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[carlos]

Picking up a nice bit of aussie Twang and dialect!!

Why is it that when Brits go to Oz, or any where else in the world we pick up the accent, but they dont pick up ours??

[AndyCapp]

Picking up a nice bit of aussie Twang and dialect!!

Why is it that when Brits go to Oz, or any where else in the world we pick up the accent, but they dont pick up ours??

Because Northern English accents are not something you want to adopt or get used to.

[deluded pom?]

Because Northern English accents are not something you want to adopt or get used to.

Whereas Strine is desired the whole world over.

[AndyCapp]

Whereas Strine is desired the whole world over.

Strine is 1970's you been watching Barrie McKenzie movies.
I travel a fair bit and I am happy with my voice whether its in the USA or Asia, take it over Peacocks any day.

[Matt J]

I dunno about that... Harry Kewell picked up a Yorkshire accent while he was at Leeds. Sammy Hyypia was full on Scouse too.

[deluded pom?]

Strine is 1970's you been watching Barrie McKenzie movies.
I travel a fair bit and I am happy with my voice whether its in the USA or Asia, take it over Peacocks any day.

Well Australia IS trapped in a time warp so you'll understand why I used that expression. And I'm happy with my voice. Your point being? When I've been to the USA they can understand me fine. When I've been to Australia they struggle to understand me. Work it out.

Edited by deluded pom?, 23 October 2010 - 11:45 AM.

[deluded pom?]

Sammy Hyypia was full on Scouse too.

As was Jan Molby.

[AndyCapp]

Well Australia IS trapped in a time warp so you'll understand why I used that expression. And I'm happy with my voice. Your point being? When I've been to the USA they can understand me fine. When I've been to Australia they struggle to understand me. Work it out.

They don't like Pommies and think they sound backward, you tell me.
Americans are one of the worst at understanding dialects.

[AndyCapp]

As was Jan Molby.

Who and who?

[Doghead]

Pity he hasn't picked up their winning culture.

[deluded pom?]

They don't like Pommies and think they sound backward, you tell me.
Americans are one of the worst at understanding dialects.

Well do you really think I care what some Ocker from the bush thinks? The Yanks are slightly less insular than the cons so maybe that gives them more of an international ear shall we say.

[deluded pom?]

Who and who?

Your insularity is showing AC.

[Matt J]

As was Jan Molby.

Peter Schmeichel spoke with a Manchester accent long before he moved to the scum, because Coronation Street was the top program in Denmark at the time

[deluded pom?]

Peter Schmeichel spoke with a Manchester accent long before he moved to the scum, because Coronation Street was the top program in Denmark at the time

So he knew all about Salleh, Roseh and Sopheh long before he lived in England.

[AndyCapp]

Well do you really think I care what some Ocker from the bush thinks? The Yanks are slightly less insular than the cons so maybe that gives them more of an international ear shall we say.

How silly is it?
Your name is deluded Pom
Anything you say beyond that is tarnished with your opinion of yourself in Australia. DELUDED POM how did you come up with that?


The Con thing worked around 200 years ago, not many of the current population are from that family tree that showed England for what is was in deporting children for taking a Loaf of Bread to eat because they were starving.

The Bush? Unless you live in London I am quite sure I live in a larger more cosmopolitan City than you do.

[deluded pom?]

How silly is it?
Your name is deluded Pom
Anything you say beyond that is tarnished with your opinion of yourself in Australia. DELUDED POM how did you come up with that?


The Con thing worked around 200 years ago, not many of the current population are from that family tree that showed England for what is was in deporting children for taking a Loaf of Bread to eat because they were starving.

The Bush? Unless you live in London I am quite sure I live in a larger more cosmopolitan City than you do.

Oh dear.

[AndyCapp]

Oh dear.

Oh dear what?

I wish I had looked at you closer and seen you were from Hull, I would not have bothered continuing this thread on that basis.

[deluded pom?]

Oh dear what?

I wish I had looked at you closer and seen you were from Hull, I would not have bothered continuing this thread on that basis.

Do you want some more straws to go with the ones you're clutching at?

[Ullman]

Picking up a nice bit of aussie Twang and dialect!!

Why is it that when Brits go to Oz, or any where else in the world we pick up the accent, but they dont pick up ours??

He seemed to have picked up that slightly irritating redundant rising intonation to me, rather than the accent.

[Blind side johnny]

Picking up a nice bit of aussie Twang and dialect!!

Why is it that when Brits go to Oz, or any where else in the world we pick up the accent, but they dont pick up ours??

That's because you've got British ears!

You will hear an Aussie twang in a Bradford accent but would be able to discern a northern lilt in an Aussie one. The Aussies would reckon their blokes turn into broad northerners and ours sound just the same as when they came over.

HTH