Accents

[Blackbriar 8,569]

 

 

Anyone from south of Watford is a cockney apparently.

 

But there are two distinct sub-species of Cock-er-ney.....the Dick van Dyke and the Danny Dyer !

Both unconvincing and trying too hard IMO.

Bless you, guv'nah ! You're a proper gent, and no mistake !

[3175darren 1,100]

I have a Barnsley accent, as I was born and bred there, it's no were near as strong as it used to be, as I have been away 30 yr or so, but a couple of pints, and I can say what I want, every one just looks confused, Cheers me up no end

[mushroom 12,878]

I have a Barnsley accent, as I was born and bred there, it's no were near as strong as it used to be, as I have been away 30 yr or so, but a couple of pints, and I can say what I want, every one just looks confused, Cheers me up no end

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When theres people around who speak English my daughter and me talk in broad as fuuck northern so we can talk privately infront of them. Funny as hell watching their faces trying to suss it out ?

[Torquemada 288]

Lived in Wales and Manchester growing up. Spent the next 30 years down south. My accent is all over the place.

[JDHUNTING 1,817]

I'm from Wigan so have a strong accent, and I can pick a wiganers out anywere. I don't know why Wigan has such a strong accent and why you can drive out of Wigan and hear completely different ones not a 5 minute drive away. I can often tell which pat of Wigan someone's from aswell, was a bit of a surprise when I got older and travelled about a bit and people couldn't tell a word I was saying as I never realised I had an accent!

[lurcherman 887 13,091]

 

I've been told loads of times that I sound australian along with looking polish

How do you look Polish ? I can see how someone might look Arab or Indian (either variety), but Polish ??

 

Bright jackets ? And tracksuits lol

[lurcherman 887 13,091]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oI16hvmPGkk

 

 

Thats what my grandfather and mothers side speak like lol

[johnny boy68 11,726]

WILF came out with a corker one day about the brummy accent, something along the lines of "do retarded brummies sound normal when they speak?" LOL

[General lee 979]

 

 

I've been told loads of times that I sound australian along with looking polish

How do you look Polish ? I can see how someone might look Arab or Indian (either variety), but Polish ??

Bright jackets ? And tracksuits lol

To be fair they do have a slightly distinct look but I dont think I look like one

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I think a lot of Eastern European have a similar look about them, I think it's the high cheekbones.

[David.evans 5,323]

WILF

is wrong Johnny boy , brummie Are all retardes , cause if we weren't we would not live hear lol

Atb

[kanny 20,480]

I think a lot of Eastern European have a similar look about them, I think it's the high cheekbones.

I've noticed that the blokes have a flat spot on the back of there heads and the women have lovely hips lol.... I have a strong Nottinghamshire accent me Duk! Funny coz I always thought I spoke the Queens English until people started pointing it out.

Edited November 25, 2016 by kanny

[Torquemada 288]

Thats the problem with a Scouse accent. It's a bit like herpes, you can never quite get rid of it.

[Greyman 28,198]

I live near to avonmouth now or little Poland as its now known and you can spot a pole a mile off, big lads ,crew cuts and as Kanny said a right flat head at the back, what's that all about, do there mothers give birth standing up and just let em hit the floor? Oh and I have the broadest West Country accent that you only get from growing up in a right rough council estate, I can usually even identify people around Bristol by there local accent, I speak like wurzel gumage and am proud as punch of my roots

[Blackbriar 8,569]

 

I think a lot of Eastern European have a similar look about them, I think it's the high cheekbones.

I've noticed that the blokes have a flat spot on the back of there heads and the women have lovely hips lol.... I have a strong Nottinghamshire accent me Duk! Funny coz I always thought I spoke the Queens English until people started pointing it out.

I still say a few of those....I've never called anyone "duck", but it's a phrase 'me mam' used with regularity.

My grandad would pronounce both "g"'s in words like "singing". But he was a bit of a daft bat !

 

And I've never been able to explain this discrepancy - when I was a lad, we used to get a "croggie" or a "crog" on a mates bike, but my sister, who's only 3 years younger, calls it a "dink"...which is, to me at least, a minor car accident...or a Chinaman !