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Where is this guy from? #1 (permalink) Wed Aug 15, 2007 21:04 pm   Where is this guy from?
 

OK, on this short video you can hear my friend Jamie M. talk to his construction workers. They are practicing how to order a breakfast in Germany. Now, listening to these few sentences, can you determine where Jamie is from?

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Where is this guy from? #2 (permalink) Wed Aug 15, 2007 21:51 pm   Where is this guy from?
 

Interesting. So here we have a guy who is putting on a northern Irish accent talking to English construction workers who are throwing in odd German words. What is this about?
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Where is this guy from? #3 (permalink) Wed Aug 15, 2007 21:56 pm   Where is this guy from?
 

Well it's rather simple, Ralf. As you said, Jamie is from Bangor, Northern Ireland and he is talking to his British workers. They did the film when they were working here in Germany, hence the German words.

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