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Posted September 25, 2016
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Wishbone: The thing is, you seem to think only other countries have one generic accent, while your own country has regional accents. The fact of the matter is that other countries have just as many regional accents as the US, they just sound more alike when you don't speak the language in question. However, you specifically mention the "British accent", which is a bit odd given that they speak the same language as you, and you should be able to tell different British dialects apart. They are just as varied as the American ones.
For fucks sake, we all know the brits have a multitude of accents. Scouse, cockney, royal, glasgow, welsh, etc.
Stop being condescending.
Posted September 25, 2016
For us germans, american women often sound like they are chewing chewing gum when they talk.
And mocking about american accent in Germany is often like this (Mittermaier style): "Hey, fucking salesman, gimme the fucking milk out of the fucking regal!".
Posted September 25, 2016
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Themken: Reminds me of when I attempted watching Mad Max and had to turn subtitles on. There was also a dub into more standard English on the disc... Seems the Australians understood that most non-Aussies cannot understand otherwise.
So,if I gave you directions you would get lost:)
Posted September 25, 2016
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Maxvorstadt: For us germans, american women often sound like they are chewing chewing gum when they talk.
And mocking about american accent in Germany is often like this (Mittermaier style): "Hey, fucking salesman, gimme the fucking milk out of the fucking regal!".
You're not the only ones who see amis like that

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timppu: Easy, you just put "mate" at the end of every sentence in Australia, like "This is a knife, mate.".
Learn how to pronounce "Noice" correctly too and the locals will never be able to tell you apart from their own.
Post edited September 25, 2016 by WBGhiro
Posted September 25, 2016
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Maxvorstadt: For us germans, american women often sound like they are chewing chewing gum when they talk.
And mocking about american accent in Germany is often like this (Mittermaier style): "Hey, fucking salesman, gimme the fucking milk out of the fucking regal!".
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WBGhiro: You're not the only ones who see amis like that

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timppu: Easy, you just put "mate" at the end of every sentence in Australia, like "This is a knife, mate.".
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WBGhiro: Learn how to pronounce "Noice" correctly too and the locals will never be able to tell you apart from their own.
Noise?
Posted September 25, 2016
I'd describe a typical generic mock-American accent (not imitating any particular region) as rather nasal-sounding and, most importantly, pronouncing the rhotic R that most other English-speaking places lack. It also tends to have a somewhat irregular rhythmm, pronouncing stressed syllables heavily and drawing them out maybe 1.5 to 2 times as long as normal, and adding a quick extra "ya" sound between most syllables. So "Here is an American" would come out something sort of like "Hiiyarr iiyas aayan Aayameeyariiyacaayan" (please excuse the exaggerated spelling).
Posted September 25, 2016
I'd be more than happy to demonstrate but you'd need to come see me in person. fuck trying to sexmaplain it over a buch of text letters.
I also do Irishi accaents... havce a funny story about that one but it's abit freickin dirty.damn if couldn describe it I would say gushing water faountain fall. all this because I can do a mock irish accent haha!!!
Posted September 25, 2016
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Post edited September 25, 2016 by Fairfox
Posted September 25, 2016
It's very easy actually. You just pronounce every letter in a word as if it was the english american pronounciation of it. By that I mean, americans are some of the worst in foreign pronounciation I've ever seen. It's like they don't even try to learn.

"Here's how you say this wor..."

"Oh that's an "r", don't worry about it, I know how the letter "r" sounds"

And they just go for it, and it always ends up as the same mangled thing.

I do find strange that americans would mock germans for the way they speak, from my experience when they become fluent germans end up with a much softer accent than americans.
Post edited September 26, 2016 by DaCostaBR
Posted September 25, 2016
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Wishbone: The thing is, you seem to think only other countries have one generic accent, while your own country has regional accents. The fact of the matter is that other countries have just as many regional accents as the US, they just sound more alike when you don't speak the language in question. However, you specifically mention the "British accent", which is a bit odd given that they speak the same language as you, and you should be able to tell different British dialects apart. They are just as varied as the American ones.
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Punkoinyc: For fucks sake, we all know the brits have a multitude of accents. Scouse, cockney, royal, glasgow, welsh, etc.
Stop being condescending.
I wasn't being condescending, I was commenting specifically on the OP's perception of national dialects as indicated by the phrasing in his post. I have no idea why that should cause you offense. The OP wasn't offended. He responded with an elaboration of his point, addressing the points I had made (as one would in a civilized discussion), and all was fine until you showed up.
Posted September 25, 2016
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Posted September 25, 2016
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WBGhiro: You're not the only ones who see amis like that

Learn how to pronounce "Noice" correctly too and the locals will never be able to tell you apart from their own.
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Maxvorstadt: Noise?
Yeah, and pronounce "water" like the Polish word for the same thing: "woda".
Posted September 25, 2016
Just to piss of all Americans: ;)

There is nothing like an American accent.

There is the American dialect of English. And man, did they screw this up!!! :P

*running away and taking cover*
Posted September 25, 2016
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DaCostaBR: It's very easy actually. You just pronounce every letter in a word as if it was the english american pronounciation of it. By that I mean, americans are some of the worst in foreign pronounciation I've ever seen in. It's like they don't even try to learn.

"Here's how you say this wor..."

"Oh that's an "r", don't worry about it, I know how the letter "r" sounds"

And they just go for it, and it always ends up as they same mangled thing.

I do find strange that americans would mock germans for the way they speak, from my experience when they become fluent germans end up with a much softer accent than americans.
You just earned the "Bundesverdienstkreuz". :-)
Posted September 25, 2016
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Maighstir: Yeah, and pronounce "water" like the Polish word for the same thing: "woda".
Which would be more of an upper East Coast accent like in NYC or Boston and nowhere else.

I would say the West Coast has the least amount of accent to it, kind of like most Hollywood movie or TV actors have that don't require any specific mannerisms or dialect.
Post edited September 25, 2016 by mistermumbles
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