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  • Stamets@lemmy.worldOPtomemes@lemmy.worldAs a Newfie, yep
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    12 days ago

    He’s got a weird accent.

    In Newfoundland you’ve got two types of people. Baymen and Townies. Just means whether you’re from a rural, small town/village or you’re from the capital City that is called St. John’s. His accent is very Baymen, so thick and very Newfie. But he’s speaking too clearly and enunciating too well. He’s clearly someone who spends a lot of time in Town (What we call St. John’s) or outside of Newfoundland. So if you are struggling to understand that then you would have a stroke if you ended up where I’m from. A town of 200 people… Our accent is brutal. I do voice stuff so I’m used to turning it on and off randomly. It’s fun confusing Americans in group chats lol




  • Stamets@lemmy.worldOPtomemes@lemmy.worldAs a Newfie, yep
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    13 days ago

    Newfoundland, or shortened as NFLD, is an island on the east coast of Canada. It’s also where I’m from. We have a very distinct identity and culture both as people who live on an island as well as people who have an insanely distinct dialect/culture. I heard an Irish comedian describe us as an island full of “that weird Irish uncle everyone has”. It’s not totally wrong. Certain songs also heavily trigger the Newfie pride. One of those songs is called Heave Away, often called a Newfie Anthem. There are a couple of others, such as Rant and Roar, but this one gets brought up the most.

    This is Heave Away as performed by The Fables, a Newfie Celtic band - https://youtu.be/mlimZYGsT-o

    This is Rant and Roar as performed by Great Big Sea, another Newfie Celtic band - https://youtu.be/4KCOTtYPRfY

    And then a bonus song of Excursion Around The Bay, a traditional Newfie song, also performed by Great Big Sea. Includes a very short interview about the song too - https://youtu.be/Kqz6mLRYHj4

    Both of those songs are VERY indicative of everything about Newfoundland. Music means a lot to us.

















  • Stamets@lemmy.worldOPtomemes@lemmy.worldJimmy Neutron was a dick
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    1 month ago

    Absolutely. He’s not a prick. He’s an annoying little shit and there is a big difference between the two. One is within his control. The other is just because he’s too earnest and smart for his own good. Something you’ve gotta more tolerate than anything else because playing that down and making him feel like shit is just going to end up having him turn into a fat gay man who posts too many memes and has no life wait what was I saying?