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What's the most wanky thing you have ever done?!

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lardylegs123 · 27/06/2021 09:23

I cringe when I think of this. First year of university, and I was studying Languages. I'm from a working class, Scottish family and was the first ever to go to university. Mother's Day comes and I thought it would be a nice idea to write out the card entirely in the languages I've been studying Blush I thought mum would be so impressed, but she just looked at me and said 'but Lardylegs, I cannae understand a word'.
I think I was too busy being a pretentious dick, that I'd forgotten about this mere detail Grin

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Agadorsparticus · 27/06/2021 09:39

@MissMissTorrance

Whilst at University I decided I needed to stop talking with my regional accent. Instead I put on this weird posh voice. When I went home to visit my parents I kept up this facade. Pretty sure they thought I'd lost the plot. Not sure how long I kept this up but I didn't make any friends at Uni so nobody commented when I started talking normally again. In hindsight I think my peculiar fake voice was the reason I had no pals.Grin
I know someone who did this. Her accent is ridiculous, she's from Wigan but has moved away and come up with most ridiculous fake posh voice.
ssd · 27/06/2021 09:34

Joined mn

DrSbaitso · 27/06/2021 09:34

Oh, too many to list. I can't think of any right now but that's only because there are too many to remember.

Justletmebuyahouse · 27/06/2021 09:34

Hahahaha I love both of those

MissMissTorrance · 27/06/2021 09:33

Whilst at University I decided I needed to stop talking with my regional accent.
Instead I put on this weird posh voice.
When I went home to visit my parents I kept up this facade. Pretty sure they thought I'd lost the plot.
Not sure how long I kept this up but I didn't make any friends at Uni so nobody commented when I started talking normally again.
In hindsight I think my peculiar fake voice was the reason I had no pals.Grin