Re: HOT OR NOT and Americans loving British accents

[Jo]

The same goes for the blokes liking British girls. it's the only place
Brummies like me can go and have people swoon over our accents!!!!
Bostin'!!!!!

[CrushingBore]

> The same goes for the blokes liking British girls.

Not the only place!!!!! Come to Oz, and you'll soon find otherwise.
What's a "brummie" sound like? I've decided I need to find someone with a "gordie" accent - like Cass Rickman from "The Bill", there's something so melodic and relaxing about that accent.

> it's the only place
> Brummies like me can go and have people swoon over our accents!!!!
> Bostin'!!!!!

[Patrick McCann]

> Not the only place!!!!! Come to Oz, and you'll soon find otherwise.
> What's a "brummie" sound like?

That's someone from birmingham, c.b. And trust me, you don't wanna hear it.
In surveys it consistently comes up as the least attractive accent. Even worse than welsh and geordie.
Geordies (from Newcastle) live with a constant feeling of injustice and frustration, having been born just 40 miles outside scotland. And who can blame them?

I've decided I need to find
> someone with a "gordie" accent - like Cass Rickman from
> "The Bill", there's something so melodic and relaxing about that
> accent.

It's spelled 'geordie' , c.b. And no, you don't need to find one of those either. Again, trust me. We go back a long way. Well, a couple of months at least.

[Thomas Odoyo]

"I've decided I need to find someone with a "gordie" accent - like Cass Rickman from "The Bill", there's something so melodic and relaxing about that accent"

that'll be "Geordie", then, right? relaxing?!

"What's a "brummie" sound like? "

Noddy Holder. Clare Short.

careful though - strictly speaking, Geordie is strictly Newcastle, and goes down south as far as Ashington, maybe Durham... but NOT Sunderland! likewise, it is sometimes thought that people from Coventry have a Brummie accent but it simply ain't so...

[david]

there was a poll of British people to find which British accents they trusted most.

Geordies, and non-Glasgow Scottish were trusted most, Scousers were trusted least. I wonder how the Cockneys, irish, Welsh, West Country, Mancs, brummies and Yorkshire accents fared?

[Ebeth (a rare appearance)]

I guess that's why a certain brummy, a Mr O. Osbourne, is so bleeding successful the US side of the pond. It's obviously the droning, nasal quality of his, ahem, dulcet tones with which the yanks can identify ....

[Patrick McCann]

> there was a poll of British people to find which British accents they
> trusted most.

> Geordies, and non-Glasgow Scottish were trusted most, Scousers were
> trusted least. I wonder how the Cockneys, irish, Welsh, West Country,
> Mancs, brummies and Yorkshire accents fared?

You've made up the 'non-Glasgow' bit, davie. I'm not biting.
Per capita, scotland has waaaaaay more call-centres than anywhere else in the UK.
Banks and other such concerns put theirs there after carrying out a lot of research. The accent is indeed trustworthy, and capable of removing pantyhose at 100 paces. INCLUDING the Glasgow one.

[Ebeth (a rare appearance)]

How about those dastardly populus "home" counties folk? I hope this study was weighted per capita of population surveyed.
Ebeth (featuring remarkably trustworthy non-Glasgow tones)

[Patrick McCann]

> Ebeth (featuring remarkably trustworthy non-Glasgow tones)

Nope. There's no such thing.
As Confuscious said in 573 B.C.,
" Only trust a Glasgow accent".

Wise words, oh wise one. Wise words.

[Ebeth (a rare appearance)]

Hey Mr McCann, I used to work that town so I know all about the Glasgow "spirit" first hand (so to speak). So how come you don't live there anymore????

[david]

> How about those dastardly populus "home" counties folk? I hope
> this study was weighted per capita of population surveyed.
> Ebeth (featuring remarkably trustworthy non-Glasgow tones)

maybe the farcical people from the Home Counties don't count because they have no proper accents? I will never ever trust anyone from Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Herts ETC.

PS I trust Glasgow folk completely, providing they aren't rabid Glasgow Rangers fans

[Caleb's Bloody Bride]

> maybe the farcical people from the Home Counties don't count because they
> have no proper accents? I will never ever trust anyone from
> Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Herts ETC.

> PS I trust Glasgow folk completely, providing they aren't rabid Glasgow
> Rangers fans
OOHHH I hate Rangers fans

[Patrick McCann]

> OOHHH I hate Rangers fans

That'll be the NY rangers you're talking about, I take it?
Aye, I hate them too.
I was in a bar (for a change)and on the telly was them playing the Noo Joyzee Devils. And The Devils, as my north american readers might say, kicked their goddam asses. We celebrated long into the night. Happy days.

[Patrick McCann]

> Hey Mr McCann, I used to work that town so I know all about the Glasgow
> "spirit" first hand (so to speak). So how come you don't live
> there anymore????

Incredibly itchy feet. Used to be incredibly smelly too, but that's cured.

[Caleb's Bloody Bride]

> That'll be the NY rangers you're talking about, I take it?
> Aye, I hate them too.
> I was in a bar (for a change)and on the telly was them playing the Noo
> Joyzee Devils. And The Devils, as my north american readers might say,
> kicked their goddam asses. We celebrated long into the night. Happy days.
LOL, how in the world did you know I was talking about the NY Rangers?
Someone who likes to drink,hates the Rangers, and likes cool music? By any chance are you coming back to NY anytime soon?

[Patrick McCann]

> LOL, how in the world did you know I was talking about the NY Rangers?

It wasn't difficult to figure,cbb. You being from Joyzee 'n all.
I worked in NY for a couple of months in 2001, so I know all about the hockey rivalry.

> Someone who likes to drink,hates the Rangers, and likes cool music? By any
> chance are you coming back to NY anytime soon?

Well, now that you mention it.........
I have a plan to do a wee bit of travelling over there later this year. I've also worked in halifax, nova scotia, so I was planning in starting there to see friends and take in canada day (july 1).

I'm then heading west but have no definite timetable apart from being in seattle on july 22 for a soccer game. Then east again, ending up in NY or boston.

The bad thing about NY at that time is the humidity. It really kills me, and was a major factor in making me leave the last time.
Along with dangerous levels of overeating and drinking, which was entirely the fault of my workmates. Nothing's ever my fault. Ahem.
Cheers.

[Caleb's Bloody Bride]

> It wasn't difficult to figure,cbb. You being from Joyzee 'n all.
> I worked in NY for a couple of months in 2001, so I know all about the
> hockey rivalry.

> Well, now that you mention it.........
> I have a plan to do a wee bit of travelling over there later this year.
> I've also worked in halifax, nova scotia, so I was planning in starting
> there to see friends and take in canada day (july 1).

> I'm then heading west but have no definite timetable apart from being in
> seattle on july 22 for a soccer game. Then east again, ending up in NY or
> boston.

> The bad thing about NY at that time is the humidity. It really kills me,
> and was a major factor in making me leave the last time.
> Along with dangerous levels of overeating and drinking, which was entirely
> the fault of my workmates. Nothing's ever my fault. Ahem.
> Cheers.
Your workmates sound really evil. LOL
IF you could hold off visiting the east coast until Sept there is a lot less humidity and traffic is way down.

[Patrick McCann]

> Your workmates sound really evil. LOL
> IF you could hold off visiting the east coast until Sept there is a lot
> less humidity and traffic is way down.

I might just do that. Get myself a wee job somewhere and extend my stay.

Decisions decisions. Why is life so hard?