> > "Poor sod"? Where did you pick that one up, Sam? Because you just managed to sound like a bloke in the pub bemoaning an old friend over a pint in the King's Head in Islington, not like Sam Stoddard from NH.
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> Sam lived in England for awhile, which could account for it. But even if that weren't the case, some well-read people just tend to pick up knowledge of colloquialisms from other cultures.
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I can attest that when you live in a different country for a while... where colloqualisms or heck, the entire LANGAUGE is different, you DO pick up on stuff and use it naturally for a LONG TIME.

Heck, I haven't lived in the Netherlands for almost 9 years now, and I still say 'stommerd' (stupid), 'heel lekker' (very tasty) and other Dutch words that ended up becoming a permanent part of my vocabulary. Of course, I tend to only do that among people who either know Dutch or know me pretty well, because otherwise it confuses people. :)

I've also been told that when I eat, I eat like a European. *shrugs*

Sosi"Nederlander, sort of"qui