Meet Bertie!

[dogwoodblossom.livejournal.com]

Hopefully this isn't too far OT, but I had to share. I have a new puppy! He is a black miniature poodle. I have been on the waiting list for him for over a year and the only name I ever really considered was Bertram. Bertie for short. Of course since I'm American and live in America, I can't actually pronounce it quite right without affecting a British accent, so everyone will always call him, "Birdie." But I have decided I am OK with that. My other poodle's name is Amelie, so I'm already used to having to over explain dog names to everyone in the world. I wouldn't think Amelie would be that hard but it is quite difficult apparently.

But yes, I wanted this puppy to be an affable, happy go lucky sort of fellow, which seems to be working out so far. He's quite noisy too. Perhaps a bit feistier and more demanding than his namesake.

As soon as he gets scruffy enough I'll give him a haircut and clean up those whiskers. No mustache for young Bertram. Surely a sartorial misstep for poodles.

For a registered name I'm thinking either Gigi's Smart Little Chap (Gigi is the breeder), or Gigi's Sunny Disposish. Not that it matters a whole lot, since he's getting fixed asap and thus shall forever remain one of nature's bachelors. Probably for the best since he keeps running headfirst into the furniture.

Comments

[derien.livejournal.com]

Most Americans do find it almost impossible to pronounce a crisp 't.' My friend Katy complains that Americans always mispronounce her name, she gets called 'Kady,' and when she tries to correct them they think she's saying 'Casey.'

[dogwoodblossom.livejournal.com]

I think the differences in regional accents are fascinating. Probably comes of watching My Fair Lady too often as a child.

[derien.livejournal.com]

I'm all for regional differences of accent, even if I think some sound dumb. ;) (Not my own, of course, mine has class. ;))

[dogwoodblossom.livejournal.com]

Hah. Once when I lived in Seattle (I live on the other side of Washington state so my accent is the same as Seattle's local) I was in a shop and a guy came in to ask the owner for bus directions downtown. He had a Scottish brogue so thick that I could probably only understand him from watching so much British television and even then I was a couple beats behind in translating.

The owner didn't know which bus this guy should take and I did so I started to explain that they just needed to hop on the 75 and it would take them straight there. The guy just stares at me with this ridiculous grin then slaps the store owner on the shoulder and goes, "Would ya listen to her accent!" It was sort of bizarre and hilarious. And I thought, "Hah, it's not just American tourists who do stupid stuff like that."

[derien.livejournal.com]

I had a Scottish tourist once make fun of the way I say the word 'lock.' I don't know any other way to say it! I've thought and thought about this one - apparently I can't hear the difference. I'm not talking about a loch, Scotty!

[trista-zevkia.livejournal.com]

When I was in Scotland, we were waiting for a bus. This elderly Scottish woman asked me where we were from. I wasn't thinking, and said 'Tennessee' not say, America or the US. She nodded and said we spoke wonderful English anyway.