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The Americanization of my family

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  • R Renauda
    17 Jan 2022, 20:53

    I know the feeling. Here it is a constant battle to correct the son’s pronunciation of the letter “z”. The correct pronunciation for commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee. As well he does not seem to grasp the idea that we do not hold our right hand over our hearts when the national anthem is played and nor do we pledge alligence to the flag. Finally, to stop him from saying “huh” as opposed to the quintessential Canuck “eh” at the end every sentence.

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    Copper
    wrote on 17 Jan 2022, 22:34 last edited by
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    @renauda said in The Americanization of my family:

    commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee.

    That's why I told my sister, who lives in NZ, that if they were really committed they would call it New Zedland.

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      Mik
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      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        17 Jan 2022, 22:34

        @renauda said in The Americanization of my family:

        commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee.

        That's why I told my sister, who lives in NZ, that if they were really committed they would call it New Zedland.

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        Renauda
        wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 00:30 last edited by Renauda
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        @copper said in The Americanization of my family:

        @renauda said in The Americanization of my family:

        commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee.

        That's why I told my sister, who lives in NZ, that if they were really committed they would call it New Zedland.

        Except that the islands were named by a Dutchman who named them after Zeeland and charted them accordingly.

        Otherwise, you’re probably right.

        Elbows up!

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          Jolly
          wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 03:08 last edited by
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          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            Klaus
            wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 09:23 last edited by
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            I wonder what we'd need to do to complete the Americanization. If we do that, we do it right. Then I don't want to be some boring Boston academic family. I want us to go all the way to Southern hillbilly. Would a "Let's go Brandon" shirt be a good start?

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              Axtremus
              wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 16:14 last edited by
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              @Klaus, acquire a U.S. flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to it.

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                LuFins Dad
                wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 16:47 last edited by
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                Racist…

                The Brad

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                  Jolly
                  wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 16:53 last edited by
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                  And don't forget...

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                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    Klaus
                    wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 17:00 last edited by
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                    Getting a decent (or in fact any) supply of weapons and ammo might be a problem here...

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                      Copper
                      wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 17:02 last edited by Copper
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                      Believe it or not, I chewed a lot of Red Man in Boston.

                      Of course it is grown here in Virginia and NC

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 18 Jan 2022, 23:17 last edited by
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                        Don't forget...

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                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          89th
                          wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 02:29 last edited by
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                          @Klaus perhaps its my own ignorance of expectations, but I've found your grasp of the American culture, lingo, politics, news, etc... seamless. As if you live here. In fact, are you my neighbor here in Minnesota? Admit it. Klaus is SUCH an obvious over acting move to try and sound foreign.

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                            19 Jan 2022, 02:29

                            @Klaus perhaps its my own ignorance of expectations, but I've found your grasp of the American culture, lingo, politics, news, etc... seamless. As if you live here. In fact, are you my neighbor here in Minnesota? Admit it. Klaus is SUCH an obvious over acting move to try and sound foreign.

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                            bachophile
                            wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 07:55 last edited by
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                            @89th Minnesota is in America?

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                              19 Jan 2022, 02:29

                              @Klaus perhaps its my own ignorance of expectations, but I've found your grasp of the American culture, lingo, politics, news, etc... seamless. As if you live here. In fact, are you my neighbor here in Minnesota? Admit it. Klaus is SUCH an obvious over acting move to try and sound foreign.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 09:35 last edited by
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                              @89th said in The Americanization of my family:

                              @Klaus perhaps its my own ignorance of expectations, but I've found your grasp of the American culture, lingo, politics, news, etc... seamless. As if you live here. In fact, are you my neighbor here in Minnesota? Admit it. Klaus is SUCH an obvious over acting move to try and sound foreign.

                              Seventeen years of TNCR will do that even to the most Teutonic soul.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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