Originally posted by Violent2Dope
Well, really your government for awhile has been owned by ours as your last Prime Minister was Bush's b*tch, now that you have a new one, only time shall tell.
That's a common perception in Britain too, but mainly by the conservatives. It's not exactly uncommon for the thought to arise, you're probably too young to remember, but Reagen and Thatcher were pretty close.
I'm a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to the British government, or the tradition of Parliment anyway, something that American politics lacks. It'd be great to see the American parties trapped in the House of Commons (not the House of Lords, you don't have any), adressing "Mr.Speaker" and "My honourable friend".
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
I'm 18, so I suppose I am a teenager.There's about 30 British accents.
I knew how old you were...I used the word "teenager" so that you could/would admit you were still an immature smartass* by posting your age...Don't worry you'll grow out of it mate. (Note: I still haven't, though 😄)
30????!!!!??? I find that hard to believe. I put it closer to 5 which excludes scottish, and irish accents. (Northern Irelanders.)
*I do not consider being a smartass a bad thing...so don't take that the wrong way.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I knew how old you were...I used the word "teenager" so that you could/would admit you were still an immature smartass* by posting your age...Don't worry you'll grow out of it mate. (Note: I still haven't, though 😄)30????!!!!??? I find that hard to believe. I put it closer to 5 which excludes scottish, and irish accents. (Northern Irelanders.)
*I do not consider being a smartass a bad thing...so don't take that the wrong way.
Well it depends, I'm not a linguist, so I'm not really sure. But I do know that there are loads of accents, though some sound similar, they are different.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen30 was a pretty good guess for someone not sure.
Well it depends, I'm not a linguist, so I'm not really sure. But I do know that there are loads of accents, though some sound similar, they are different.
Black Country (Yam Yam), Brummie (spoken in Birmingham), Cockney (London), Cornwall, Cumbrian, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Estuary English, Geordie (spoken in Tyneside), Herefordshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Mackem (spoken in Sunderland), Mancunian (spoken in Manchester), Norfolk dialect (Broad Norfolk), Nottinghamshire, Pitmatic (spoken in the Northumberland coalfield), Potteries (North Staffordshire), Scouse (spoken in Liverpool and Merseyside), Somerset, Suffolk dialect, Tyke (Yorkshire). Often subdivided into North, West and East Ridings., Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire.
List form for those who don't want to see it as a paragraph block:
Black Country (Yam Yam)
Brummie (spoken in Birmingham)
Cockney (London)
Cornwall
Cumbrian
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
Estuary English
Geordie (spoken in Tyneside)
Herefordshire
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Mackem (spoken in Sunderland)
Mancunian (spoken in Manchester)
Norfolk dialect (Broad Norfolk)
Nottinghamshire
Pitmatic (spoken in the Northumberland coalfield)
Potteries (North Staffordshire)
Scouse (spoken in Liverpool and Merseyside)
Somerset
Suffolk dialect
Tyke (Yorkshire). Often subdivided into North, West and East Ridings.
Warwickshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Originally posted by Creshosk
30 was a pretty good guess for someone not sure.Black Country (Yam Yam), Brummie (spoken in Birmingham), Cockney (London), Cornwall, Cumbrian, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Estuary English, Geordie (spoken in Tyneside), Herefordshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Mackem (spoken in Sunderland), Mancunian (spoken in Manchester), Norfolk dialect (Broad Norfolk), Nottinghamshire, Pitmatic (spoken in the Northumberland coalfield), Potteries (North Staffordshire), Scouse (spoken in Liverpool and Merseyside), Somerset, Suffolk dialect, Tyke (Yorkshire). Often subdivided into North, West and East Ridings., Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire.
List form for those who don't want to see it as a paragraph block:
Black Country (Yam Yam)
Brummie (spoken in Birmingham)
Cockney (London)
Cornwall
Cumbrian
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
Estuary English
Geordie (spoken in Tyneside)
Herefordshire
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Mackem (spoken in Sunderland)
Mancunian (spoken in Manchester)
Norfolk dialect (Broad Norfolk)
Nottinghamshire
Pitmatic (spoken in the Northumberland coalfield)
Potteries (North Staffordshire)
Scouse (spoken in Liverpool and Merseyside)
Somerset
Suffolk dialect
Tyke (Yorkshire). Often subdivided into North, West and East Ridings.
Warwickshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Ummm...now do america...since this is about brits hating americans.
Originally posted by dadudemonOh man... There are so many in the U.S. But if we limit it to regional accents rather than like Japanese accent to American English and things of the like which makes up for a vast part of "the cultural melting pot" I think there are about 13 regional accents.
Ummm...now do america...since this is about brits hating americans.
Appalachian English, Baltimorese, Boontling, Boston English, Cajun English, California English, Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia area), Harkers Island English (North Carolina), Hawaiian English (Hawaiian Pidgin), Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area), Inland North American (Chicago, northern Indiana, lower peninsula of Michigan, upstate New York, northern Ohio, part of eastern Wisconsin), Maine-New Hampshire English, New York-New Jersey English, North Central American English (some of Iowa, some of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, some of Wisconsin), North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio), Northeast Pennsylvania English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area), Nuyorican English, Pacific Northwest English, Philadelphia-area English, Pittsburgh English, Providence-area English, South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania), Southern Highland English, St. Louis-area English, Tampanian English, Texan, Tidewater accent, Utah English, Vermont English, Virginia Piedmont, Virginia Tidewater, Wisconsin-Illinois dialect, Yat (New Orleans), Yooper dialect (the variety of North Central American English spoken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in some neighboring areas)
Appalachian English
Baltimorese
Boontling
Boston English
Cajun English
California English
Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia area)
Harkers Island English (North Carolina)
Hawaiian English (Hawaiian Pidgin)
Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area)
Inland North American (Chicago, northern Indiana, lower peninsula of Michigan, upstate New York, northern Ohio, part of eastern Wisconsin)
Maine-New Hampshire English
New York-New Jersey English
North Central American English (some of Iowa, some of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, some of Wisconsin)
North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio)
Northeast Pennsylvania English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area)
Nuyorican English
Pacific Northwest English
Philadelphia-area English
Pittsburgh English
Providence-area English
South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania)
Southern Highland English
St. Louis-area English
Tampanian English
Texan
Tidewater accent
Utah English
Vermont English
Virginia Piedmont
Virginia Tidewater
Wisconsin-Illinois dialect
Yat (New Orleans)
Yooper dialect (the variety of North Central American English spoken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in some neighboring areas)
Those are the ones I can think of. I might not have encountered them all though.