That would be a Southern accent. Not a particularly heavy one, but it is there. He does a pretty good job with it; I can't tell if it's genuine or not. Are you sure it's the accent they're attracted to?AwesomeName wrote...
As for american accents over here... Yeah if you're good looking and sound like Sawyer from Lost (what accent is that?) then you'll have women all over you like a pack of wolves
Hmm... "Yorkshire", "shyness". That's an interesting concept. I often think of Yorkshire as a bit like Britain's Texas, only Texans tend to be quieter and more reserved. Perhaps it's because they don't consider their trousers' main purpose to be ferret storage.blothulfur wrote...
Bashful by nature we strive to overcome our innate shyness through bloodymindedness and stubborn ignorance.
I should think so! I mean I don't talk anything like a Mackem, Sunderland being practically a foreign country. I quite like the way that people from Jarrow and South Shields claim to not be able to understand each other, although they are separated by a distance of about, I dunno, at least two miles, so I guess it figures. I remember my dad complaining that he couldn't understand a word my maths teacher was saying since they were from the two towns in question but I didn't have too much bother, fortunately. Then again, my parents couldn't understand my accent either. At least I think that's what they were saying.Bann Duncan wrote...
Eh. As someone who lives in both the UK and the US, I share the belief that there is, in fact, a generic American accent that you hear in pretty much every suburb across the country while such a thing is not really found in Britain. I can take the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow (one hour) and find a completely different accent at the other end. If I go an hour south to Newcastle, the same thing will happen and so on.
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wizardryforever wrote...
That would be a Southern accent. Not a particularly heavy one, but it is there. He does a pretty good job with it; I can't tell if it's genuine or not. Are you sure it's the accent they're attracted to?AwesomeName wrote...
As for american accents over here... Yeah if you're good looking and sound like Sawyer from Lost (what accent is that?) then you'll have women all over you like a pack of wolves
Well, I'd say his accent is the more traditional "Southern gentleman" accent (on girls it the "Southern Belle"). It's distinct from the more commonplace Southern accent in that fewer words are distorted, like most accents. The main distinguishing feature of it is talking slow enough to pronounce every syllable. Of course, there's more to it than that, but the more colloquial "redneck" accent is distinctly different. Compare Sawyer (or Foghorn Leghorn) to someone like Jeff Foxworthy or Larry the Cable guy. Distinct difference.AwesomeName wrote...
wizardryforever wrote...
That would be a Southern accent. Not a particularly heavy one, but it is there. He does a pretty good job with it; I can't tell if it's genuine or not. Are you sure it's the accent they're attracted to?AwesomeName wrote...
As for american accents over here... Yeah if you're good looking and sound like Sawyer from Lost (what accent is that?) then you'll have women all over you like a pack of wolves
That is indeed his accent - he originally tried to speak in a different one, but they told him to speak in his own. Yeah, I knew it was Southern (believe, me, most people on this end of the pond would recognise that from a mile off) but is that as specific as it gets??
Oh, of course not, like I said, you gotta be good looking too - otherwise they'll probably just think "redneck"
vometia wrote...
...only Texans tend to be quieter and more reserved.
Hmm, let's think now...Godak wrote...
vometia wrote...
...only Texans tend to be quieter and more reserved.
Unless people from Yorkshire spend their time shouting at the top of their lungs at every available occasion, I think you might have Texans confused for some other group of people.
vometia wrote...
Hmm, let's think now...
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AwesomeName wrote...
AwesomeName wrote...
This is such a peculiar American thing... Do you guys reckon that if I "scrub" my accent off, I'll end up sounding like you guys??
P.s. Oregon is one of my favourite places in the world *high-5*Blood-Lord Thanatos wrote...
Why do you like my homestate? why do all the people with more history like my small and unappealing state? WHY?! I live with the pain......agony........of being unjustly accused of being a liberal. I am a moderate conservative. However, the Shield's a metaphor. It is in us all.
Haha, I LOVE the grungy/liberal vibe (socially, I'm VERY liberal; fiscally, I'm probably more moderate... wherever that line is drawn). And BELIEVE me when I say that more history does not necessarily = more culture. It's a cultural desert where I live. When I last visited, Portland/Oregon had loads of random, independant stores, loads of art (not to mention one of the best tattoo artists on the flipping planet, imho)... BUT the best things are easily the amazing scenery -- AMAZING -- and the overall very chilled vibe of the place :happy:. Only thing I missed out on was the music...
Back on-topic: I will say that hardly anyone commented on my accent when I was in the States - but then mine is completely muddled. Apparently British accents are much loved in America... or at least the ones that they've probably heard already - I can't imagine anyone thinking an Aberdonian twang is sexy :/
As for american accents over here... Yeah if you're good looking and sound like Sawyer from Lost (what accent is that?) then you'll have women all over you like a pack of wolves
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