美国人觉得英国哪些方面很奇怪
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>?</p><p>对美国人来说，英国的哪些方面很奇怪？</p><p>来自@<span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span> <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span>的回答：</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> – <span word="South">South</span>, <span word="Midlands">Midlands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span>.</p><p>我是在加利福尼亚长大的，但是在英国生活了4年，南部、中部、北部都住过。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="West">West</span>-<span word="Midlands">Midlands</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queen">queen</span>.</p><p>我注意到的第一件事就是：我房东这一家人（中西部人）讲话的口音和女王完全不一样。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="accents">accents</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="insane">insane</span> .</p><p>之后我才知道，英国的口音每隔5公里甚至更短就会变。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="county">county</span>.</p><p>而在美国，我能分辨出西岸、东部和南部的口音，但我判断不了他们具体来自哪个州，更不用说哪个郡了。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>!</p><p>而且美国人在交谈的时候，甚至都不敢肯定对方是不是美国人，他们有可能是从加拿大南下的！</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>, <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="norm">norm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tube">Tube</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serial">serial</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Londoner">Londoner</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>).</p>
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