I can... and I can tell Canadian (easily) from American
See I cant really tell the difference (But if someone said one of these guys is American and the other is Canadian I'd probably get it), however I can't understand how they can't tell the difference between Scottish and English accents, they are so different.
Now that I think about it, that whole paragraph probably answers its own question.
Probably because we don't here them both enough to learn to hear their differences. How many days are there where you don't hear a Brummie, or Geordie, or Scouse, or Scottish accent on the TV/Radio? Not many I'll bet. We simply hear these accents more often so we are more easily able to distinguish between them.
That'll do for an answer for Mrs S. Cheers Unknown One.
Very, dare I say the word, chavvy sounding Cockneys, Scousers, Geordies and people from the South East (chavvy ones) sound pretty annoying.
Those are mine too. I find the chavy accents you mentioned very annoying...probably the way many brits hate some american accents. I highly favour posh english accents be they from the south, midlands, or north...as long as they're well spoken...ie accents I don't fancy would be like Brian or Tracey and esp Jade! from BB...ones I like would be like Jonty, Ziggy, Lesley, Kara, and Liam and the twins even. If Mikey from last year was a scouser...I didn't find his accent too bad if i remember correctly.
i'm not too keen on mine, i'm from the black country that borders staffordshire, but we dont sound anything like barry from auf weidersehn pet. just normal, no accent at all really. but i do hate brummy and heavy scouse accents, it makes people sound so thick, stupid and lazy. couldn't tell you why just really feel that way. apologies to proper brummies and scousers, nothing personal,fantastic people come in all shapes and sizes and with different regional accents but it is only my opinion, i have firm friendships with liverpudlians and brummies (my best mate is one!) so am not being nasty. thanks for letting me ramble.:)
Really harsh common charva Geordie accents. The likes of Ant, Dec and Jill Halfpenny have lovely Geordie accents. Anthony Hutton didn't!
That's because Anthony Hutton isn't a Geordie. He is from Durham and now lives in Consett (pronounced Consutt by those who live there). He has a mixture of Tyneside and Wearside accent which is definitely not Geordie.
Ant and Dec and Jill Halfpenny are from Tyneside and are therefore, true Geordies. :cool:
That's because Anthony Hutton isn't a Geordie. He is from Durham and now lives in Consett (pronounced Consutt by those who live there). He has a mixture of Tyneside and Wearside accent which is definitely not Geordie.
Ant and Dec and Jill Halfpenny are from Tyneside and are therefore, true Geordies. :cool:
Wye aye man!
It all sounds the same to me, as does Liam's accent from BB8 ... and he's from Co. Durham too.
It's the same wherever you go. People from outside will think that a Swansea valley accent is like a Rhondda accent or a Gwent accent... whereas Welsh people could spot the difference straight away.
I'm from North Liverpool but I like to think my accent isn't all that harsh. I certainly don't pronounce 'chicken' as 'chichhhkkken' and I'm understood quite easily by non-Scousers, whereas people with full-on Scouse accents tend to assume I'm Wirralonian.
I love Welsh and Geordie accents, but can't stand Brummie. I used to work with someone from Birmingham, and although he was a great guy, I sometimes dreaded talking to him as his accent was so droning and depressing.
See I cant really tell the difference (But if someone said one of these guys is American and the other is Canadian I'd probably get it), however I can't understand how they can't tell the difference between Scottish and English accents, they are so different.
Now that I think about it, that whole paragraph probably answers its own question.
One dead give away is that Canadians say "oat" instead of "out"
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I always notice with the Scouse accent that they make their k's sound like h's (lihhke) sort of thing :cool:
Birmingham and Liverpool, especially if they're spoken with the lazy drawl of the riff-raff (:o)
The nicest accents are:
gentle Bristol (e.g. Sid and Maxxie off Skins)
gentle Westcountry
gentle Scottish
I quite like the rural Welsh accent too, obviously
Definately a trait of the Northern brand of Scouse that. No one from around my way speaks like that.
See I cant really tell the difference (But if someone said one of these guys is American and the other is Canadian I'd probably get it), however I can't understand how they can't tell the difference between Scottish and English accents, they are so different.
Now that I think about it, that whole paragraph probably answers its own question.
That'll do for an answer for Mrs S. Cheers Unknown One.
They do indeed, it's very distinguishing in accents that are otherwise quite similar.
Those are mine too. I find the chavy accents you mentioned very annoying...probably the way many brits hate some american accents. I highly favour posh english accents be they from the south, midlands, or north...as long as they're well spoken...ie accents I don't fancy would be like Brian or Tracey and esp Jade! from BB...ones I like would be like Jonty, Ziggy, Lesley, Kara, and Liam and the twins even. If Mikey from last year was a scouser...I didn't find his accent too bad if i remember correctly.
I Liked Anthony Huttons accent!
Scouse.
Bristol- even though it's where I'm from (I don't have the accent) I think it's pretty horrible.
I love the Geordie accent.
That's because Anthony Hutton isn't a Geordie. He is from Durham and now lives in Consett (pronounced Consutt by those who live there). He has a mixture of Tyneside and Wearside accent which is definitely not Geordie.
Ant and Dec and Jill Halfpenny are from Tyneside and are therefore, true Geordies. :cool:
Wye aye man!
It all sounds the same to me, as does Liam's accent from BB8
It's the same wherever you go. People from outside will think that a Swansea valley accent is like a Rhondda accent or a Gwent accent... whereas Welsh people could spot the difference straight away.
I love Welsh and Geordie accents, but can't stand Brummie. I used to work with someone from Birmingham, and although he was a great guy, I sometimes dreaded talking to him as his accent was so droning and depressing.
Hehe, I get that all the time, but then again I am!
Don't you mean anything in South Yorkshire?
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I don't actually, but I've noticed on Google Earth a few people round here do have a pool, not sure about the sauna.