australian accents

[zorra_chiflada]

americans seem to like them. why is that?

[na§tee]

americans like anything that is the same but different. so if you are speaking the same language but in a different accent - australian, english, scottish, south african - then holy nutbar! they're a fan.

the only thing i can do in an australian accent is "SHIT HAIR". oh yeah, and "HEAPS". heaps of shit hair? i'm never going to get anywhere with that neighbours audition. and the only thing i can do in an afrikaan one is "black". basically you say it as "blick". bah.

[Documad]

Crocodile Dundee.

We think you're all amiable morons.

[zorra_chiflada]

but, australian is pretty much the most unattractive sounding accent ever

[Helvete]

americans seem to like them. why is that?
Because they probably think it is British.

[Documad]

I believe that Americans prefer the Australians to the British. The British sound like they think they're smarter than us. The Australians are harmless and funny.

[icy manipulator]

my accent's floating around here somewhere. only really noticed it when i watched the video again

[mikizee]

yeah maybe we should do another accent-voice-off. how did we do it last time?

south australians sound more english than the eastern states. everytime i go to syd or melb ppl ask me how long have i been in the country? im like er.... my whole freakin life, cocksmoker.

[camo]

english accents are the worst.

Seriously you can travel for (only) twenty minutes in any direction and I gurantee that the accents and slang usage will be different.

[icy manipulator]

english accents are the worst.

Seriously you can travel for (only) twenty minutes in any direction and I gurantee that the accents and slang usage will be different.

i always find that hard to believe. i've been everywhere on the east coast of oz and i've never noticed a difference in accent. and that's over 3000km's. never been to perth or adelaide but i've met ppl from there, never noticed a major difference in accent tho

[skra75]

simple answer:

we are a nation of cowboys and expatriots, individualists at our hearts and souls, and we relate to Australians bc they are essentially the same thing, since they are at their core also british folks that have been cast aside on the exiled island.

Many of us find british or scottish accents too uppity, cold, unaccessable.

All this coming from an american with a light southern drawl in his voice. :/

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[camo]

I was raised literally 5 minutes down the road from one of my closest mates andy and his accent has less of a 'drawl' than me.

Honestly, I kid you not about the differences!

[camo]

He was talking about England.

yeah, sorry if I confused ya icy :(

[icy manipulator]

i know you were talking about england. that was my point. you can go to townsville, brisbane, sydney and melbourne and not notice a difference in accents. where as lands end to the top of scotland is shorter than brisbane to sydney cept you'll find a whole bunch of different accents

[mikizee]

what about lily allen? artic monkeys? jamie t? most aussie and UK hip hop? john williamson?

[na§tee]

are you seriously saying that the beatles sounded american? cmmoonn, cmute. a lot of the other people you mentioned, too, but those four scousers? not at all!

skra, let me give you a phone call and prove we don't sound cold and inaccessible. just.. whiney and musical : (

[Planetary]

The American accent is the best, and I can prove it. Unless your name is Liam Gallagher, pretty much everyone sounds like an American when they sing.

you're either an idiot or you've only heard busted and mcfly

edit: led zeppelin? seriously?

[camo]

The American accent is the best, and I can prove it. Unless your name is Liam Gallagher, pretty much everyone sounds like an American when they sing.

they aren't singing in an american accent you numpty, it's just how it sounds when peole don't overpronounce they're accents :rolleyes:

[Kid Presentable]

If you want to say bacon like a Jamaican, say 'beer can'. (That only really works for Aussies and Kiwis. Maybe the English)

[camo]

skra, let me give you a phone call and prove we don't sound cold and inaccessible. just.. whiney and musical : (

and in my 'northerner' case. Slooooooowwwwwwwwww

[camo]

Numpty? Numpty? I don't know what that means, but that sounds damn funny. I'm guessing it means like a dumbass. Hilarious.


yeah it's similar, but it's all in jest bud

[beastiegirrl101]

but, australian is pretty much the most unattractive sounding accent ever


Chicago and NY is pretty foul.

When I was over the pond I needed an English to English interpreter to understand what the hell Venus was talking about...same goes when Miss Claire Nasty called me...um, what?? ;)

[BangkokB]

Australians take a while to understand. I had no idea what the hell most of them we're saying when I tried talking with them. "Fuckin Earth" "Bobs your Unkle" and those kind of sayings threw me for a whirl

The English sound more dignified when they tell you to go wank yourself

[beastieangel01]

try being from southern california.

[hpdrifter]

simple answer:

we are a nation of cowboys and expatriots, individualists at our hearts and souls, and we relate to Australians bc they are essentially the same thing, since they are at their core also british folks that have been cast aside on the exiled island.

Many of us find british or scottish accents too uppity, cold, unaccessable.

All this coming from an american with a light southern drawl in his voice. :/

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This is what I was going to say, we identify more with the australians because we have a similar genesis and history.

I utterly disagree about the Scottish accents thing, though. I loves them. I wish there were more chances for me to hear them. Interviews with Shirley Manson, Gerard Butler, and Ewan MacGregor mesmerize me for hours. And why oh why does that new shoes guy not sing with his scottish on? That would be way hotter.

[Chicka B]

but, australian is pretty much the most unattractive sounding accent ever

Whaaat! That is so not true. I noticed Australian chicks always seem to have really pretty feminine voices too, like Sandy from the movie Grease. And you! :D I donno I guess the accent really just compliments the voice or something. And whenever I say Australia it's always in the accent...I guess 'cause there's really no other way to say it. But I've always been attracted to accents for some reason, I just like the way people talk differently and where I live the accent is so boring, there's no obvious pronunciation or anything it's just...blah. Nobody notices their own accent though dur. = /

[Kid Presentable]

In my experience the difference in accents in Australia is on a smaller Geographic scale, and usually (not always, though) based on 'class'. Thus, the Bogan Drawl, and also the vowel-ish accents of the rich girls I used.

[paul jones]

I had an american lady think I was Scottish yesterday

[Kid Presentable]

The English thought I was American, and the Australians think I'm English. Zorra has heard how Kiwi I sound. To her, anyway.

[hpdrifter]

When I was in Thailand, most of the natives thought I was british. I was like,:confused:

I mean, how could an american accent be confused with british? I guess if you're Thai we all sound the same.

[BangkokB]

When I was in Thailand, most of the natives thought I was british. I was like,:confused:

I mean, how could an american accent be confused with british? I guess if you're Thai we all sound the same.
Nice try, whoever you were dealing with were working you. They were bargirls that didn't want to insult you by calling you an American because the commander in thief soiled our good name

[hitmonlee]

an australian asked me what my accent was the other day :confused:
i like the accent. not the ocker one, but the ones my friends use.
don't like the melb accent much.

[BangkokB]

I'm from the deep south and I'm working diligenty on getting a Cockney accent

[hpdrifter]

Nice try, whoever you were dealing with were working you. They were bargirls that didn't want to insult you by calling you an American because the commander in thief soiled our good name

Well I'm female so I doubt any bargirls were working me. No one seemed particularly interested beyond smiling and giving me a thumbs up.

[BangkokB]

Bargirls work: They don't discriminae. They work. And make good at.

Were you wearing a backpack? Because that's maybe why the big thumbs up.

And this is the Land of Smiles: Everyone Smiles

[hpdrifter]

Yes, people were very nice. I actually didn't have a backpack but my sis did. I was visiting her while she backpacked SE Asia for 6 months. Not sure why that would inspire a thumbs up.

I loved Thailand. I miss it.

[Helvete]

Now my accent is very close to Received Pronunciation, I think I've spoken more like this since being in the Army, trying to distance myself from the very common, harsh accents spoken by a majority of my fellow rankers. But when I was living in London, I've had numerous people think I was either Australian or South African, and not believe me at all when I say I was completely and utterly English. That's probably another reason why my accent has changed a little.

[BangkokB]

Yes, people were very nice. I actually didn't have a backpack but my sis did. I was visiting her while she backpacked SE Asia for 6 months. Not sure why that would inspire a thumbs up.

I loved Thailand. I miss it.

Thailand is heaven on earth. The thumbs up was that you and you're sister were seen as a mark. Can't get much $ from the backpackers. You came as close to the flame than the average Joe.

[HEIRESS]

the only thing I learned to say like a kiwi during my vacation was "OI! JEFF!"

[Caribou]

I never really knew what a kiwi accent was, but I'm aware of it now and I'm loving it. There's a clip on youtube that demonstrates the differences between the ozzie and kiwi accents. It's being illustrated with the line 'Hitting an egg with a spatula", which in kiwi becomes "Hutting an igg with a spitula".
Lovely. :)
As for me, I tend to adjust my accent to whoever I'm speaking to. My sister was worried about my english exams, because she thought I spoke english with a Yorkshire/randomly northern accent. But I only did that when speaking to mr. Sercombe.
And a guy I always see at work says I sound like I'm from essex, like him.

[zorra_chiflada]

Whaaat! That is so not true. I noticed Australian chicks always seem to have really pretty feminine voices too, like Sandy from the movie Grease. And you! :D I donno I guess the accent really just compliments the voice or something. And whenever I say Australia it's always in the accent...I guess 'cause there's really no other way to say it. But I've always been attracted to accents for some reason, I just like the way people talk differently and where I live the accent is so boring, there's no obvious pronunciation or anything it's just...blah. Nobody notices their own accent though dur. = /

i really don't like my voice or accent at all. i sound like a 12 year old girl. :(

[mikizee]

Numpty. Classic. I always say that at work, but its always preceded by a 'fuckin'.

Fuckin numpty. what the hell are you doing, you fuckin numpty??

you have to say it in an english/australian accent tho, not in american, it just doesnt have the same punch.

when my friends went to thailand, all across asia, even places in europe ie france the locals were cautious and sometimes rude until they said 'im not american!! me australian!!!' then the locals were like 'oooohhh!!' and they were welcomed with open arms. interesting, i thought.

right. we should all record our voices so we can all hear what we sound like. we should have the same standard sentence to say. any suggestions?

[zorra_chiflada]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJjnYn9Us6I

[mikizee]

alright im gunna make my own vid, but cant for a couple of weeks as my download limit is about to end!

[Tzar]

The English thought I was American, and the Australians think I'm English. Zorra has heard how Kiwi I sound. To her, anyway.

i could hear the kiwi in ya, but maybe cause i already knew you were kiwi?

ps. i just did that beer-can thing and pissed myself laughing. it works.

[Kid Presentable]

i could hear the kiwi in ya, but maybe cause i already knew you were kiwi?



Whenever I catch up with my old kiwi friends they all think I sound Austrayan.

[Gareth]

the nz accent is shitballs
i hate it
our accent is becoming less british though, apparently
compare the old newsreaders to the new ones
also, don't nzers and australians have a tendency to go "up" toward the end of a sentence?
I HATE THAT
yet i probably do it all the time

[zorra_chiflada]

the nz accent is shitballs
i hate it
our accent is becoming less british though, apparently
compare the old newsreaders to the new ones
also, don't nzers and australians have a tendency to go "up" toward the end of a sentence?
I HATE THAT
yet i probably do it all the time

yes. apparently australian girls are reknowned for that.

[Kid Presentable]

The everyday kiwi accent to me just sounds like a stupid person. The regional, broad one. Like the ones they do vox-spots of when asking about David Bain on TV3 news in Te Kauwhata. Really shits me.

In Dunedin, most people sounded sort of Scottish/English in a lot of ways. My parents never let me say "Gonna" or "wanna" and such as a child, so I can turn the well-spoken shit on and off.

[ericlee]

I like the aussie accent cause it's somewhat more soothing and in another way, it's got the same effect that can make a dogs head go cockeye after hearing a fart. I suppose it's the way they say their vowels.

My true belief is maybe as nastee pointed out. It's just something different and I'm a fan of all accents.

Proof of Americans liking anything different is that alot of people from southern Ohio think I'm from either NY or NJ when I talk and my accent is far from that. I've just got a northern Ohio accent.