efes_haze
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Here in the UK, there are very many accents and dialects. We are therefore used to different forms of speech from native Brits. We watch Australian soaps and programmes and 'moovees' from America. As a nation we are quite attuned to all these subtle differences.
Americans just listen to Americans. |
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♥Brittany♥
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because to us, you guys sound the same. but in a way, we can still tell the difference. austrailians have a heavier accent than english people. |
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MaryBeth
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Some of the various accents are difficult to pinpoint among the UK...but there is a huge difference between those and that of Australia.I can certainly tell the difference. |
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Glimmering Winter
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I actually had that when I was in America.. a guy came up to us and asked if we were enjoying our holiday (could obviously tell we're tourists) and then asked if we were Austrailian... when we said English he said "sorry, but whenever i hear someone different I always immediately think Austrailia"
Didn't bother me in the slightest as I would love to live in Australia and i love their accent... plus it was nice to have the friendly man come up and talk to us.... doesn't happen much here in England.
I guess it's the same as me not knowing the difference between all the American accents and which state they are from.. or even which side of the country. |
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MICHAEL S
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America has a lot of dialects in different states the same as we do in the UK
When they hear a dialect they cant recognise as a US one they've only got a few to choices UK, south African, Aussie, new zealand and Canadian which they can distinguish so they guess like the rest of us. |
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landgirl60
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Tell me....can you tell the difference between American
and Canadian ??? similar problem dont you think !!!! |
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britboiuk
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What that random scottish people sound nothing like australians and how can anyone say scousers and cockneys sound the same or ppl from the valleys of south wales sound like ppl frm the highlands of scotland! This is a load of bull i know americans are thick but i doubt there that thick!!! |
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Sight
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Tell me about it...
I'm a brit and i've been to the states a bunch of times. I've been asked countless times where i'm from, because they couldn't tell from my accent. Many of them were unsure if i was British or Aussie!!
Who knows why?? ...i guess they just don't get the exposure to many other accents other than american accents, ofcourse that would vary from place to place. The more multi-cultural a city, the more likely they are to tell the difference (you would think). But if we're talking small town, back-woods America...forget it!!
And i can tell a Canadian from an American too!!
(guess it helps that i'm married to a yank!!) |
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mac
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why would they want to. They would probably be asking why we cant tell the difference between american and canadian. At the end of the day does it really matter |
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the.flob
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US schools and their media do not teach as much as they should about the world outside America. |
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Hick
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it would be easier if foreigners used "your" and "you're" correctly. |
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Jack
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Ignorance.
And why do they all care about the your/you're thing? - That's petty. Also I can tell the difference between a Canadian and American accent but there is much less distinction between those accents even compared to say Manchester to Leeds accent. |
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Mopar Muscle Gal
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Scottish and certain dialects of England are very easy
others are not
maybe people dont care where the other person is from |
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diamonds
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this is so true...they cant. when i went to the states..i used to find it really insulting to be asked if i was australian - my patriotic side came out! |
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grugrupingpong
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I never heard that but we can tell the difrance |
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sniper
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most americans dont even know the country around them how do u expect them to know country's know where near them thy still think that Africa has animals walking in the street and that everyone is still primitive thy voted for bush twice not once twice do i need say more |
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ShyGirl
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I have the same problem but with English folk - I'm Scottish but some English people call me Irish all the time.
One Englishman even asked if I was a Scouser? I wouldn't have minded but he was from the Wirral?? He wasn't even drunk at the time. |
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Seaman Staines
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what do you mean? your English what? I think you mean "you are" not "your"
"Your" means belonging to you, you should say "you're" or "you are", no wonder the yanks are confused, as you are obviously illiterate |
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xane76
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tell if YOU'RE English or Australian... at least get the question right... :-S |
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f k
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maybe its becoz the lack of education
or maybe its becoz they are bloody thick |
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