Commentary for Kiddushin 142:2
אמר רב יוסף כל שסיחתו בבבל משיאין לו אשה והאידנא דאיכא רמאי חיישינן
Ze'iri was evading R'Johanan, who was urging him, 'Marry my daughter.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ze'iri being a Babylonian, whilst R. Johanan was only a Palestinian, he did not wish to marry his daughter, since the former are of purer birth.');"><sup>3</sup></span> One day they were travelling on a road, when they came to a pool of water. Thereupon he placed R'Johanan on his shoulder and carried him across.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Evidently, at some point in Babylonia there was a special way of talking that showed that a person was of good lineage. From what I understand, there is such a thing in England (I’m not so good at identifying English accents). But alas, people can fake their accents, so we cannot use this anymore. I can totally imagine this kind of statement being made in reference to England.
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