Know what you mean BBR.
Once took a call from a Glaswegian customer, and this is how I heard the call....
'Is Carol there?'
'Pardon, who are asking for'
'Carol'
'I'm sorry but we don't have a Carol'
'Yes you do, I need to speak to Carol'
'Well we have an Emma, Janet, Maxine, Lindsay and a Dawn. But no-one called Carol'
'Oh yes you do, it's Carol spelt C-A-R-L, I spoke to him yesterday'
Cringeworthy moment. That said, I could listed to a female Glaswegian or Edinburgh accent all day long. Very seductive, might not understand it all but very seductive.
I too like different accents it would be pretty boring if there was just one ! A customer of mine is from Belfast and what a strong accent that is.As I know him well I tell him, what was that you said John ? He laughs as he knows it is hard going. My favourite accents though are a Welsh female, and a soft Scottish female accent,and a Scandinavian female talking !
Same as. Americanisation and the increase in people attending universities are leading to some homogeneity in accents sadly.I do love all accents, sorry to be boring!
But their is some of my wife's family, Irish, that I can't understand sometimes.
My mother lived in the UK for 60 years and never lost her Donegal accent. She did forget a lot of irish though (came from an Irish speaking part)What has always baffled me is how many people keep their accent even when they've been living here for decades.I know a couple of Scots who have lived in Coventry for at least 30 years, but for some reason their accent has got even more Scottish !
I also like the South African accent.Love South African and Australian. I can't understand the Birmingham accent at all
It's quite bad actually as I work in Birmingham and all my colleagues are Brummies. Mainly villa fans as well.
My hate is not so much an accent (even though the Aussie's do it all the time) but the upward inflection, the Australian questioning intonation, going all high pitch at the end of every sentence? What the fuck is that all about? .....................................(in a high pitch voice)
People who do it would most definitely fit the demographic of 'Aussie Soap Watcher'I assume it's the result of years of watching Aussie soaps? I don't know though.
Or "Posh Totty" as it's colloquially known.I love the accents of Liz Hurley, Joanna Lumley and Diana Rigg.
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