I didn't mean to seem insulting but I've never heard a Scottish accent that could be described as sophisticated. But then I have never been to Scotland.thaluikhain said:
Poll: Do You Think British Accents Are More..."Sophisticated"?
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There is no such thing as a British accent. Not only do the Welsh, Irish, Scottish and English all sound different, but within each country there's many different accents, especially in England.
A Geordie accent is very different to Liverpudlian, both of which are definitely not more intelligent sounding.
A Geordie accent is very different to Liverpudlian, both of which are definitely not more intelligent sounding.
Its hard to say, anyone can sound more sophisticated by actually using words that are more complex that "got" and "cuz". I'm sure a British accent can sound sophisticated to some people, but for me I seem to start smiling whenever I get into a verbal argument with someone whose British.
Something about how they swear just makes me laugh.
Something about how they swear just makes me laugh.
Some do, yes. Others...not so much. Take cockney for example. Cockney makes you want to insert a tiny, sharp clawed, highly agitated creature into your ear canal.
Well i'm from Yorkshire (or Up north) and i don't really consider my accent to be posh at all. Also i do tend to do the stereotyped yorkshire thing of Converting The into T' but thats comes with the accent its like instinct 
Close, I actually come from around Bath, more speficially in a village just outside it, though I'm currently living in Dorset during term times at Uni, though I go back home to ol' Somerset in between terms. Kinda surprised to see at least two other people on this thread from the South West. :3Tipsy Giant said:
I love Bristol, Best music in the country which has the best music in the world.OmniscientOstrich said:
I love the underground Hip Hop scene here.
What ya studying at uni, I finished my course last year and realised the only jobs going were temp jobs, it sucks, I miss uni
Two things:
There are a lot of "dumb brits" and they sound just as bad as Americans, accent or not. There are also a lot of dialects, like in the states.
However, point two is that the British education is far greater and more complex than the US form of Education, from my experiences anyway. To those who aren't aware of what it is, simply Google IB, that's the acronym for the system. Most of my schooling has been from IB schools, like the one I'm nearly finished with.
There are a lot of "dumb brits" and they sound just as bad as Americans, accent or not. There are also a lot of dialects, like in the states.
However, point two is that the British education is far greater and more complex than the US form of Education, from my experiences anyway. To those who aren't aware of what it is, simply Google IB, that's the acronym for the system. Most of my schooling has been from IB schools, like the one I'm nearly finished with.
You know, I was watching the newest Harry Potter when I realized I could barely hear their accents.
I've never really been around many people like that so I can't say for sure. But from the few English sounding people I listen to on TV they sound somewhat more sophisticated than I do.
Interesting, can't say I'm all that fond of hip hop, but different strokes I guess. Yeah, I like the idea of living near a big city without actually living in it y'know? I'm a more reserved kind of guy, so I liked having a bit of greenery, not being in the hustle and bustle all the time, but being able to get into that kind of thing within a short bus ride if I wanted to. I'm studying Scriptwriting for Film and Television in the hopes of becoming a screenwriter though I realise chances are slim of being able to get in that line of work especially in the way things are panning out for me at the moment in the course. But yeah, I can understand things being rough in the job market given we're in the fallout of a recession, my dad in particular had a tough time finding work over the past few years. So anyway, what did you get your degree in?Tipsy Giant said:
Yeah I live on the outskirts too and love the countryside round here.OmniscientOstrich said:
I studied Creative Sound & Music and learnt that most experimental music is pretentious and boring and most pop music is the equivalent of a placebo when it comes to human expression.
Something i'm sure will be mirrored in your course!
But got some good mates from the experience and an album which i'm glad is almost finished
Well sure, there's the odd impenetrable arthouse film and a slew of vacuous, homogenous blockbuster flicks to wade through, but when executed well I think both have their place to a degree. But yeah, sounds like an interesting course and glad to hear it's paying off if you've put something to disc. As for the social aspect of things, well...in the words of the immortal Yahtzee Croshaw I have 'the social skills of a nervous badger' so that side of things isn't going too swimmingly but you kind of have to roll with the punches I guess.Tipsy Giant said:
Well, as a Yorkshireman, I feel obliged to post here and find a way of saying "oh good God fuck no" in such a way as to meet the minimum word count for an acceptable post.
That should do it. Just in case, though...
Oh good God fuck no.
That should do it. Just in case, though...
Oh good God fuck no.
Well, the standard British does sound posh but if you heard other dialects of UK, they are very different (I'm studying varieties of English). And since I'm not a native english speaker, when I first heard other dialects, I was like - what is this I don't even, I don't understand a single word xD
