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Old 05-05-12, 08:38 AM   #31
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I just thought when I met her that she had to be English not French, as she spoke such perfect English with a proper Queens English plum in her mouth.
That said most British people can tell my wife is foreign, but they can't place her as being French. The same goes for my best mates wife who introduced me to my wife, however when my mate first bought her back to England she didn't speak a word. He's spoken English about 4 years longer than her and you can't mistake ze French twang. So it's just about how much effort you put into perfecting your accent. Some people want to get it perfect, others are happy so long as they are understood.

I found it very funny when the guy at the Creperie said he never heard an English person speak like a perfect Picard.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picard
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Old 05-05-12, 08:46 AM   #32
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Forgot to tell you guys, when me and Clair were talking to her, she asked us where we were from and said castle bromwich.
She knew it well as well as kings Heath in brum, she'd obviously been before.

Interesting lady, wish I would've read that piece of rustys before going there, would've been interesting to ask her some more stuff.
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Old 05-05-12, 03:35 PM   #33
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Cheers Rus, that was very interesting, enjoyed reading that

Excellent find on that pic of point du hoc, helps you put it all together
Ive got a brilliant book on Pegusus Bridge which was written by the same bloke who wrote Band of Brothers. If I can find it I'll mail it to you
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Old 05-05-12, 03:40 PM   #34
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That is very cool. To be able to see what I was clambering over as it was on D+2.

Also answers a question I was posing to Phil at Arromanches, "I wonder how far the cliff edge has eroded back since 1945".



Wow! So we met the lady herself!! The first child to be liberated in France. I wasn't arguing, I believed you, I just thought when I met her that she had to be English not French, as she spoke such perfect English with a proper Queens English plum in her mouth.
I didnt immediately twig but it explains the hospitality extended to a group of grubby bikers. It's cos we're Brits.

It must have all seemed worthwhile when she saw Numbers stuffing bread rolls down his face

.....i hope we left a decent tip
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