I just assumed the pictures were generic averages of randomly selected males in the country. I just noticed that there was also "South African (black)", so that's obviously not the case.
Can you tell the difference between a British and an American by looking at them?
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Basileus777
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Has this been posted yet?
The organization of this list drives me crazy. Why couldn't they do it alphabetically? What sense does it make now?
Both versions of language evolved in tandem, do think the English spoken in the British Isles in the 17th century was what is spoken now in Britain? American English is actually more similar to it in many ways.
FO-totality
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I think in countries where the the population is (largely) homogenous, it is, but in countries (like the US and South Africa) where there are minority groups that make a very significant portion of the population and those two groups are deemed more racial/ethnically distinct than, say, Irish Americans vs. German Americans, then it probably is.
I think the creators of the imagine just pulled out the interesting ones willie-nillie from the original study (thus explaining having "South African (Black)" and lack "South African (White)"). It pisses me off too.
Sunderland iirc. Also the scouse accents you guys have heard is the put-on scally wanker version YouTube Jeremy kyle type. John Paul and George is more accurate.
The eye patch guy from walking dead is a scouser.
Razgriz-Specter
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99% of the time yes.
British guys are extremely easy to pick out.
Women though are alot more challenging.
British guys are extremely easy to pick out.
Women though are alot more challenging.
fluffydelusions
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Yes because they are generally skinnier and paler than us. Also different clothing style. Unless we are talking about black guys cause then no. Guy from Luther/wire does an awesome accent...great actor. Really thought he was American there. Actually a lot of people thought Hugh Laurie was american based off of house and not knowing him from anything previous to that.
It's funny you say that, as a British person, I just laugh how easy Americans are fooled....Hugh Laurie's accent is atrocious. I can't watch House because of it.
fluffydelusions
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You know who has the shittiest American accent...Jason statham lol go watch the one. Omg soooooo bad
Little Old Man
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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.
People who look like that typically spawn in rough council estates, predominantly in the north of England or Scotland, thanks to years of inbreeding. You can tell the scallies like that from a mile off.
The kid in question is from Merseyside (search u wot m8 north west tonight on YT).
welcum to Wigan meerrrttt!
Why do you think he never tried an accent ever again? Lol.
Talking of accents, how many people spotted Kelly Reilly in Flight was English?
Brody's and Hugh Laurie's are usually pretty good (I give Laurie the upper hand though). Charlie Hunnam and Matthew Rhys, however, both have pretty detectable accents.
Ot: It depends on the person, but there are definite tells beginning with facial structure. If you've spent significant time in both countries, or just have a very sharp attention to detail, I'd venture you can pick up on it a good 75% of the time. Clothing and mannerisms are much easer to work with though.
I also find that a lot of Western Europe is very brand heavy, especially with stuff branded with Adidas and Nike logos. Walking around NYC, it can often be pretty obvious who just stepped off a flight from France, Italy, or the UK vs. the locals.
ThisWreckage
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Hugh Laurie had lavish praise bestowed upon him for his performance and accent while he played House. Many people had no idea he was a Brit because his accent was so great.
When I was over in London the British thought my best friend and I were Canadian because we're in shape. That's depressing if you think about it. They assumed we weren't Americans because we're not fat.
fluffydelusions
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Sooo did you go along with and say you were Canadian lol. Aren't they better like than USians
Ludicrous Speed
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Do Brits still have bad teeth? If so, then yes I could probably point out a Brit
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ThisWreckage
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No one would have believed us because of our accents. We were told that they rarely get southerners from the U.S. over there and they were absolutely enamored with our accents.
fluffydelusions
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So can you Brits tell the difference in accents from say southern us and northern?
Rubbish King
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lol but you really don't though do you
VanquishUK
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Gordon Ramsey looked better once he started American TV. To be on TV in America, you have to meet a certain standard. We just don't give a shit in the UK what people look like on TV.
My teeth, and all my friends teeth are pretty much perfect. That stereotype doesn't hold up anymore.
ThisWreckage
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Eye color seemed to be different in the UK to me. Blue eye color. Seemed to be a lighter and brighter blue to me. Maybe I'm just imaging that.
The difference between southern drawl and The President's American is quite easy to pick out I'd say.
Ask for anything more specific than that and I'd be stumped. Then again I'm not that great at picking out British dialects either. It's all Northern to me.
Because if you did you'd get the face of someone who is mixed race like me. That wouldn't be a true representation of either ethnic group.
hey i thought british people were ugly!?!?!
I can tell Californian, Boston, Noo Yawk/Noo Joisey, generic Southern, Mid-West (Indiana)
ThisWreckage
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This is frankly a load of shit. The south has a lot of variety with accents. People from South Carolina, New Orleans, Texas, and Florida sound nothing alike.
Razgriz-Specter
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I agree, maybe not that extreme but sometimes there is just a look.
The girl playing Alice in the new Once Upon A Time for example.
just discovered this one after searching for her american accent in the office:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINcyiB2JJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINcyiB2JJc
At least here in the states what I find to be true is that every individual state has it's own accent. This is further broken down when you compare the accent of city dwellers and those who live out in dragon territory (anywhere outside of the major cities). In Wisconsin the accent is pretty horrible but the accent in its major city Milwaukee is the same as the Chicago accent. Another truth is that we all make fun of southern accents up here in the north. And a posh accent on a women is god tier awesome, the only one that beats it is a French accent.
Lauren Cohan who plays Maggie in Walking Dead was born in the USA but is british:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Cohan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Cohan
Easily, it's as distinctive as my accent(Scottish) would be compared to someone from London.
methane47
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I think this thread is about people that you can't tell where they are from.
You can definitely spot that she's brittish.
That said, this is my fav video from her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY66ZJ0TFUI
I did fall down the Apple and pears on my way to get some Eels the other day.
Jedeye Sniv
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I think so, yeah. I think I can tell east from west and north from south. In England we get a lot of US TV so we get good at telling accents apart.
I'm from near London, and when I was in New York a lady asked me if I was from Manchester because we sounded like Daphne from Frasier. Americans really have no clue, do they? But to be fair, that wasn't her fault, Daphne didn't really have much of a northern accent.
Escape Goat
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This confuses me. You, a British person, think his accent is awful. Many Americans, who speak with said accent or one similar, think it's great. So why is your conclusion that they're easily fooled? Seems like they would be better at spotting a fake American accent. Are you sure you're not just projecting your previous knowledge of Hugh Laurie's nationality while watching his performance?
Laurie's accent in House is seriously really, really shite.
As long as they are white, yeah it's noticeable, and not just the teeth
Depends. Is the Brit smiling
And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.
VanquishUK
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And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.
Stay classy.
Too late.
take your time son
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