Thanks for the explanation, not sure I got the gist of all of it but UK has the same variation of accents and dialects up and down the country. Being a Brit doesn't necessarily mean I'd understand everyone in my own homeland. My family did live in P.A. for a quite a while so I did start to get the hang of mountain speak. A particular favourite of mine was when I was asked if wanted to look at the local "Farter" which turned out to be a fire tower
Being a true Cockney originally meant being born in any area of London where the sound of Bow Bells (a church, I think) could be heard. There is no place called Cockney and nowadays all Londoners tend to be referred to as Cockneys. The peculiar "nuance" or "colloquialism" of Cockney Speak is referred to as Cockney Rhyming slang. E.G :-
Apples and Pears = Stairs
Mince Pies = Eyes
Whistle and Flute = Suit
Britney Spears = Ears
Etc,etc,etc. Then they'll even shorten them to Mincers, Britneys etc.
I could go on and on but didn't want to appear too much of a smertass and bore the Tom Tit out of you
Peace mate, keep smiling, no doubt Scotty will have a word or two to say on this subject
Uncle Smartarse
