Reed83HOF Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Wacka said: I can do a decent Canadian accent. How a boot that - eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 18 minutes ago, row_33 said: i highly doubt that in private people are speaking English if it's their 3rd language No...in public they quite often do. I think thats it pretty cool to see Middle Eastern people speaking English among themselves in public. I find it interesting because I once lived and worked in Saudi Arabia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, row_33 said: nothing works in a public confrontation like a loud Glaswegian ***** OFF!! that is where my wife was born. and her Auntie still lives. 2 minutes ago, snafu said: Scottish. Russian. Italian. the only Russian I've heard id fake accents on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: No...in public they quite often do. I think thats it pretty cool to see Middle Eastern people speaking English among themselves in public. I find it interesting because I once lived and worked in Saudi Arabia. i said private.... in Toronto it's a mix in public conversation, my neighbourhood is heavy Eastern Euro and they speak their native language quite open and freely and loudly 3 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: that is where my wife was born. and her Auntie still lives. the only accent that gets stronger the longer you live in another country Edited October 24, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: i said private.... in Toronto it's a mix in public conversation Well of course. Just because they have become assimilated in western culture, it takes nothing away from tradition. Interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: Well of course. Just because they have become assimilated in western culture, it takes nothing away from tradition. Interesting though. assimilated can mean many things, not much of a switch for Russians or Serbs or Poles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I find the most interesting of English accents to be the South African accent. Very unusual, difficult to imitate, and straight up weird sounding. I like all English accents for the most part, with a few exceptions. I can't stand a NYC accent; it hurts my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, row_33 said: assimilated can mean many things, not much of a switch for Russians or Serbs or Poles Many Russians and other Eastern Europeans make the transition well. I know several holding various positions. Fit right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: I can't stand a NYC accent; it hurts my ears. Jimmy Spags should be through here shortly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 For me, it comes down to two. The only thing I love as much as a Scottish accent is hearing those lovely Wahines up in French Polynesia talk to me. In the 14+ years we’ve been living in New Zealand, I have been asked hundreds of times where I come from. At least 9 out of 10 times, people will ask “Where in Canada are you from?” instead of “where in the US are your from?” For what it’s worth, people always tell me how much they love my accent. I tell ‘em that I don’t have an accent… THEY do! Fun fact… when we moved here, our kids were 2 and 5 years old. The 2 year old wasn’t even really talking at that point. Fast forward to now. My daughter is 16 and totally sounds like an American. Barely any Kiwi accent at all, which I think is a shame. That said, the Kiwi accent is far nicer on the ears than a fair dinkum Aussie accent. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 There was a girl at work a few years ago. Had a South African accent. And a hooker name. And she was smoking hot. I'll go with South African. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Comic sans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 nothing is cooler than black people speaking Italian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) On 10/24/2019 at 11:01 AM, HopsGuy said: One of my oldest friends moved to Australia ~30 years ago. We talk on occasion on VOIP. His accent isn’t full on “Crocodile Dundee” but you’d never think he was ever an American. It’s kinda funny when he uses words I hadn’t heard in that context. Been a while. I should call him. Grew up in WNY, then school in Cincinnati. After college I moved to Hilton Head, SC and lived there for years, working with people from all over SC. The first time I caught the word “y’all” coming out of my mouth I gasped! But it does happen...... . On 10/24/2019 at 4:35 PM, Gugny said: There was a girl at work a few years ago. Had a South African accent. And a hooker name. And she was smoking hot. I'll go with South African. Is this because of the actual accent, or your proclivity for hookers? Edited October 26, 2019 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 After watching this scene in "A Fish Called Wanda," I seriously considered trying to learn how to speak with a Russian accent: But then I realized that it wouldn't help me answer the "Are you rich?" question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Whenever I meet a hot Russian woman I want her to say "Hogan Darling..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyBillsFan Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 English English - the original and best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 10:42 AM, Wacka said: I can do a decent Canadian accent. You don't say, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, SydneyBillsFan said: English English - the original and best. so The Queens English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyBillsFan Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 47 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: so The Queens English Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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