Which accent grates the most?

flattythehurdler

4 Whiney aussie, actually whiney anyone.

flattythehurdler

Oh and 5. Braying Sloane, especially when abroad. They all talk too loudly.

Squaggles

Manc . Far worse than Scouse .

feersumendjinn

The so called "mid atlantic" you know the one your c list been to the states celebrity uses that is truly ghastly..........& mid atlantic is where they should be dumped



:twisted:

schmako

Pedantically well spoken english is the worst.

bigjim

That rubbish Geordie accent that tells you who is in the kitchen on Big Brother just before you switch the crap off.

Jim

rustychisel

slightly off topic, but serious question, but can you lot (English, Scots, Irish) tell the difference between an Australian and a New Zealand accent?

Gavin Gilbert

rustychisel wrote:

slightly off topic, but serious question, but can you lot (English, Scots, Irish) tell the difference between an Australian and a New Zealand accent?

Yes. And if in doubt just ask the subject what the Capital of Victoria is. If they say Melbourne then they are Strine. If they say Milborn they're Kiwi

rustychisel

hmmmm, reckon I'll try that. Strewth mate, you could get the difference just by asking them to say 'Victoria'.

Anyone answers 'Vec-tur-ia' is difinitely a suspect sheep-shagger.

Unfortunately, there's an identifiable 'east coat' accent on the rise which reflects the flattened NZ vowels, due to the amount of immigration. Christ knows what happens when they mate with Queensland's upward inflectees.

campagchris

bigjim wrote:

That rubbish Geordie accent that tells you who is in the kitchen on Big Brother just before you switch the crap off.

Jim

He isnt a geordie :shock: more a makem/smoggie if its the same guy who's on ch4
Im from Northumberland and I cringe when I hear geordies being interviewed about Newcastle,why do sky always pick the numpties,same as they do when they go to liverpool/everton,dey do dat dont dey
ye knaa wot a mean kidda

no offence wey aye man

flattythehurdler

Generally speaking, if they are pissed off and mean they are kiwis

passout

Surely Americans/Canadians have the worst accent? They always sound like their asking a bloody question too. The Aussies and Kiwis are nearly as bad. In fact anyone who isn't British....

Why fight each other when we can 'totally' unite against yanks.
Rappers are especially annoying I find....word. What they hell on you on about man!

PS I don't mind 'Scouse'. Brummies do sound a bit thick though (sorry to be a hypocrit).

Salsiccia

Gavin Gilbert wrote:

rustychisel wrote:

slightly off topic, but serious question, but can you lot (English, Scots, Irish) tell the difference between an Australian and a New Zealand accent?

Yes. And if in doubt just ask the subject what the Capital of Victoria is. If they say Melbourne then they are Strine. If they say Milborn they're Kiwi

The best way to tell is ask them if they would have sex with a 14 year old.

The Kiwi will say 'of course not, that's disgusting'

The Aussie will say 'a 14 year old what?'

passout

You can always tell a Kiwi by the way they say 'chips' - you just need to work it into the conversation.

Oh, and they'll be dressed in fashions that are 20 years out of date. The Aussies will be wearing swimwear. I hope this helps.

iainment

flattythehurdler wrote:

Generally speaking, if they are pissed off and mean they are kiwis

If arrogant and mean they're aussies

allen

Gavin Gilbert wrote:

a_n_t wrote:

scouse. end of. keep your phlegm to yourself.

That's an excellent point, but very few Scousers make it down to London. Maybe they don't have the wit and ambition to leave Liverpool, maybe they just enjoy wallowing in their own squallor. Who really cares?

Presumeably this is accurate as the BBC over reaction when a millimeter of snow grid locks the south and the the poor soft southerners struggle to get into work. Yet I made it from Leeds !

don key

rustychisel wrote:

slightly off topic, but serious question, but can you lot (English, Scots, Irish) tell the difference between an Australian and a New Zealand accent?

A Kiwi is a posh Stresses Alien

reutercrooks

I prefer to go by skin colour.

passout

Sexist!

julietp

I am from east London although don't have much of a cockney accent. However, I do not mind a cocknmey accent and I like scouse accents (obviously I am in the minority there) - I think they sound friendly and approachable. In fact, I don't have a problem with any British accents although Northern Irish accents can grate if particularly strong. However, I absolutely detest Aussie accents.

rustychisel

thanks for that appreciative comment. It's alright, I'd insist you keep the paper bag on anyway.

Gavin Gilbert

rustychisel wrote:

thanks for that appreciative comment. It's alright, I'd insist you keep the paper bag on anyway.

which is just the sort of Strine attitude that gets right up our Pom noses

rustychisel

the comment was about accent rather than attitude, Gavin, but carry on with the determination to give it but not take it... whining is what gets up my nose, 8)

Tonymufc

Being a manc ( and very proud of it so leave us alone ) I'd DEFFINATELY say the scousers . Thieving bunch of b*****ds.

fast as fupp

whereas manchestoh is a crime free paradise

Benny Hone

Tonymufc wrote:

Being a manc ( and very proud of it so leave us alone ) I'd DEFFINATELY say the scousers . Thieving bunch of b*****ds.

But you'll resist the overwhelming temptation to stereotype won't you? If you looked beyond your pathetic preconceived prejudice, you'd know that Liverpool is now one of the least crime ridden cities in Britain whereas Manchester tops the list in crime, violence against the person, gun crime, drug abuse and alcoholism. But at least the mancs have the good sense to be the least fit people in Britain and so live, on average, ten years less than people elsewhere thereby putting themselves out of our misery sooner than they otherwise would have.

tuggo2

The worst is the Brummy, they always sound so stupid. Remember Auf Wiedersein Pet. The really thick one was a Brummy, funnily enough played by a South Londoner.
I could not imagine taking a Brummy bird out but somebody must because they keep breeding.

Jumile

Gavin Gilbert wrote:

Yes. And if in doubt just ask the subject what the Capital of Victoria is. If they say Melbourne then they are Strine. If they say Milborn they're Kiwi

Gavin's right... the trick for most antipodeans is to watch the vowels or words ending with an 'ar' sound.

• "Milbun" (Melbourne), "froodge" (fridge) or "foosh and chups" = Kiwi
• "Yah, mun" (Yeah, man) or "caw" (car) = Saffer
• "Cah" (car), "bah" (bar), etc = Strine

As a west coast Strine who's been living amongst you whiney, xenophobic lot (look at this poll!) for 7 years, I consider myself qualified to answer.

I've never met a compatriot who gets upset at being mistaken for a Kiwi: my experience shows it's the other way around. Perhaps because of constantly being overlooked by people who are barely aware of the southern hemisphere. But YMMV.

DavidBelcher

Gavin Gilbert wrote:

So what is the difference between Brum and yam yam?

Speaking as a Midlander (originally from Wolverhampton), an obvious difference between Brum and the Black Country [1] is that the former pronounce 'glass' (and similar words) with a long 'a' much as Southerners do, whereas the latter (myself included) go for the short 'a' option.

David

[1] Though some Black Country folk will protest that Wolverhampton isn't actually in the Black Country proper.

wildmoustache

scousers - well put on the phlegm

and cockneyes ... more for what they say, than the accent (OT, I know), but how can they manage to string sentences together that have more cliches than words?