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On a side note' date=' I don't know if British people are aware of how much you are idolized over here. We're total suckers for an Albion accent.[/quote'] Name me one American who doesn't love a bit of Bwitish elocution. Besides me.
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Name me one American who doesn't love a bit of Bwitish elocution. Besides me.
I've got American friends who think my British friends sound pretentious and silly. I tend to agree, though I prefer Northern accents to Londonspeak. They don't help themselves by arguing over old chestnuts like the "u" in colour, either. (edit - this is not intended to apply to my dear Metal Forum friends, all of whom, I'm sure, are very well-spoken chaps who sound awesome in real life. :D) My personal contempt is extended to the annoying rich-bitch French NYU students, though. They ruined French for me.
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I've got American friends who think my British friends sound pretentious and silly. I tend to agree, though I prefer Northern accents to Londonspeak. They don't help themselves by arguing over old chestnuts like the "u" in colour, either. (edit - this is not intended to apply to my dear Metal Forum friends, all of whom, I'm sure, are very well-spoken chaps who sound awesome in real life. :D) My personal contempt is extended to the annoying rich-bitch French NYU students, though. They ruined French for me.
Yeah showoffs are always annoying. That's why nobody likes them and they always end up with no friends.
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Aww, you sound fine on the internet. Plus you said you weren't coming here anyway. And don't forget, the mellifluosity of New York City residents has achieved worldwide renown.:D
I believe my actual words were 'I dunno, seems like quite a trek just to get laid'. You're forgetting other (arguably more important) attractions, like the beer! :DI know loads of Brits don't like the American accents, but I love nearly all of them... I love the deep Southern drawl! Maybe it's growing up on American films, I dunno.
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I know loads of Brits don't like the American accents' date= but I love nearly all of them... I love the deep Southern drawl! Maybe it's growing up on American films, I dunno.
My friend Matt is from Northern England, and it's hilarious to hear him try to do an American accent. Seems like generic Southern American accents are favored on British TV when they have to use a British actor to portray an American. I can only imagine how bad most of our fake British accents sound to you guys...
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My friend Matt is from Northern England' date=' and it's hilarious to hear him try to do an American accent. Seems like generic Southern American accents are favored on British TV when they have to use a British actor to portray an American. I can only imagine how bad most of our fake British accents sound to you guys...[/quote'] Yeah, it's hit-and-miss, to say the least. The one that sticks in my mind is the Simpsons doing Cockney. It just sounds like a really bad attempt at the Australian accent! Knowing The Simpsons, though, I guess it could be intentional.
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My personal contempt is extended to the annoying rich-bitch French NYU students' date=' though. They ruined French for me.[/quote'] French students here don't really speak so much as mumble the language. It's as if somebody slackened their lips with anesthetic. How so?
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Re: Top 5 Worst Bands

And with good reason. France is an astonishingly beautiful country. Or at least the parts seen in the Tour De France are stunningly gorgeous. Corsica is nice but living in France must forever distort one's sense of natural beauty.
This is true of Hawai'ians too. The scenery is beautiful, which is often compounded by mist all around certain scenery, and many of the locals hate it. I guess it might get old seeing it all the time, but I never get sick of my Wasatch mountains. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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