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By *ainsb1Man
over a year ago
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There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films. |
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A neutral British accent seems to be attractive to some Americans. I love the fantasy scenes from “Love Actually” where the Brit randomly meets appreciative babes. British includes Scottish accent like Ewan McGregor. Don’t forget the Beatles accents weren’t neutral , variety is the spice as they say. |
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My mild south London twang drives overseas work colleagues and clients batty. I suspect all those who switch off their cameras in Teams TCs are doing so to secretly masturbate (likely the men too).
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over a year ago
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films."
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales |
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My English accent is fairly BBCish so I seem to be understood most places.
Except one time in a Subway fast food place outside New Orleans where the girl, speaking English with a heavy Creole accent, just could not understand me. In the end she yelled out the back "Wayne! Foreigner!". Luckly Wayne undestood me.  |
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films.
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales "
Errr…4 ,Northern Ireland |
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"My English accent is fairly BBCish so I seem to be understood most places.
Except one time in a Subway fast food place outside New Orleans where the girl, speaking English with a heavy Creole accent, just could not understand me. In the end she yelled out the back "Wayne! Foreigner!". Luckly Wayne undestood me. "
Were you asking for a jacket potato and cutlery ? |
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films."
My ex is/was American and she could not get her head around how localised everything is here. I grew up in an area of the north west of England where 2 miles in any direction you would have vastly differing accents as there was a lot of outspill from Liverpool. The other thing she could never understand was the intense rivalry that existed between people from different places, thinking LIverpool and Manchester significantly, but also the absolute sectarian divide in places like Glasgow that had everything to do with you being either Catholic or Protestant which dictated the football team you supported and which side of the city you lived and nothing to do with race or skin colour. The extent to which we are (at times viscerally) tribal in the UK is an utterly alien concept to most Americans (unless you are talking politics). |
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"My English accent is fairly BBCish so I seem to be understood most places.
Except one time in a Subway fast food place outside New Orleans where the girl, speaking English with a heavy Creole accent, just could not understand me. In the end she yelled out the back "Wayne! Foreigner!". Luckly Wayne undestood me.
Were you asking for a jacket potato and cutlery ?"
They probably didn’t understand the confusion when he asked for “chips” and got “crisps” |
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"My English accent is fairly BBCish so I seem to be understood most places.
Except one time in a Subway fast food place outside New Orleans where the girl, speaking English with a heavy Creole accent, just could not understand me. In the end she yelled out the back "Wayne! Foreigner!". Luckly Wayne undestood me.
Were you asking for a jacket potato and cutlery ?
They probably didn’t understand the confusion when he asked for “chips” and got “crisps”"
I have got quite used to the USAisms now after going there for 12 years. The French based Creoles near New Orleans speak a very distorted English if they have limited contact with other parts of the English speaking world.
I was after a 12" sub roll from their menu. It appeared me pointing at it did not help either.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films.
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Errr…4 ,Northern Ireland"
Errrrr 3. Northern Ireland is part of the UK not Great Britain. |
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films.
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Errr…4 ,Northern Ireland
Errrrr 3. Northern Ireland is part of the UK not Great Britain."
Indeed you are right. |
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films.
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Errr…4 ,Northern Ireland"
No, it’s GB & NI. You’re wrong lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films.
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Errr…4 ,Northern Ireland
No, it’s GB & NI. You’re wrong lol"
Actually..you are Great Britain doesn't actually include Ireland at all. You mean the UK which includes Northern ireland  |
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"There isn't a British accent. Four countries make up Britain as a basic area. Scottish is different from Welsh. Even in England, the accents are varied with some that are very hard to understand. So an American would probably be referring to English in a clear pronunciation which only really occurs the most in American films.
Three countries make up Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Errr…4 ,Northern Ireland
No, it’s GB & NI. You’re wrong lol
Actually..you are Great Britain doesn't actually include Ireland at all. You mean the UK which includes Northern ireland "
That’s exactly what I said, GB *&* NI |
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Great Britain = England, Scotland, Wales.
United Kingdom = England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland.
Ireland = Ireland & Northern Ireland
And if you want to be particular, the British isles and all of the above |
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From what I saw in the USA with a sexy British friend in tow. She attracted lots of ppl to hear her talk. She was naked at Caliente, so that might have been part of draw to listen to her accent too.  |
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