In a funny twist Southern accents is simply the Queen's English slowed down.
Can you tell the difference between a British and an American by looking at them?
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In a funny twist Southern accents is simply the Queen's English slowed down.
I'm British. I have a right to call my people ugly.
This guy is 100% an American
Probably right after the fat american gif with hamburger.
When I was in North Wales, I don't know if they could tell I was American, but they sure as hell knew I wasn't Welsh. When my wife and I walked into a shop, the employees immediately switched from speaking Welsh to English. When other customers came in, they went right back to Welsh. (Maybe because the other customers were regulars, but I think the employees just knew.)
In London, everyone thought I was English, maybe because my red hair makes it a safe bet. In Germany, people thought I was German.
But in Australia, they know right away. They just freaking know. Before you say a word, they know where you're from and they start making fun of you immediately. Even though they're the ones wearing the sleeveless shirts.
In London, everyone thought I was English, maybe because my red hair makes it a safe bet. In Germany, people thought I was German.
But in Australia, they know right away. They just freaking know. Before you say a word, they know where you're from and they start making fun of you immediately. Even though they're the ones wearing the sleeveless shirts.
BertramCooper
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This is a pretty gross generalization.
Watch a fair amount of British television and you'll inevitably encounter numerous fake American accents that are hilariously awful.
GillianSeed79
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I just watched a Youtube clip from the Graham Norton show to get me up to snuff, but yeah, okay that sounds kinda bad. I'm probably going to get stoned to death here, but I love what you guys call a Cockney accent? Whatever Rose speaks from Doctor Who. I like that. And Irish accents. They are majestic. I've heard people from overseas say they like southern accents or something. I guess it might be kind of the same thing. Like I think people from overseas see the southern accent as that debutant-style all proper style slow-talking drawl and all that. Round here in the south you don't talk like that unless you've got money. It's mostly improper English with the word "done" thrown in like a valley girl would say "like".
Like here's my impression of what people from overseas think the southern accent sounds like:
"Child (Chai- -old), gracious (gray-shus) me, you (u-eww) sure ( sher) are giving (ge-vin) me the vapors (vay-purrs). Why (wai), if I don't say (sey), you are the most handsome gentlemen (gentile-man) I have ever (ev-var) seen."
In the real world it actually sounds like this.
"Boy (Boi)" - or if you are a girl it sounds like "gerl" -followed by you done (dunn) stole my heart (hart). We done gone up to granpappy's house and his old lady done threw him out. It's a done mess I tell you. He done nothing wrong to that lady, but he done screwed up. Only thing I heard was the law (police) come down there and told him that he can't be beating on the dang old woman like that. It aint right."
We use done and aint and dang and did I mention done? Done is like thrown into everything. You can't even order a sandwhich without using the word done here. It's like: "I done want a whopper but I done want ketchup and onions but I don't want them done tomatoes and done make it quick or I'm done gonna get mad" "Are you done your order? "Yes, I'm done, done my order".
It's not really sexy, but you guys with your proper English and even that cockney accent. Even when you sound dumb you sound smart.
Not entirely accurate.
Rooney is of Irish decent. You're basically saying 95% of English people are ugly.
Irish people do share common ancestry with the rest of the British Isles though. It's funny actually, all this talk of Celts and Anglo-Saxons, etc, yet in fact, genetically the British and Irish share closest common ancestry with the Basque people. In terms of culture and language, Anglo-Saxons have had a big influence, but they weren't really the majority in England or any other place within the British Isles. Neither were the Celts. The majority were always indigenous British.
I think he joined the cast on 2003, but left 2 years later.
Pennies & Nickels
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Actually, yes. For the most part the facial structure is usually different. I can look at a British looking person and think "I'm sure that person is British" and I'm right 80% of the time.
I find it harder to distinguish Americans from Australians/New Zealanders.
I find it harder to distinguish Americans from Australians/New Zealanders.
Yeah. All this talk about how easy it is to spot a British person, how come you never spotted Hugh Laurie?
And in terms of accents and dialects, they've probably changed a lot over thousands of years.
cobragt4001
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This thread makes no sense. Seeing as the majority of White Americans come from Europe, how could there be a physical difference in someone born in the US verse someone born in the UK or Germany? Has anyone ever factored in mannerisms? I noticed when I lived in Memphis TN, was born there, guys from South Memphis had a different demeanor about themselves compared to guys from North Memphis. Not to shit on the OP's thread but I'm sorry but there is no physical difference of a white guy from the US vs UK. Now I will say that when you look at Europeans further East, then you can definitely see a difference.
they tend to be uglier
Trick question, he's from the country of Airbrush and Filter
Your people? I wonder if the people you're calling ugly are OK with you as their self appointed leader.
Having lived on both sides of the pond for many years I can say we both look very simliar. I assume we are talking white-european descent americans and white european Britons (ingoring the fact that both countries have a melting pot of ethnicity).
Sure, comparing US sitcom actors versus your next door neighbour, you're gonna see a difference.
African Americans are very light skinned for obvious reasons and have bigger body mass most times. Africans average height is lower too.
African myself. weird English accent and 6'1
It is strange how foreign people find it hard to tell different accents from other countries. To me there are only 2 accents in America, the American accent and the southern accent lol. I also cannot tell the difference between a Canadian and an American accent.
Americans in general seem to completely ignore Northern England when it comes to accents. Whenever i see a English person on an American show they always have a pretty posh Southern England accent. A lot of people in Southern England have lazy pronunciation and sound a bit rough. Things like ''Nothing'' turn into ''Noffink'' or ''Something'' turns into ''Sumfink'' i actually do that myself and i'm fully aware how retarded it sounds whenever i do it. I have been trying to stop doing it, but i just can't lol
So to you there is the southern twang and then the New York accent? Just those 2?
BertramCooper
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If it makes you feel better, I absolutely loved visiting Northern England. Not only was it beautiful, but I found the people to be the most charming and friendly in the country.
HalfwayOrb
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Yes, I can tell the difference. Not hard.
cheststrongwell
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Surprised there isn't a test.
Yes, that is all i hear.
Where did you visit?
Never go to wales with a Southern England accent.
Pinko Marx
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There are times when I've seen pictures of people and go "yeah, dude looks british."
They definitely have a different facial structure. But then you have people like Christian Bale that completely surprised me.
I've never seen this type of facial structure in America.
They definitely have a different facial structure. But then you have people like Christian Bale that completely surprised me.
I've never seen this type of facial structure in America.
Guys, I spot a brit!
This thread makes no sense. Seeing as the majority of White Americans come from Europe, how could there be a physical difference in someone born in the US verse someone born in the UK or Germany? Has anyone ever factored in mannerisms? I noticed when I lived in Memphis TN, was born there, guys from South Memphis had a different demeanor about themselves compared to guys from North Memphis. Not to shit on the OP's thread but I'm sorry but there is no physical difference of a white guy from the US vs UK. Now I will say that when you look at Europeans further East, then you can definitely see a difference.they tend to be uglier
Yeah thank you. Obviously mannerisms, dress, movement, etc. play a huge part in this.
Or maybe people see mutts and think American. Is everyone purebred in your country?
It's a pretty ridiculous question in and of itself because the vast majority of Americans have much more than British ancestry. I am of Irish, German and Polish heritage, so I would hope I don't look like I am British (which by this thread I assume means English yes I know Ireland is part of the "British Isles")
Haha, wow.
The closest thing I've done like that is confuse South African accent with a UK accent I couldn't pin to a particular region. Both instances the guys were white.
There are times when I've seen pictures of people and go "yeah, dude looks british."
They definitely have a different facial structure. But then you have people like Christian Bale that completely surprised me.
I've never seen this type of facial structure in America.
This guy understands^
The guy in that picture is 100% from the Merseyside area. I would bet good money on that.
Those are fighting words.
Barbacoatl
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Do brits wear short pants with sandals (sometimes with socks)? If not, then yes.
GillianSeed79
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I guess it's a grass always greener on the other side of things thing. Like, honestly, if I woke up tomorrow and someone said to me something like "Jolly ho, Gov-nor, oi, you be taking the lift?" I would fucking kiss the ground I was walking on. I mean how do you guys do it. How do you walk outside and hear those beautiful accents? I mean you even have words like "lavatory" for the bathroom. I went to a proper rich school in the states and I was always confused about why there weren't chemistry experiments and and, you know, science things going on in the place where I pissed until I realized lavatory and laboratory aren't the same thing.
Oh and there's tons of American accents in America. I probably fall into the same category when thinking about the UK. Like a Canadian accent is completely different from a northern American accent. A New York accent is completely different from a Boston accent. Then there's the Midwest, but even a Chicago accent is different from a Midwest accent.
I just wish we had like Scottish or British accents here in the states. A Scottish accent is the voice of love to me. You could be ordering fish and chips or something and I'd melt.
I mean do you realize how awesome your accents are in the UK or whatever. They are so amazing.
That's so we can prove we were in foreign lands when we get home.
cobragt4001
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I would say people in the US are maybe the most mixed of any country in the world. But white Americans don't have a particular look compared to their European cousins at all. Usually Americans will be fatter but other than that, you couldn't tell a German from a white guy from Colorado. I date a girl whose mom was French and day was American Italian and she looked like a normal white chick.
Rookje
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lastplayed
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A native Briton
Supermanisdead
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british people just look depressed all the time.
Joel Was Right
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There are far more prettier people on American TV than British TV.
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