What accent do you really hate? and which one you love?
I really enjoyed my two days and one night in Newcastle when I went for an interview for the uni there in 2000. I could see St James' Park footie ground across the meadows from my room in the halls of residence at Castle Leazes. The strong Gerordie accent from the staff there was familar to me so no problems there - we get loads of Geordies come up here on day trips etc so we're used to it.
It's true that they speak their mind full on, just like Yorkshire people do, where I eventually went to uni. They tell you just as it is and if you don't like the truth as they see it then tough $hit. We do much the same up here. In Southern England they are much more restrained and reserved, and most of the time you're not sure what they're thinking, and that can be a wee bit frustrating.
One abiding memory for me about being in Newcastle and Tyneside generally was one great club - and the really great metro system. We could do with an underground metro system here in Edinburgh as the traffic congestion is (BLEEP). One thing I saw in Newcastle a couple of times which we don't normally see here in Edinburgh was guys pissing in the street, in full daylight, with loads of people passing by. But their Geordie accent was great as they yelled to each other as they stood facing the wall while relieving themselves.
To Jess from Durham
Why aye, man, I agree with you: Goerdie is the most beatiful accent!!!
They're really genuine people, always tell ya what they think!
I used to work with a Geordie last year and it was quite hard to me to understand him in the first place, but after a while I understood him better than some natives, and once you learned to understand one accent you don't have so much trouble with the others.
I'd just like to know if the excessive use of swear words is typically Geordie or just working class, something like:
"What the fock yah doin, man?"-"Fockin' hell!"-"Come on, you twat!"-"Fock, fock, fock!"
See ya
Anja
the worst of the worst accents has got to be northern irish....the way they pronounce almost all the words is just wrong.....the best???yorkshire of course!!!
Well i am a scouser born and bread in Liverpool and proud of it! i have just travelled the world for a year, i've been all over the states, oz and nz and everywhere i went, i was asked what accent is that? it's so cool!! so their you go, living proof that the world loves the scouse accent!!.
I love prince charles's dialect/accent.
I love Hugh's accent, a perfect example of clear yet charming accent. In my book, Tony Blair and Hugh Grant top the rank when it comes to accents. As for hating an accent, American accent tops the number one spot, loud and monotonous.
uriel you are a gay faggot. Most American women are obese. They are the fattest in the world
You are just stupid gay faggot bastard that likes women to act like men you faggot.
I dislike the American accent, sounds like they are complaining all the time (i am not saying that I dislike Americans, just how they speak) you can hear Americans here in Australia over all other people and I find it really annoying. Favourite would be the Irish accent. I think that our Australian accent can sound dumb at times too.
Some other points.....
I am pretty sure that Uriel is a she too- Americans in general are obese, there are TV programs all over the world showing how massive Americans are getting and how poor the American nations diet is as a whole, and how unhealthy they all are and how life expectancy is lowering. It's disgusting to watch all these really fat kids and fat parents on these shows. These shows portray how sad it is that these people are getting huge and cannot get out of bed, I do not find it sad, I find it disgusting that someone can have no self respect or control and keep pumping burgers and fries into their fat faces, and then expect other people to help them when they cannot get out of bed anymore. Let them rot I say, it is not a medical condition..... it is suicide and let them succeed!
anyway... got a bit side tracked there... sorry
<<<<<You are just stupid gay faggot bastard that likes women to act like men you faggot.>>>>>
Kindly specify what you mean by "acting like men". Do you mean the equal of men, or crossdressers?
<<<<<You are just stupid gay faggot bastard that likes women to act like men you faggot.>>>>>
Isn't there supposed to be a mediator on here?
You are wrong about the Isle of Man and its accent. I live in the island and most of my family are from it. Only about 50% of the population are Manx true enough but many older people do retain the distinct and musical Manx accent. Tune into Manx Radio over the internet and you here plenty of it. People with heavy Manx dialects also use distinct phraseology such as the addition of prefix's like "at all," "like" and "too" to the end of sentences and have a tendency to speak in the passive voice. Scouse accents have influenced people in the island because Liverpool is the main gateway to the island and because it is seen as hard, pasrticularly amongst young males, to use one. Older type Manx accents are therefore more prevelant amongst young females and people living in the North and West of Mann. The true Manx accent stems from the Manx language. When a person speaks Manx with a Manx accent to a native speaker it would sound like they weren't speaking with any accent at all.
Forgot to say before, I love the Scouse accent, not many people do but I think its soundies. If you are seeing a fit bird and shes got one it completes her. Also Edinburgh accent is lovely and Devonian accents always make me smile. Not keen on London accents have to say. Can't stand people who say "Miwk," instead of "Milk." Obviously Manx is by far my favourite accent, probably because when I hear it, it reminds me the Isle of Man remains a nation and not just a safe haven for foreign millionaires.
<<I am pretty sure that Uriel is a she too>>
I'm pretty sure I'm a she, too. Let me check again .... yup, I was right.
<<uriel you are a gay faggot. You are just stupid gay faggot bastard that likes women to act like men you faggot. >>
Perhaps you could say that I'm a gay man trapped in the body of a woman. ;)
I think the Australian accent is the best.
I don't like the Irish,Scotish,British or the American accent because they all sound weird.