US Election Week 2020

[Sheilbh]

I have a soft spot for Philadelphia despite never having been there: Rocky, cheesesteaks, it's Always Sunny, Gritty, rioting sportsfans and I've met loads of Americans travelling and the few I've met from Philadelphia have been great fun and have an amazing accent.

Wanted to visit for a while - mainly to try the cheesesteaks in their natural territory.

Amazing accent?

I like the American accents that are, to my ear, distinctive. Philly is definitely one of them

[Syt]

It happens. I sound more Austrian than German these days.

[Malthus]

Come to the proposed languish meet up - you can show us all the best places! 😀

What proposed Languish meet up?

Just a thought for now - some of us were thinking that, once the pandemic is over (if it is over), we might do a Languish meet up in Philly, as a bit of celebration.

[Maladict]

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/MerryEnergeticAmericanavocet-mobile.mp4

Thanks for that, the in-laws in PA are loving this 

[Josephus]

Why did he move to Malta? Tired of those snowy Philly winters I guess.

He's Maltese

Good people

[Valmy]

It happens. I sound more Austrian than German these days.

Hey did Hitler have a big Austrian/South German accent? Just curious.

[celedhring]

Come to the proposed languish meet up - you can show us all the best places! 😀

What proposed Languish meet up?

Malthus wants us all to go to Philly at some point when this pandemic is over. Or when Dorsey just convinces us all to ignore it.

Been to Philly before, but would love any excuse to visit back the US. PLus I've never been in any Languish meet.

[alfred russel]

The context totally changes if Democrats pick up the Senate seats, but focusing just on the headlines of Biden winning Georgia is missing something.

If the Democrats somehow take one or both of those Senate seats in January then we can talk about how purple Georgia is going to be.

Barely beating Trump with lots of Libertarian votes is not going to cut it.

Agree. The Senate seats are the biggest deal (arguably the state legislature, but not sure what to do about that).

The Senate seats will be very interesting. I can't imagine many people splitting tickets, so I guess they go the same way.

-BOTH republicans are incumbents involved in insider trading accusations after early covid-19 briefings.
-One democrat is an Atlanta white dude and the other a black minister--they complement each other well--the two factions of the democratic party in Georgia has a candidate to turn out for.
-The Democrats won't have Trump to get their base to the polls.
-The Republicans won't have Trump to get the rednecks to the polls (and I imagine some will be angry at the state GOP for allowing Biden to "steal" the state from Trump).

Republicans are the favorite--it seems they win every special election in Georgia.

Shouldn't a languish meet be in Gettysburg if it is going to be in PA? (trying an ACW hijack of the meet location)

[Syt]

It happens. I sound more Austrian than German these days.

Hey did Hitler have a big Austrian/South German accent? Just curious.

Hard to say - his speeches were quite exaggerated (though he made an effort for proper German, I'd say?), and we have very little record of how he spoke provately. Can't say I ever really paid much attention to it or listened to many of his speeches. While he had certain speech mannerism that are popular in parodies, I don't think they were particularly Austrian.

[Caliga]

Hard to say - his speeches were quite exaggerated (though he made an effort for proper German, I'd say?), and we have very little record of how he spoke provately. Can't say I ever really paid much attention to it or listened to many of his speeches. While he had certain speech mannerism that are popular in parodies, I don't think they were particularly Austrian.

Isn't there a recording of him speaking with Mannerheim, in which he sounds totally different in terms of dialect, tone of voice, etc.?

[Maladict]

Did I mention that I love Philadelphia? I've never been there before, but watching the numbers creep up there ...

If you ever go, don't go to Geno's or Pat's.  You want to go to Steve's Prince of Steaks instead.  Same or higher quality, much shorter lines/no lines at all.

Dalessandro's is the place to go, or so I was told. Actually, I was taken there without being told anything.
It's all about the food with those folks.

[Caliga]

Just a thought for now - some of us were thinking that, once the pandemic is over (if it is over), we might do a Languish meet up in Philly, as a bit of celebration.

I'd be down, though when I'm up there I'm always in Jersey now, so I guess I could hit it up on the way to Jersey, or back from.

[Syt]

Hard to say - his speeches were quite exaggerated (though he made an effort for proper German, I'd say?), and we have very little record of how he spoke provately. Can't say I ever really paid much attention to it or listened to many of his speeches. While he had certain speech mannerism that are popular in parodies, I don't think they were particularly Austrian.

Isn't there a recording of him speaking with Mannerheim, in which he sounds totally different in terms of dialect, tone of voice, etc.?

That's about the only one, I think. Again, never really paid much attention to it. Or cared.

[Caliga]

Dalessandro's is the place to go, or so I was told. Actually, I was taken there without being told anything.
It's all about the food with those folks.

Never heard of it.  Keep in mind there's a steak shop on practically every corner in Philly.  Steve's is actually in Langhorne, not Philly proper.

[Maladict]

It happens. I sound more Austrian than German these days.

Hey did Hitler have a big Austrian/South German accent? Just curious.

Hard to say - his speeches were quite exaggerated (though he made an effort for proper German, I'd say?), and we have very little record of how he spoke provately. Can't say I ever really paid much attention to it or listened to many of his speeches. While he had certain speech mannerism that are popular in parodies, I don't think they were particularly Austrian.

While hanging out near Berchtesgaden I did notice that distinctive rolling R quite a lot among the locals.