I would LOVE to live for a few centuries, provided I could keep youth and good health. I could learn more languages, read more books, train in more martial arts, and get proficient in more styles of dance. It would be awesome!
As someone who has never been to england/ireland/scotland (besides a layover in london on my way to spain), but vaguely aware that there are serious regional differences, I've always assumed that when people say british accent actually mean london accent. I might be entirely wrong about that, though.It's interesting that you got taught English at school - I think the further east you go (past the Indian subcontinent) the more likely that TEFL curricula (teaching English as a foreign language) shifts further toward American.
It's also interesting when people mention "the British accent"
Where I am, the accent is distinctly different to say London and some areas in Scotland may as well have a different language entirely - hence the need for the film trainspotting to have subtitles for some parts of the US market...
My wife was born and raised around here, and she also struggles with some of the other regions.
For me it would depend entirely on if I'm living those centuries alone. If some freak accident would cause me to live long while everyone else still aged and died, that would mess me up. If humanity as a whole improved so we could (and colonize some planets/moons or use the sea to solve spacing issues that would result), I'd love that.
That would be HILARIOUS
I feel you. January 3, a long time employee retired. She had 42 years with the federal government and had been my right hand for the last 8 years. I will probably not be able to get authorization to backfill, so I’m going to have to be creative. We are losing institutional memory like crazy right now. Attrition is through the roof for a variety of reasons. Technically, I could retire at any point, but I’d like to work for another 5 years at least. I guess it will depend on who wins the election in November.
Goes by fast.
You are a hero.
where were you for my birthday!
We both have the "youth gene" - most people think we are much younger than we actually are. I'll be 45 in a month. We actually have a nephew and two nieces who are married, and a couple great-nephews.
