different...

An accent is the prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of the pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. It's a way of pronunciation particular to a speaker or group of speakers. There are different accents... The phonetics, linguistics, poetry, diacritic, fallacy, in music, computers... But today I'm only talking about the way we, speakers,  pronounce words, phrases.

As I've told already, I'm from Europe so I'm getting used to the whole accent idea.

Many countries have their own different accents and languages.
I currently live in California, USA, and I can tell you already that they have an accent. I may be in the USA, but every state has their own accents. They speak differently, not a huge difference, but it is there.
I have couple friends who come from different countries, and every one of them, have a specific accent that I pick up on easily.

It's been two years now that I figured out the odd way I speak. I'm not British, far from it, and yet I sometimes have the accent. According to a few people, I sound like Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. Don't assume I'm trying to sound like her because I don't. The movies were only watched in French so I wouldn't even know how she sounds like. I'm pretty sure it's because I watch a lot of British YouTubers. They have their expressions, the pronunciation is way different from the Californians. I picked up on a New Zealand accent, thanks to the YouTuber, bennymcnugget. He makes me laugh, and his accent is beyond hilarious for me. The way he says "bed", I mean, I find it cute and now I say it just like him.

I've learned that accents define who you are and where you come from. People can figure out what country you are from and if you are into the sophisticated world or not.

Funny little story, I was at a coffee shop last week, writing, minding my own business when behind me, two women were talking, loudly enough that I can recall all of their conversation, which was pretty boring. A young man came and asked if he could take the empty chair for his friend. He had a strong accent, sounded very Persian or Iranian. I couldn't tell well, but one of the women asked politely about his accent, and he froze. He didn't respond so his friend came to the rescue and told the woman where is was from. She looked sweet yet she didn't let him take the chair because she knew where he was from. I was baffled by the injustice that I took the chair that was in front of me and gave it to the poor guy who kindly thanked me.
The funny thing is the fact that people act a certain way when they hear a different accent and won't be as sweet as they look.
I'm not a fan of those accents, and I wouldn't try to even talk to them, but I'm not going to change my attitude because they sound different and come from a certain country. Discrimination at its finest!

When I look back this little injustice, it makes me want to stop talking because I'll be afraid someone is going to put me down because of my accent. So I try to hide it as much as I can, but honestly, I shouldn't! No one should hide the way they talk, you have an accent... LOVE IT, APPRECIATE IT, it makes you be sexy and different! Normal is boring, remember that. Being different is AWESOME! Don't hide who you are, embrace the fact that you don't sound like others. You are SPECIAL!
DO NOT TAKE OTHER'S PEOPLE COMMENT SERIOUSLY, IGNORE THEM! BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE!

" I don't know what it is about accents that make me want to get undressed and high-five myself" - Chelsea Handler.

~Bella