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Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:33 on 10th August 2008 Yes, that is true. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:37 on 10th August 2008 On 10th August 2008 12:37, Peter Evans wrote: Nice new avatar Steph. I have an east end, cockney accent now, but when I go home to Wales within a couple of days I am talking with a strong Welsh accent again. When I took my son camping in Wales, he started moaning that we were ignoring him by talking Welsh. I did try expaining that we were talking English, but with a Welsh accent. He couldnt understand us at all It took him all week to start to understand us but then it was time to go home. Lol Thanks Peter! Isn't it strange how people can change accents - my Dad was quite well spoken until he visited his parents - then he spoke in a really strong Black Country accent with all the dialect! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:38 on 10th August 2008 I agree Ray - I love hearing the American accents! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 19:15 on 10th August 2008 Too true Steph. My old boss came from Newcastle. We used to hate it when he came back from a holiday up there, we couldnt understand a word he said for at least two weeks. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 19:19 on 10th August 2008 When we were over there, my husband and I talked about trying to fake it, with a fake British accent, but there was no way we could have pulled it off. There are just too many accents over there, but not one that I couldn't listen to all day long. Peter, is the Welsh accent kind of a brogue, like in Ireland or Scotland? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 20:17 on 10th August 2008 Stephanine...I love your pic!! My kids can do an English accent!! We do it at home all the time!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:22 on 10th August 2008 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fS2MtZBMGYY Here's the Welsh accent Ruth, best I could find on YouTube lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 20:28 on 10th August 2008 As you Americans know, there seem to be a rash of commercials over here voiced over with an English accent; and it is so easy to pick out the fake ones. I think it takes real training for an American to come up with a real convincing English accent, the kind of training actors get. I tried to put on an American accent once, and I was told I sounded like an American trying to put on an English accent. Go figure! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 20:29 on 10th August 2008 Great, Lyn! Many thanks. It sounds to me sort of a cross between the Scottish and English. I'll have to search You Tube now for a Cornish accent, so I can hear what Denzil sounds like. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 20:30 on 10th August 2008 Oh gosh Lyn, what a great video. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions