Do you speak regional slang? (suburbia, title, rain)

[Elained10]

Originally Posted by paull805

Well maybe you aren't comfortable with yourself? My accent is thick but I like it.

And dunno, most scots have a way they speak locally, then a way they speak on phone, in England etc.

Lol I'm very comfortable with myself, my accent is very thick too but if I speak slowly and ensure I'm clear most people can understand. I just think no matter how polite we are we sound slang? Lol I don't know I just think other English speaking countries sound better on TV.

[Elained10]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

I love the Scottish accent! As long as it isn't spoken in incomprehensible local slang.

Lol which alot of it is

[Elained10]

Originally Posted by owenc

I think the northern irish accent is worse. Its extremely embaressing.

I like the Irish accent, it's a bit tough to understand sometimes though

[paull805]

It's an accent. Southern states of the US, Liverpool, Newcastle, parts of Australia etc all have a difficult accent to understand but it's their accent. Feeling embarrassed about your accent is bewildering!

[Elained10]

Originally Posted by paull805

It's an accent. Southern states of the US, Liverpool, Newcastle, parts of Australia etc all have a difficult accent to understand but it's their accent. Feeling embarrassed about your accent is bewildering!

I'm not embarrassed about my accent, I said I did not like to hear us on TV as I think we sound very harsh. That's all.

[paull805]

Depends what accent. Andy Murray or Sean Connery aren't harsh.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by paull805

Depends what accent. Andy Murray or Sean Connery aren't harsh.

Let's separate famous Scots into harsh/not harsh. For example:

George Galloway - harsh. ("Ay aim noot uh crewk!")
N.B. Not that Galloway has actually SAID that, but if he did, it might sound like that!
Karen Gillan - not harsh.

[paull805]

That's my point! There are a variety of accents just like in England.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

On a recent episode of Inspector Lewis, the lead character, when told that a murder victim was wearing no underwear, said "What? No keks?"

[belmont22]

I wonder if watching so much American television makes Brits feel ashamed of their own accent and feel like American is the *right* way to talk. Especially now the Received Pronunciation is in decline?