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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Dec 17, 2017 9:04:08 GMT -5
I'm from the UK so I'm just wondering about how non-Brits cope with understanding British accents. A friend of mine visited Australia a few weeks ago and said that a lot of bar's would refuse to serve her and her husband because they thought she was drunk because of her accent, There's Cheryl Cole who didnt last long on US X-Factor (?) cause of her accents apparently the audience couldn't understand her, and I was watching a series called "Survive That" and thats why I made this thread, out of a group of 7 blokes, 1 guy is from England he speaks really clearly imo, but they've given him subtitles, I was kinda like wow people cant understand him? seriously? Obviously I'm from the UK so I'm good with most variations of the British accent.
Are there any Brit celebs / accents you cant understand or have trouble following?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 9:55:55 GMT -5
Only problem I really have are some of the BBC shows. I have to watch Black Books and the OG Office with subtitles. Its not so much what they say that I don't understand, it's the slang words that completely befuddle me.
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Post by ARUN on Dec 17, 2017 11:46:10 GMT -5
Only problem I really have are some of the BBC shows. I have to watch Black Books and the OG Office with subtitles. Its not so much what they say that I don't understand, it's the slang words that completely befuddle me. I love the office with Ricky Gervais. Brilliant!
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Post by 235guy on Dec 17, 2017 11:57:58 GMT -5
I don't know about understanding them but I love hearing British women talk. Also like Australian and Southern US accents
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Post by Sexton Hardcastle on Dec 17, 2017 12:06:20 GMT -5
I usually watch British shows with the subtitles on lol.
How does it work the other way? Do brits have a hard time with American accents?
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 17, 2017 14:08:00 GMT -5
It all depends on what part of the UK they're from.
I absolutely love a woman with a British, Irish or Scottish accent.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 14:11:44 GMT -5
Only problem I really have are some of the BBC shows. I have to watch Black Books and the OG Office with subtitles. Its not so much what they say that I don't understand, it's the slang words that completely befuddle me. I love the office with Ricky Gervais. Brilliant! Free Love on the Free Love freeway.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 14:12:59 GMT -5
I don't know about understanding them but I love hearing British women talk. Also like Australian and Southern US accents Well boy I tell you wut..come on down to alabamie and we will go box some deer and chew tobacky
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Post by ARUN on Dec 17, 2017 14:35:20 GMT -5
Whenever I go to the states they tell me I have a Canadian accent as well and that Canadians speak a certain way. We also have some slang that most countries don't use or understand
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Dec 17, 2017 18:15:02 GMT -5
It all depends on what part of the UK they're from. I absolutely love a woman with a British, Irish or Scottish accent. My part of the world is at the end of that video, and it reflects in what I said in my original post, about my friend not being served alcohol because they thought she was drunk. Cool video
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Post by GBGav on Dec 17, 2017 18:48:09 GMT -5
Think I read somewhere once that the accents noticeably change every 20 miles or so in the UK. Imagine how many different accents there would be if that rule applied in the US? That video above is nice but doesn't include mine, Geordie. But I guess some of you will be familiar with either Geordie Shore, Cheryl Cole or Ant 'n Dec so it's basically that.
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Post by Halloween King on Dec 18, 2017 8:02:43 GMT -5
Growing up my parents spoke little English and what they did speak had a heavy accent. So I was exposed to people's prejudices at a very early age. This taught me not to mock accents or differences. If I don't understand a person I stop what I'm doing and I focus on them to try and understand them.
It really ticks me off when I see people laugh at someone who is different or someone who has an accent.
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Post by HARLAND on Dec 18, 2017 11:51:56 GMT -5
I'm British and sometimes I can't understand other British people. We have very strong colloquialisms here that vary from city to city.
For example, I find it hard to understand people from Liverpool and Birmingham, but I could have a conversation with someone from London or Manchester
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Dec 18, 2017 12:10:53 GMT -5
I dont have a problem understanding British accents. I find myself watching British shows over American. The few British people I meet seem to have a hard time understanding my NY accent.
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Post by Escape The Rules on Dec 18, 2017 13:57:37 GMT -5
I don't see how British accents would be a problem. Maybe Geordies that speak fast or people that use British slang but I figured it would be very easy to decipher. Me being Scottish, now that's an accent people will have an issue with. Especially when half the people here have no self awareness when talking to foreigners and will still use slang and speak fast. It's embarrassing. How hard is it to speak clearly and properly.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Dec 18, 2017 15:38:53 GMT -5
Im American and only speak English but I work with clients from all around the world with many various accents. British English vocabulary is different from the American English vocab and this makes it hard for most US people to understand people from uk, but also I think it is why many people from different countries don’t understand Americans easily because their background in the language is with British English. My wife is from London and I travel there often
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Dec 18, 2017 21:24:09 GMT -5
Tbh Brits can have a hard time understanding Brits at times. For example; I’ve never understood a damn thing Jamie Carragher (former Liverpool FC player) has said due to his Scouse accent lol
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Post by theMOESIAH on Dec 18, 2017 23:11:52 GMT -5
As a longtime regular viewer of British TV shows and movies, I rarely have a hard time understand your accent.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Dec 19, 2017 1:02:14 GMT -5
I don't know about understanding them but I love hearing British women talk. Also like Australian and Southern US accents Thought I was the only one. I feel a little more normal now
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Post by bababooey on Dec 19, 2017 13:39:14 GMT -5
Kind of a funny story. My dad has a cousin that was born in Italy, but moved to Whales and started a family there.
A few years ago I was visiting Italy, and he happened to be visiting with his family at the same time. I’m not super fluent in Italian but I had to ask them to speak Italian because I couldn’t understand a word they were saying when they spoke English.
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