Oh, you play hardball with the accents! :) They are fun unless you are on the other end of them. I am a New Englander and we have borrowed words and towns from our forefathers. It's never pretty, but you get used to the mispronunciations.
Speaking of not understanding... it took me back to when we were just out of college and making our way around Europe when in a pub I heard someone tell another he would give him a bunch of fives, (it sort of sounded like that) then he punched him in the face, so I was never sure.
Darn Brits. I actually find it quite hilarious, these sayings. Now add that accent and I really don't have a clue.
I hope you got some good beer!!
A bunch of hives, I haven't heard that one since my youth!!
Much better here is the Glasgow kiss which is a headbutt to the nose. Not as affectionate as it sounds!!!
I meant to reply to this earlier but was recovering from my date night!
Accents and appropriated words are fab, we have quite the pile of them from all over. Especially Americanisms have made their way over here to go with the Irishisms and Englandisms and so forth. Gives me something to write about at least! :0D
Two old men, Boom! I mean when you are nary 21? They were old and hitting each other in the face?
Oh, you have recovered, have you? :) Brits have piles 'o plenty. There is no end to what you could do with them... I think you should push them all together and make a book of them, with stories to go along with them! I'll buy the first one! Or second... or I will wait in line.
It might be a short line, lol. I think with my new anti-ageing birthday moisturiser I have found my 21 year old face again ... Ha ha!