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I remember once I was in Cambodia, and this British tourist overheard me speak to my brother in English - and she proceeded to tell me it was nice seeing a fellow English tourist and whereabouts from England I'm from.
I've never even been to England. But yes, I remember this English girl that I met online agreed that Australian accents do have a vague resemblance to English accents, and she mentioned that Australians always sound like they're asking a question, aha.
Once when I was in Idaho in the US someone said to me... "You people from back east....." I didn't quite know how to respond to that.
Later on during the same trip myself and the two other Aussies I was travelling with lined up at McDonalds for a meal. My order was taken, no comment at all. My friend placed her order, and no comment was made. But when my other friend placed her order the shop assistant immediately looked her straight in the eye, smiled, and asked "are you from Australia.."
my bf is from oz and his accent is nothing like his mums.. or dads for that matter (both have very different accents or is it the way they enunciate?) .. I really have to listen to them..and sadly I teased him about ya reckon.. and now the poor bloke has banished that from his cute aussie vocabulary!..
and what is up with shortening the words.. afternoon.. arvo??
Australia's is truly the worst accent on God's green Earth. It's abrasive, dissonant and makes the speaker sound unintelligent. Even in its mildest forms, there's a vulgar serration to it. All those 'oi' and 'ohr' sounds. Yuck.
Funnily enough, the softest incarnations I've heard are from natives of Sydney's Inner West... and the NSW Central Coast. I couldn't say why.
Anyway, trying to cover up your accent by putting on an English or American one is terribly gauche. There's really no escape: you are what you are. If you want to avoid sounding like a racist screeching on a Melbourne bus, just prune it - clip your vowel endings and make sure your idiomatic habits are kept in check.
Australia's is truly the worst accent on God's green Earth. It's abrasive, dissonant and makes the speaker sound unintelligent. Even in its mildest forms, there's a vulgar serration to it. All those 'oi' and 'ohr' sounds. Yuck.
Funnily enough, the softest incarnations I've heard are from natives of Sydney's Inner West... and the NSW Central Coast. I couldn't say why.
Anyway, trying to cover up your accent by putting on an English or American one is terribly gauche. There's really no escape: you are what you are. If you want to avoid sounding like a racist screeching on a Melbourne bus, just prune it - clip your vowel endings and make sure your idiomatic habits are kept in check.
That's right. And way, way better than Kiwi, South African, or upper class English........or working class English.....or Southern English generally... and of course the indecipherable northern English...and I'd say Irish as well........
Australia's is truly the worst accent on God's green Earth. It's abrasive, dissonant and makes the speaker sound unintelligent. Even in its mildest forms, there's a vulgar serration to it. All those 'oi' and 'ohr' sounds. Yuck.
Funnily enough, the softest incarnations I've heard are from natives of Sydney's Inner West... and the NSW Central Coast. I couldn't say why.
Anyway, trying to cover up your accent by putting on an English or American one is terribly gauche. There's really no escape: you are what you are. If you want to avoid sounding like a racist screeching on a Melbourne bus, just prune it - clip your vowel endings and make sure your idiomatic habits are kept in check.
HEY control freak. why don't you stop trying to make it seem that everyone hates Aussie accents. I happen to dig them. Aussies don't change anything, your accent has admires from 9,400 miles away
HEY control freak. why don't you stop trying to make it seem that everyone hates Aussie accents. I happen to dig them. Aussies don't change anything, your accent has admires from 9,400 miles away
Heh, I am a control freak, but I was really advocating that people not bother to change their accents, only to clean up their speech. Pride, Australia
I remember once I was in Cambodia, and this British tourist overheard me speak to my brother in English - and she proceeded to tell me it was nice seeing a fellow English tourist and whereabouts from England I'm from.
I've never even been to England. But yes, I remember this English girl that I met online agreed that Australian accents do have a vague resemblance to English accents, and she mentioned that Australians always sound like they're asking a question, aha.
People from Western Australia sound MUCH more like England.
Australia's is truly the worst accent on God's green Earth. It's abrasive, dissonant and makes the speaker sound unintelligent. Even in its mildest forms, there's a vulgar serration to it. All those 'oi' and 'ohr' sounds. Yuck.
Funnily enough, the softest incarnations I've heard are from natives of Sydney's Inner West... and the NSW Central Coast. I couldn't say why.
Anyway, trying to cover up your accent by putting on an English or American one is terribly gauche. There's really no escape: you are what you are. If you want to avoid sounding like a racist screeching on a Melbourne bus, just prune it - clip your vowel endings and make sure your idiomatic habits are kept in check.
Lol cultural cringe much?
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People from Western Australia sound MUCH more like England.
Wouldn't say West Australians sound that much more English, but the broad Australian accent does seem less common here. We do get more than our fair share of British immigrants so that would have some influence.
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. Aussies don't change anything, your accent has admires from 9,400 miles away 
