What Percentage Of British People Do You Think Can Do A Good Imitation Of An American Accent ? (statistics, work)

[Alexander Rusev]

Which regional American accent do you Brits find the easiest to imitate and which one do you find the hardest to imitate ?

[number1curmudgeon]

In terms of percentage, virtually none can do it right. These things took a few hundred years to develop. They aren't that easy to replicate.

[Alexander Rusev]

Originally Posted by number1curmudgeon

In terms of percentage, virtually none can do it right. These things took a few hundred years to develop. They aren't that easy to replicate.

Some British people can do a pretty good American accent. Have you ever watched The Walking Dead ?

[number1curmudgeon]

Perhaps they can to your ear, but I can hear almost any foreigner doing an American accent (even if I don't know the actor), Rick included. It takes a lot of work when it isn't natural. Very few people can get away with it, especially a good regional accent.

[Bamford]

Originally Posted by Alexander Rusev

Some British people can do a pretty good American accent. Have you ever watched The Walking Dead ?

The Walking Dead, The Wire, Homeland, even films such as Lincoln or 12 Years a Slave etc.

[easthome]

I would say 47.5%

[Bamford]

Originally Posted by easthome

I would say 47.5%

I would say 54.3528 %

[lexdiamondz1902]

British actors in general are better at it than the other way around, very very few American actors can convincingly put on foreign accents.

[Ralph_Kirk]

I've heard British actors translate from the posh British accent to the posh Southern accent very well.

[Jezer]

No posters- 36.84% is nearer the mark.

Where do you get your statistics from?