My siblings and I were discussing different accents from around the world in the English language, and since we saw a foreign TV show today we wondered if foreigners can easily understand the American accent(s) and vice versa?

I like accents

accents

and it's not so much the accents that are hard to understand, but rather the slang.

I really really dislike accents.

Its hard much harder to differentiate between Australians and the English. Americans Ive found are really loud and its easy to spot a Canadian as they are more quieter and reserved to an extent.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

You think I'm loud?

CarrieMpls said:

Well, erm, not in a loud, bolshy way. I think you just have loud voices!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I see.

CarrieMpls said:

Shush it loud mouth.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

JDINTERACTIVE said:

Some people tell me I have a strong American accent... but in the US, they tell me I have some other kind of accent now.

Really odd! I think I sound the same as I ever did...

Heiress said:

my Brother keeps telling me I sound a tiny bit English now, but I don't hear it

Natisse said:

is it all in people's heads?

Heiress said:

I don't know ...noone else has said it, I know that much

Natisse said:

When I meet you you sounded Tasmanian to me

My second guess was Kiwi

senik said:

lol omg Tasmanian? and pray tell what does a Tasmanian sound like? lol

Natisse said:

Well my third guess was Welsh. After that, I stopped guessing

senik said:

I got that stupid German accent .

senik said:

That's news to me.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I live with a a LOT of Canadians. Quieter in volume, sometimes but reserved?


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha NO

All native english accents (aussie, american, etc) are easy to understand to be honest it's just they convey different things to me. East Coast America is loud and well-meaning but potentially fucking annoying. West Coast America is just shit. Aussie girls sound like they like it dirty. Canadians sound geeky. English sound stuck up. Northerners have the coolest accents.

Spookymuffin said:

Natisse said:

shellyevon said:

Hey, YO! Could ya' keep it down over there. For Pete's sake I thought at least the Niagara Falls might have drowned out some of the noise you Yanks make, but you guys are something else

Love,

Wayne Gretsky (sp?)

senik said:

Whatsamatter Wayne? Huh? Huh?

Besides it's all the Canadians at the Manor making all the noise here,

Spookymuffin said:

~runsaway~

Natisse said:

Spookymuffin said:

care to elaborate?