tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post5695094020975588116..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Disney Day FourDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74397017294598997362008-10-29T05:37:00.000-04:002008-10-29T05:37:00.000-04:00That can't possibly be a British red phone box, th...That can't possibly be a British red phone box, the glass is still in it and the handset is still attached. LOL.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69453034092421989042008-10-25T09:39:00.000-04:002008-10-25T09:39:00.000-04:00Haha, I love it that you couldn't understand the M...Haha, I love it that you couldn't understand the Manchester accent. How awesome is that? =) I remember when I first came to America I was watching a programme on the TV where they were interviewing a chap from Manchester...and they were using SUBTITLES! =D I thought that was so funny.<BR/><BR/>And to end, I'd just like to say, "Pu' wood in'th'ole! Wur tha born in't barn?"<BR/><BR/>Thank youKeeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699051418849331296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8889754540273956652008-10-22T23:16:00.000-04:002008-10-22T23:16:00.000-04:00(Im asking coz of twitter update) which rides were...(Im asking coz of twitter update) which rides were your kids scared of and why? :D :] :) =D =] =) :-}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6206001326686470772008-10-22T23:12:00.000-04:002008-10-22T23:12:00.000-04:00hey just to let ya know, I went to disney world ab...hey just to let ya know, I went to disney world about a year ago, and I thought I might tell you about my fave rides. <BR/>1. splash mountain! located in magic kingdom. <BR/><BR/>2.rockin roller coaster!!! located in mgm studios.<BR/><BR/>3.soaring.I think its in epcot, all the kids will like this;its not boring<BR/><BR/>4.mission to mars!!!!!!!!!! this one rocks! since you rode everest do the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83966613639296222652008-10-22T21:26:00.000-04:002008-10-22T21:26:00.000-04:00Hmm ok now I'm getting more freaked out. We had s...Hmm ok now I'm getting more freaked out. We had spaghetti when we got home from the Magic Kingdom today. And we're shopping at that Publixx, too ;) I can't decide if I'm inadvertantly stalking you or if we're just similar enough that we're doing such similar things.<BR/><BR/>FYI, we didn't get back until after 7!!! Oops. Oh, and where's the restaurant you've eaten at? The only one we found Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7681298795764320222008-10-22T20:01:00.000-04:002008-10-22T20:01:00.000-04:00About the English accents-I had a few similar expe...About the English accents-I had a few similar experiences when I visited a friend in England several years ago. I took a train ride to London, and a man sitting next to me asked me a question (in English!). Well, after three times of saying "Pardon me?", I decided to just hope that it was a yes/no question and took my chances with a yes nod. Our conversation didn't go much further, so I figureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64407270278088812602008-10-22T18:49:00.000-04:002008-10-22T18:49:00.000-04:00Great photos Dawn you must have a good camera. Gl...Great photos Dawn you must have a good camera. Glad your having fun and your right Disney can be very expensive.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy and be safe..<BR/><BR/>Dorothy from grammology<BR/>http://grammology.comDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81394381777198073582008-10-22T18:39:00.000-04:002008-10-22T18:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing! We are going in January and y...Thanks for sharing! We are going in January and you are giving us some great pointers :)Eva Carperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723542790446665340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14880779645503771722008-10-22T18:20:00.000-04:002008-10-22T18:20:00.000-04:00That accent could have been a Geordie accent if th...That accent could have been a Geordie accent if they said Aye a lot. Have a listen to this - http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/text-only/england/byker/<BR/><BR/>Most English people struggle to understand it too!!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815595895977708721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9017876275677261902008-10-22T18:19:00.000-04:002008-10-22T18:19:00.000-04:00Renting a place with a kitchen and buying grocerie...Renting a place with a kitchen and buying groceries is definitely the way to go! Cheaper and healthier-- and you can have late-night snacks! ;)<BR/><BR/>Maybe those people you couldn't understand were Scottish? I can't understand half of what Scottish people say even though they're speaking English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15100318075835292382008-10-22T17:46:00.000-04:002008-10-22T17:46:00.000-04:00hi, glad you are having a great time, it brings ba...hi, glad you are having a great time, it brings back memories of our trip. However just wanted to say the English you heard was probably west coast Scottish accent, the aye gives it away, you see its worth making a 5hr drive from glasgow to Manchester as with a family you can save 2 to 3 hundred pounds on flights. hope the rest of the holiday goes wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37215548049937165942008-10-22T16:36:00.001-04:002008-10-22T16:36:00.001-04:00Call me a sap, but I'm sitting here with tears in ...Call me a sap, but I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes and giggling with glee at the same time that you FINALLY got to do this. Hooray for you getting to go to the Happiest Place on Earth! :g:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47373358251610871972008-10-22T16:36:00.000-04:002008-10-22T16:36:00.000-04:00Dawn,Just found your blog via Blogger's Choice Awa...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Just found your blog via Blogger's Choice Awards.<BR/><BR/>Histerical! I hope yall are having a great time at Disney. We usually go a few times a year and you're right, it is VERY expensive! The smiles and laughs are worth it though! If you get a chance, eat at Le Cellier (Canada at Epcot). It's our favorite restaurant there!<BR/><BR/>Take care!<BR/><BR/>-Valerie Gay<BR/>(Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520802236824279001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29280597598081310402008-10-22T15:42:00.000-04:002008-10-22T15:42:00.000-04:00If the English people were saying Aye a lot then t...If the English people were saying Aye a lot then they were probably northerners - quite possibly Scottish - who have very broad accents and can be very difficult to understand. My father-in-law is scottish and I cant understand a bloody word he says!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15444699881111651892008-10-22T14:54:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:54:00.000-04:00We stayed in Kissimmee for two weeks. We only hav...We stayed in Kissimmee for two weeks. We only have two kids and it was still much, much cheaper to stay off site. We too had a condo with a kitchen and w/d. We went to Publix :-) and stocked up on breakfast goodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27785747228741227232008-10-22T14:34:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:34:00.000-04:00OMG, I think that is my cousin Matt in the orange ...OMG, I think that is my cousin Matt in the orange shirt in your picture of Germany Oktoberfest! lolMichigan Mama to 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043145710455046407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26212435754739384652008-10-22T14:04:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:04:00.000-04:00My children (then: 16, 9 & 6) loved the Norway...My children (then: 16, 9 & 6) loved the Norway ride; the boat going backwards was thrilling for them. I don't know, their an odd bunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29724902993919471812008-10-22T12:38:00.000-04:002008-10-22T12:38:00.000-04:00Are you sure those people with an accent were from...Are you sure those people with an accent were from England? Because there is a Manchester Airport in New Hampshire, USA. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you're having a fun time in Disney and eating breakfast in your hotel room is definitely a great way to save money.T with Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870996927675120152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82105810790737352432008-10-22T11:44:00.000-04:002008-10-22T11:44:00.000-04:00So glad the weather cooled off for you and that yo...So glad the weather cooled off for you and that you're having fun. Sounds like a good way to save money on food. Smart Mommy! Hope the rain that's on the way doesn't spoil any of your fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48672765072623500722008-10-22T11:34:00.000-04:002008-10-22T11:34:00.000-04:00Not understanding the people from England is so fu...Not understanding the people from England is so funny. My husband is from Liverpool, and for the first few years of our marriage he would talk to my family on the phone and when I got on they would ask what he said because they couldn't understand him! If we get in an argument I just tell him I can't understand him and to speak English. My dad even had a button made for him that read "I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9322178059736640612008-10-22T11:13:00.000-04:002008-10-22T11:13:00.000-04:00If they were saying "aye" a lot they were probably...If they were saying "aye" a lot they were probably Scottish... and their accents are very thick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43752878246181170812008-10-22T10:35:00.000-04:002008-10-22T10:35:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing your vacation with us. I fe...Thank you for sharing your vacation with us. I feel like I'm there but without the stress and feeling like I need to take out a second mortgage to pay for it all! I hope you were strong when the (usually sleazy) time share saleperson tried to get you to sign on the dotted line. They can be so agressive.<BR/><BR/>Take care, we love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7597393616912130632008-10-22T10:05:00.000-04:002008-10-22T10:05:00.000-04:00You didn't mention the French pastry shop, my all-...You didn't mention the French pastry shop, my all-time must-visit place at EPCOT.jdb in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980137135103891444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88336031645876893132008-10-22T10:04:00.000-04:002008-10-22T10:04:00.000-04:00My husband hails from Manchester and, while he has...My husband hails from Manchester and, while he has lost much of the edge of his accent, I find it sometimes near impossible to understand his relatives. They have just learned to talk r-e-a-l-l-y slowly for the American and our kids.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90740395334946512442008-10-22T09:53:00.000-04:002008-10-22T09:53:00.000-04:00Dawn, I think Disney should pay you for advertisin...Dawn, <BR/>I think Disney should pay you for advertising your wonderful pictures and stories. You make it look so inviting and all of your readers (all 3 trillion of them) are probably pricing out trips to Disney right now. Especially if they've never been there. Quite the marketing stategy for Disney...so make sure you contact them and ask when you can expect to get your check. Have fun on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com