British Stereotypes

Sins · 2011-03-04T18:12:00Z

Please note that this isn't a serious thread. I'm not ranting at all, or offending you guys who believe in the the classic British stereotype. I'm just bored, and this is the kind of thing I do in my spare time. You wish you were as cool as me. The British accent. In reality, it's a non-existent accent. It's a complete impossibility to say how many "British accents" there are. I can think of about 20 from the top of my head, and trust me, none of them sound the same. The most stereotyped British accent is the Queen's accent, I'd say, and people with that accent discuss tea and scones, apparently. I loathe tea. It's foul stuff, aye. Think of it like this: saying that everyone in Britain has the Queen's accent is exactly the same as saying that everyone in America has a Tennessee accent. I mean, according to wikipedia, 2% of British people have the Queen's accent. I don't have the Queen's accent. I sound like a six year old with a learning disability. How many of you guys think of this when you think of the accents of people in Britain? Don't get me wrong, there are people in Britain with the stereotyped British accent, but the majority of them sound very different to that. Take me and my Welsh accent. I sound like the most unsophisticated thing with a pulse on this planet. I say don't like dun . For example, I'd say, I dun like tha' instead of I don't like that . Err... I'm so cool. This is a pretty decent example of the variations of British accents. Take note of how different the Geordie accent is, for example, compared to the queen's accent. (Warning: Language much later in the video.) This video just amuses me. It's got a Scouser (Liverpool) accent in it, so it's not completely off topic. So next time you go to say that British people sound like the Queen, and that British people are immensely sophisticated, just search Russell Brand on Youtube... or watch this.

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Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:13 pm

Razcoon says... · Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:13 pm

Or a British film with a really exaggerated American. x3 And I finds most Brits think our accent is easy! Nooot so true. xD

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Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:16 pm

Sins says... · Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:16 pm

I've never actually seen a British film with someone putting on an American accent... Wow, I'm weird. Mind you, most films are made in Hollywood nowadays. Hehe, American accents are hard. There are way too many of them. I can do a killer Tennessee accent though...

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Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:29 am

canislupis says... · Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:29 am

Wait... there's a Tennessee accent? And compared to you Brits and considering the size of our country, I think you people have too many.

Seriously--there are only.... five American accents, at least that I can think of.

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Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:21 am

WritersUnleashed says... · Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:21 am

canislupis wrote:Wait... there's a Tennessee accent? And compared to you Brits and considering the size of our country, I think you people have too many. Seriously--there are only.... five American accents, at least that I can think of.

Lets see:
Californian
Western
Texan
Jersey
New Yorkian
Eastern
Northern
Mexican

Ive got 8

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Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:39 am

Lava says... · Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:39 am

All I can figure out is if it's British or American or North Indian or South Indian.

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Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:49 pm

Razcoon says... · Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:49 pm

I have a Philadelphia accent, but say words from other places, like northern Cali says "hella". So do I. xD Back to BRITISH accents...I can do a killer Scottish accent. I suck at the queen's.

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Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:52 pm

Razcoon says... · Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:52 pm

WritersUnleashed wrote:
canislupis wrote:Wait... there's a Tennessee accent? And compared to you Brits and considering the size of our country, I think you people have too many. Seriously--there are only.... five American accents, at least that I can think of.

Lets see:
Californian
Western
Texan
Jersey
New Yorkian
Eastern
Northern
Mexican

Ive got 8

I actually know several different eastern accents. xD

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Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:54 pm

carbonCore says... · Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:54 pm

Wot? When I think "British stereotype", I think prisoners in top hats & monocles having a cuppa and discussing amongst each other the most elaborate way of disemboweling prostitutes. In a posh British accent, of course.

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Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:16 pm

Idraax says... · Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:16 pm

O_O, there's a British accent?! *sorry, I had to*

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Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:22 pm

Sopster says... · Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:22 pm

I love how in 90210 both the British people are evil... xD

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Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:25 pm

Sins says... · Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:25 pm

We're all evil. Every last one of us. Even Stephen Hawking.

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Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:08 pm

Lava says... · Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:08 pm

Skinsy. I want to listen to you. For ze accent.

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Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:33 pm

StellaThomas says... · Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:33 pm

xD I love when people say, "Oh, I love British accents!" and I'm like, "Which one?"

My extended family live in Somerset. 'Nuff said.

It's the same with Irish accents. Anyone who thinks they can do a good Irish accent has clearly never met an Irish person *looks pointedly at Gerald Butler*

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Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:15 am

ToritheMonster says... · Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:15 am

I have the most ridiculous Cockney accent.... mixed with someone who has trouble putting spaces between words?

I don't know > oidunno

But of course> Budduvcorse

I can do a pretty good American accent, and I'm told my Russian one is good. Anything else, I just sound very racist....

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