tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post156986229799611544..comments2024-03-28T12:26:03.686+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Sancta Maria Magdalena, ora pro nobisFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-29858760741052157762010-10-26T16:39:44.273+01:002010-10-26T16:39:44.273+01:00My father is one of those Ugly Americans.
At the ...My father is one of those Ugly Americans.<br /><br />At the age of 62 he got a passport for the first time last year, and I took him to France. <br /><br />Imagine us walking around Paris, he wearing a baseball cap adorned with an American flag and loudly complaining about the food and drink ("What?! No 'real' coffee, even at McDonalds?), walking into shops and demanding that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-69347539273773967042010-10-25T06:19:29.632+01:002010-10-25T06:19:29.632+01:00Hmm,Dear Father.
Next time you are in Texas you c...Hmm,Dear Father. <br />Next time you are in Texas you can ask directions to Joshua.<br />You can have three guesses as to how it is pronounced - and you may NOT ask Terry S. for the answer!ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889672068933013331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-836052007593315612010-10-24T15:34:21.273+01:002010-10-24T15:34:21.273+01:00When visiting the Schonbrunn Palace some years ago...When visiting the Schonbrunn Palace some years ago, I took a guided tour with a group of our cousins from over the pond. One memorable question addressed to our guide was,<br />"Say, were these Hapsburgs moneyed people?"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211151847723831324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-17805464619843495842010-10-23T02:22:30.665+01:002010-10-23T02:22:30.665+01:00I would not attempt to mount some defense of Ugly-...I would not attempt to mount some defense of Ugly-Americans. But I would only note that a country, which has made a venerable tradition of hooliganism, might be a little more tolerant of ignorant travelers. When I lived in England, I was from time to time astounded by the behavior of my fellow countrymen abroad, but at least they never thrust a broken bottle in my direction.Feed Room Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495282502799133124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-44208984636488707682010-10-23T00:57:45.337+01:002010-10-23T00:57:45.337+01:00And Magdalen Green in, um, Dundee is always pronou...And Magdalen Green in, um, Dundee is always pronounced MAG-da-lin. Caused me a very embarassing moment in my precocious Anglican youth, that did. <br /><br />If you think that is shocking, you should hear how the locals mangle the rest of the language...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-67486452255936314502010-10-22T22:28:21.229+01:002010-10-22T22:28:21.229+01:00A road by any other name would spell as streetA road by any other name would spell as streetNebulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251303196283705580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-64491614185513839202010-10-22T22:02:59.021+01:002010-10-22T22:02:59.021+01:00You were right, of course, but, when I lived in ea...You were right, of course, but, when I lived in east Oxford, the Magdalene Road there was pronounced MAG - presumably to distinguish it fro m the otherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824939563302911348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-78237373301345208182010-10-22T21:08:17.403+01:002010-10-22T21:08:17.403+01:00Here in Gorleston, Norfolk, the Magdalen Estate, i...Here in Gorleston, Norfolk, the Magdalen Estate, including Magdalen Way, Magdalen Square, and the Magdalen Arms pub, is pronounced with Gs all round, despite getting its name from the previous owner of the land, Magdalen College Oxford.<br /><br />(The other roads on the estate are mostly named for colleges from both universities, there's also Bodleian Court, Oxford Ave., Cambridge Ave., and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967143115506520306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-88670814955801703792010-10-22T20:11:10.726+01:002010-10-22T20:11:10.726+01:00Most likely a "Yankee", Father. I feel y...Most likely a "Yankee", Father. I feel your pain. Down in the deep south here in Georgia, we have similar issues with Northern Yankees and their uncouth ways offending our refined southern manners and polite sensibilities. Brash, lacking in modesty and humor and always in an almighty rush.<br /><br />Should I ever happen to cross paths with you in Oxford I will happily invite you to &kiwiinamericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584836925358624544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-54862700440555355672010-10-22T19:14:50.432+01:002010-10-22T19:14:50.432+01:00Ah well, in Liverpool our local church was known a...Ah well, in Liverpool our local church was known as St Francis dee Sails and down the road, there was St Robert Bellamine (as in coal mine).<br /><br />We didn't know any different, in fact it is still difficult to pronounce these any other way.<br /><br />And we laugh at our American friends when they talk of Notre Daym.johnfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233791349837340770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-76667686459771188272010-10-22T18:12:19.681+01:002010-10-22T18:12:19.681+01:00Oh, dear, Father, that bane of our existence, the ...Oh, dear, Father, that bane of our existence, the Ugly American, does get around, doesn't he? Perhaps he is a relic of some old, Soviet plot to discredit my fellow-countrymen? (Tongue in cheek.) Yes, indeed, we are perpetually embarrassed by the popular stereotypes that precede us, as if by some coordinated plan, when we travel abroad. I, myself, read politics at Bristol Uni a number of Derek Christensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686471103851060271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-24934712525739797202010-10-22T16:09:36.942+01:002010-10-22T16:09:36.942+01:00Both college and street in Cambridge are pronounce...Both college and street in Cambridge are pronounced "Maudlin".Sir Watkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000106556898498656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-67187362318001691522010-10-22T15:18:07.928+01:002010-10-22T15:18:07.928+01:00Americans in general are embarrassed by their ster...Americans in general are embarrassed by their stero-type as being loud and ignorant. I spent 10 years working with Americans, and hardly a day went by without someone saying, apologetically, 'We're not all like that, you know.' It's a bit like squeaky wheel syndrome - the loudest noise get most attention.<br /><br />On the other hand, there was the memorable occasion when, as we Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-37439799747908269692010-10-22T12:58:31.447+01:002010-10-22T12:58:31.447+01:00Sorry Father that you had to encounter that well-k...Sorry Father that you had to encounter that well-known person: ‘The Ugly American’… When first contemplating moving to the US, that was one of the things which gave me pause. Having encountered Americans on holiday in Europe I did not have a good impression of the general populace of the former colonies. Fortunately I persevered and found to my delight that all Americans are not like that (some GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-31025794759332862702010-10-22T12:44:25.228+01:002010-10-22T12:44:25.228+01:00In the town where I lived we had a St Mary MAGdale...In the town where I lived we had a St Mary MAGdalen's Church, but it belonged to the MAUDlin Charity.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-22730717195242310992010-10-22T12:02:48.838+01:002010-10-22T12:02:48.838+01:00Hmm, I'm a Magdalen College man myself, but th...Hmm, I'm a Magdalen College man myself, but throughout my Oxford days the street was always pronounced by my peers in the modern way, ie MAGdal'n Street. It is possible that this reflects the declining standards at Oxford University, or perhaps more probable that we at Magdalen College wished to feel superior for pronouncing our college name differently from town manifestations of the Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659471135874470035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-11285753560840688412010-10-22T11:47:37.187+01:002010-10-22T11:47:37.187+01:00When in Savonarola's rooms in San Marco, looki...When in Savonarola's rooms in San Marco, looking over the relics (including his cappa and instrument of discipline) and an affecting lithograph of his end, I couldn't help but overhear a terribly loudmouthed Yank remarking superciliously to her companion tourist: "Well, I guess he just didn't know the meaning of moderation". <br /><br />By her girth, neither did she (cf. Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-33042552416517303742010-10-22T10:09:57.789+01:002010-10-22T10:09:57.789+01:00Don't fret Father. In Chicago, Goethe Street i...Don't fret Father. In Chicago, Goethe Street is pronounced GO-THEE. Ask the cabbie to take you to 'gurta' street and you will receive a blank stare.TheOldCrusaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944385246214730576noreply@blogger.com