Originally Posted by Deancm

Well look at what happened to the Aussie accent when Italian/Greek Europeans arrived. The only accent worse than an Aussie bogan accent is an Aussie wog accent...

Originally Posted by Merseygirl

A bit of Welsh + a bit of Irish + a bit of Lancashire = Scouse............apparently!
I guess being a major seaport all those years ago must have brought them altogether.

Originally Posted by Amazulu

I think the same when I hear thick-ass Midlands, Manchester, Welsh accents. Really magnified.

Originally Posted by jad n rich

Lower orders hey what happened to OZ having no class system.

As you say, the professional orders ( of brisbane and melb ) have to modify the 'common' version of the aussie accent, can you actually imagine being taken serioulsy as a Lawyer or Consultant with a Hogan twang.

The lower orders as you put it, exist in melbourne too, have you ever been to a sporting event down there Just as bad as Queensland.

Aussies also tend to do the aussie twang more when with others, can remember partner in the states, seeing another aussie and they both started speaking in a language unkown to me They go right off, totally OTT aussies all of a sudden My sons dental consultant is the same, to us he is fairly well spoken, no accent, but as soon as some old 'aussie cobber' walks in, he goes into mate/bonza mode.

Hopefully the accent will die out as more migrants arrive.

Originally Posted by DadAgain

Having read your last post and sat here odding quietly in agreement with I have to pick you up on this.

Have you spend any time in professional Brisbane circles? Your constant references to Qld accents are not fully correct.

I'd still maintain that a "Modern Professional Australian" accent is a nationwide phenomenon and can be clearly distinguished from the "Rural Australian" ('haaaaaws it gawwwwwn?') and ts close relative "Urban Bogan Australian".

All of these accents occur all over the country as far as I've seen and there are very few people in the business world who havent at least moved away from their 'native' accent towards the more accepted "Modern Australian".

Teenagers always seem to gravitate towards what you refer to as 'lower order' accents - I know as a young teen I would have sounded distinctly esturine - but its a phase most grow out of.

Originally Posted by Deancm

Well look at what happened to the Aussie accent when Italian/Greek Europeans arrived. The only accent worse than an Aussie bogan accent is an Aussie wog accent...

Originally Posted by nickyjohnt

Be carefull when you mention the word WOG, Some of the mods don't like it especially the ones that have never experianced living here in Oz

John

Originally Posted by Grayling

The south african one is pretty awful as well

Originally Posted by sadieb

Hi
I spoke to a few Australian historians in Oz (yes they do have them)
I asked where the Australian accent came from and none of them were able to answer.
Most looked really shocked and offended and said we have always spoken like this. !!

Thanks

Originally Posted by nickyjohnt

Be carefull when you mention the word WOG, Some of the mods don't like it especially the ones that have never experianced living here in Oz

John

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Nothing to do with whether we like it or not. The word, and many others like it, is considered offensive by many of our posters, that is why we ask for its use to be avoided.

And yes, I have been experiencing living here for 7 years, but that has nothing to do with it.

Originally Posted by Deancm

- Wog Boy (Movie)

- Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (Movie sequel)

Originally Posted by markbhx

lol, the good old aussie intellect! Would love to see an aussie mastermind

Originally Posted by woody1974

bit superior of yourself what crap accent have you got, and what gives you the right to slag anyone else off, its people like you i wanted to move away from but more and more appear