Imitating Our Accents
Jan 6th 2015, 8:08 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
I'm a brummie (person from Birmingham UK) living in Bermuda. Nearly every day i get asked about my accent! and many people often imitate it, mainly American people 
in a fun way though.
Things are the same as when i visit the UK, as my 4year old son has a Bristish/South african (father is from SA) with a bit of a Bermudian accent!
Its nice to be different!
in a fun way though.Things are the same as when i visit the UK, as my 4year old son has a Bristish/South african (father is from SA) with a bit of a Bermudian accent!
Its nice to be different!
Jan 12th 2015, 7:43 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
Maree Popppins.
My brother-in-law thinks its hilarious trying to imitate my accent (and also my son's), but he ends up like an effeminate version of a cockney.
Irritating. As I'm a brummie. Not with a particularly brummie accent, but still. Regional pride and all that.
Hoffage
My brother-in-law thinks its hilarious trying to imitate my accent (and also my son's), but he ends up like an effeminate version of a cockney.
Irritating. As I'm a brummie. Not with a particularly brummie accent, but still. Regional pride and all that.
Hoffage
Jan 12th 2015, 7:44 pm
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Jan 15th 2015, 5:32 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
I've been coming here (Arizona) since 2012 and had a couple of 'interactions' like this - now I've moved here it still happens occasionally and it ranges from a compliment to cringey. I don't always get the imitation thing, but do often get the 'I love your accent' remark.
My wife tries to inspire me with self confidence and tells me it's combination of my accent + looks but meh, I'm just normal to look at, she's sweet like that I guess. And anyway once at Jack in the Box (after asking for 'wor-tah') I had the 'I love your accent' thing from another guy.
I'm not here to judge...!
In that case I told him, bemused and baffled, 'Oh, thanks - I didn't do anything to get it, I just grew up with it' and walked away.
It's a nice thing, I guess, anyway. Haven't cranked up the accent on purpose and used it to my advantage, yet. My wife tends to handle dealing with retail people because they spend most of the time bewildered by my accent and just look at me funny while I'm speaking to them...
My wife tries to inspire me with self confidence and tells me it's combination of my accent + looks but meh, I'm just normal to look at, she's sweet like that I guess. And anyway once at Jack in the Box (after asking for 'wor-tah') I had the 'I love your accent' thing from another guy.
I'm not here to judge...!In that case I told him, bemused and baffled, 'Oh, thanks - I didn't do anything to get it, I just grew up with it' and walked away.
It's a nice thing, I guess, anyway. Haven't cranked up the accent on purpose and used it to my advantage, yet. My wife tends to handle dealing with retail people because they spend most of the time bewildered by my accent and just look at me funny while I'm speaking to them...
Jan 15th 2015, 5:43 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
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Jan 24th 2015, 9:09 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
I've been coming here (Arizona) since 2012 and had a couple of 'interactions' like this - now I've moved here it still happens occasionally and it ranges from a compliment to cringey. I don't always get the imitation thing, but do often get the 'I love your accent' remark.
My wife tries to inspire me with self confidence and tells me it's combination of my accent + looks but meh, I'm just normal to look at, she's sweet like that I guess. And anyway once at Jack in the Box (after asking for 'wor-tah') I had the 'I love your accent' thing from another guy. I'm not here to judge...!
In that case I told him, bemused and baffled, 'Oh, thanks - I didn't do anything to get it, I just grew up with it' and walked away.
It's a nice thing, I guess, anyway. Haven't cranked up the accent on purpose and used it to my advantage, yet. My wife tends to handle dealing with retail people because they spend most of the time bewildered by my accent and just look at me funny while I'm speaking to them...
My wife tries to inspire me with self confidence and tells me it's combination of my accent + looks but meh, I'm just normal to look at, she's sweet like that I guess. And anyway once at Jack in the Box (after asking for 'wor-tah') I had the 'I love your accent' thing from another guy.
I'm not here to judge...!In that case I told him, bemused and baffled, 'Oh, thanks - I didn't do anything to get it, I just grew up with it' and walked away.
It's a nice thing, I guess, anyway. Haven't cranked up the accent on purpose and used it to my advantage, yet. My wife tends to handle dealing with retail people because they spend most of the time bewildered by my accent and just look at me funny while I'm speaking to them...
Where are you from in the UK? If you don't mind me asking of course.
Jan 24th 2015, 9:51 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
I'm from Liverpool but I speak with more of a generic northern accent that I think is akin to Chester, or well-spoken Liverpudlian.
I'm going to be 'branching out' by myself when I get approved for work so I'm going to have to get used to speaking with the voice I have and get used to the fact that I sound different to everyone else.
I'm going to be 'branching out' by myself when I get approved for work so I'm going to have to get used to speaking with the voice I have and get used to the fact that I sound different to everyone else.
Jan 24th 2015, 11:28 pm
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Re: Imitating Our Accents
I'm from Liverpool but I speak with more of a generic northern accent that I think is akin to Chester, or well-spoken Liverpudlian.
I'm going to be 'branching out' by myself when I get approved for work so I'm going to have to get used to speaking with the voice I have and get used to the fact that I sound different to everyone else.
I'm going to be 'branching out' by myself when I get approved for work so I'm going to have to get used to speaking with the voice I have and get used to the fact that I sound different to everyone else.
According to my wife though whenever I'm on the phone to someone from back home I revert back to a "full on British accent". 
haha
