Foreign accents on the radio

We go to sailing in the BVI each winter. We like to go to the island of Anegada, but can't resist singing "Anegada da-vida, honey. Don't you know that I'm lovin you.
 
Count your blessings. The USA is the general aviation capital of the world, the first and last bastion of general aviation freedom. Everybody comes here to train because we don't have onerous restrictions and high costs for flying. Let freedom ring!
 
My pet peave are those...on a non-towered airport with a single 2,500-foot runway...who feel that the world needs to know they are taxiing to the fuel pumps, or to hangar row G, or whatnot. Look out the darn window, for heck's sake, and coordinate with other aircraft if necessary.

I suspect this is a holdover from operating from towered airports.

Ron Wanttaja
Hey now, the G row is important! Its those dang rich guy jets chatting up the pretty gal at the FBO on unicom that keep the radio tied up.

- Ken (from the G row)
 
Yeah yeah yeah <- British for "She loves you."
Only if your first name is John or Paul. Otherwise, it's more likely "yeah" as in "yeah, I'll get right on that mate!" Which translates to "not bloody likely!"
 
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