The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #114788   Message #2452370
Posted By: Gurney
28-Sep-08 - 06:12 PM
Thread Name: not bad for an englishman
Subject: RE: not bad for an englishman
This sounds to me like a failure to apply the old adage;

'Please Engage Brain Before Operating Mouth!'

A system I regularly forget to employ. I only open my mouth to change feet, too.

Your best tactic would have been to thank her whilst laughing helplessly.
Were you perchance singing Irish songs? I have friends who are not fond of my singing 'their' songs in a faux accent. I thought I was entertaining them, but I found I was irritating them!