Favorite foreign accent
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Accents from Caribbean countries, like Jamaica, are pretty cool. Similarly, many sub-Saharan African accents (like Kenya) are similarly cool. Although nothing beats an attractive woman with a British accent. :-D No generalization is 100% true. Not even this one.
Yeah, I enjoy listening to Russian.
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The video store by my house recently hired this Australian Dude. He sounds like he just got off the plane too. Heavy accent, lingo, etc. I don't know his name, but he's so cool! He's like, "There ya go, mate. Righty then. Take care..." It great. I think Australians have the coolest accent on earth, second only to Scottish accents. Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.
My favorite accent (and delivery) is that of John Cleese (Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, etc.). /ravi Let's put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com
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Yeah, I enjoy listening to Russian.
I enjoy listening to the accent too; even when they're speaking English its still there. It just sucks when they're talking too fast for you to know what they're saying AND they're teaching the hardest class you've ever taken ;P James
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As a side note, I often wonder how long it takes for someone to pick up a new accent when they move to a foreign country/region. I remember being so shocked when I heard Mel Gibson talking in his normal Australian accent in a news interview. I'd only ever heard him talk with the american accent in the movies. Then there's my dentist who *looks* heavily East Indian. To look at him you'd expect him to sound like Apu from the Simpsons, but he actually talks like some sort of Broadcast DJ or something. It's cool. Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.
Mel lost his Oz accent years ago... cheers, Chris Maunder
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That's interesting. I was talking to a french girl once who said she prefers the Australian accent to the English and US accents because she can understand it easier. This was interesting because everytime I go to the States I have to t a l k s l o w l y to the natives so they can understand my mumblings. I'll have to dig up that survey that found the Aussie accent was the considered the most trustworthy accent. If only they knew :D (mwahahahaha!) cheers, Chris Maunder
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The video store by my house recently hired this Australian Dude. He sounds like he just got off the plane too. Heavy accent, lingo, etc. I don't know his name, but he's so cool! He's like, "There ya go, mate. Righty then. Take care..." It great. I think Australians have the coolest accent on earth, second only to Scottish accents. Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.
kevnar wrote: He's like, "There ya go, mate. Righty then. Take care..." It great. I think Australians have the coolest accent on earth, second only to Scottish accents. I don't believe he is a real Australian. We don't say "Take care" no matter how pissed we are. :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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My favorite accent (and delivery) is that of John Cleese (Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, etc.). /ravi Let's put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com
Let's not forget Manuel, Que? Si. Fire! Fire! - X
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kevnar wrote: He's like, "There ya go, mate. Righty then. Take care..." It great. I think Australians have the coolest accent on earth, second only to Scottish accents. I don't believe he is a real Australian. We don't say "Take care" no matter how pissed we are. :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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Let's not forget Manuel, Que? Si. Fire! Fire! - X
Yes, of course! "Excuse me please, which one is man with beard?" :) /ravi Let's put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com
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The video store by my house recently hired this Australian Dude. He sounds like he just got off the plane too. Heavy accent, lingo, etc. I don't know his name, but he's so cool! He's like, "There ya go, mate. Righty then. Take care..." It great. I think Australians have the coolest accent on earth, second only to Scottish accents. Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.
Scotish Female accent..... yum... :love:
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