Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Accents

Based on the special post from Jim we have done some investigating regarding what people think when they hear our "special" American accents. Do they think that we are fun people? Do they think that we are smart people? Do they think that we are famous people?

We wanted to get a post quickly regarding this so we haven't been able to get a diverse enough poll, but we will continue to investigate and will let you know what else we fine. Here's what we have heard to date:

-"Sound very glamorous" - NZ Native
-"California people sound ditsy" - South African Native
-"Better be prepared to listen because they're going to talk" - NZ Native
-"Talk very slow" - NZ Native
-"Sound like everyone else on TV, movies, etc." - Australian Native
-"Red necks talk funny" - Ireland Native
-"Very demanding and expect everything fast and their way" - UK Native
-"Noting special as everyone has accents" - Ireland Native

1 comments:

Jim Storer said...

Thanks for the anecdotal research... looking forward to your exhaustive efforts to uncover the *truth* about American accents abroad.