Hmmm, some interesting commnts about cultures and accents. As someone whose parents are from Scotland and Tyneside, but I was born in Shropshire... which is my culture? If one talks about English culture there are lots of them... likewise Scottish culture(s). Just because someone is from a country does it mean thy have an automatic 'right' to consider all aspects of that country 'their' culture? I'm sure it wouldn't automatically work in America either Is there such a thing as American culture? Shouldn't it be cultureS?). On the matter of accents... I was brought up listening to Scots and Tyneside songs. I sing them now and even more of them. Sorry guys, but if a song is in Geordie or Scots, well I'm afraid the accent gets put on a bit... can you imagine Robert Burns sung with a yo-yo accent?
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