New York- New York !

**Lachlan09** · 18th June 10, 09:38 PM

At 3.30am on Thursday morning 17th June, my wife and I brought our 12 year old daughter to the airport to meet the rest of her 18-strong school group.

Next stop New York !

It’s a school media-studies based visit (though the parents are paying !)and during the week they’ll be in the Big Apple, they’ll be soaking up the atmosphere of the City That Never Sleeps, seeing many of the famous sights, eating the food and visiting NBC and ABC studios to see how news is made and broadcast to the nation. It’s all really exciting and she’ll be back home in time for our next family Steak Night Wednesday ! It’s good that she has a British passport as that’s made entry really straightforward with no need for submitting to the US Embassy here for a visa beforehand.

I’ve asked her to listen to New York accents whenever she can. I know it’s said to be slowly disappearing, but think it’s magic to hear a traditional New York accent in full-flight. I love it ! Can anyone here offer some authentic phonetic New York phrases I can try on her when she returns ?

**Lachlan09** · 20th June 10, 05:18 AM

I got the first report on their activities. Relaxing for the rest of the day of their arrival (Thursday), on Friday morning they hit the streets. No sooner had they got in their stride, when they bumped into a CBS breakfast prog outside-broadcast and they joined the audience. They were encouraged to whoop and cheer (as you do !) and they were rewarded by been seen on TV ! Imagine, your first day in the USA and you’re on national TV already !! They went on the subway to Queens etc and visited MOMI which amazed them all and in the pm went to Macy’s. Then off to Bubba Gumps for shrimps galore and burgers etc. Their first busy day ! I'm soooooo jealous !

**Riverkilt** · 20th June 10, 03:44 PM

I learned some N.Y. Yiddish working in the garment district of NYC back in the 60s..

Phonetic: "Hub Rock Monis" ( with the o in monis like "on") means sorta "have mercy on me" or "let me up" or "enough already"

**Lachlan09** · 21st June 10, 03:56 AM

Thanks for that ! I've heard of Oy Gevelt ! but this is a new one for me !

Latest report from the teacher in charge:-

"last update as we fly soon...arriving home Tuesday night.

The girls loved Mamma Mia last night and the boys enjoyed an early night, particularly as we could not wake them at 5pm to go to dinner. Today we had a very interesting tour around NBC Studios and then surprised them all with a trip to Coney Island, obviously they enjoyed that one! A final shop tonight and its off to bed by 9pm....no complaints they are totally shattered!
Up at 7am tomorrow for our ferry to Ellis Island, which we rescheduled from Saturday as the queue was ridiculous, then back to the hotel to pack. They have bought everything they can lay there hands on and will probably be charged excess baggage if we can get the plane off the runway!

The camel has been doing the rounds, and tomorrow the best name-chooser gets to keep him/her.*

No problems....they have all been great fun to be with

Maurice, Tim and Lorna"

* The camel is a soft toy which has been brought all the way on the trip and is assigned to any student who is late or does something silly - they have to look after it until relieved by the next wrongdoer ! a bit like pass the parcel"

**Lachlan09** · 23rd June 10, 05:36 AM

Hazel's back home again ! She really loved it all and she didn't forget her old dad ! She brought me a green foam rubber Statue of Liberty crown ! It fits a treat ! She dared me to wear it at Muscat airport (which I did) and wore it to drive home as well ! And she got me a miniature oxidised metal Statue of Liberty too !