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scotthayes
Apr 4, 2008, 02:33 AM
turns out people think we are thick :eek:

Perceptions 'affected by accent' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7329768.stm)


And OllyW don't say a word :p


OllyW
Apr 4, 2008, 02:41 AM
Oi quoit loik it, oil giv it foiv. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A496352)

:D
xUKHCx
Apr 4, 2008, 03:58 AM
And you are only just noticing because ...

I thought this was pretty much common knowledge and there have been plenty of studies done in the past on this matter. The one I remember was to do with accents and the likelihood of passing an interview.
Gelfin
Apr 4, 2008, 02:59 PM
turns out people think we are thick :eek:

Yeah, people think that if you have an accent from our Birmingham too.
Bobdude161
Apr 4, 2008, 03:23 PM
So is brummie kind like the redneck accent of the UK?

I feel stereotyped when I go to California and people there ask me to say "Wal-Mart". ***holes. I shop at Sams, thank you. :mad:
CorvusCamenarum
Apr 4, 2008, 03:29 PM
Yeah, people think that if you have an accent from our Birmingham too.

It makes me rather glad that I don't have a "Southern" accent despite living here all my life.
Queso
Apr 4, 2008, 03:29 PM
Could be worse. You know the reaction a Merseyside accent gets :)
OllyW
Apr 4, 2008, 03:42 PM
You might be thick, but at least you are funny (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5271182.stm)

And did you know Latin comes from Birmingham (http://youtube.com/watch?v=O_5kIkXwkoU&feature=related)?
faintember
Apr 4, 2008, 04:08 PM
It makes me rather glad that I don't have a "Southern" accent despite living here all my life.I feel quite the opposite, and feel strangely empowered as I wrap up my doctorate studies with my southern accent still intact.
fridgeymonster3
Apr 4, 2008, 04:19 PM
So is brummie kind like the redneck accent of the UK?

I feel stereotyped when I go to California and people there ask me to say "Wal-Mart". ***holes. I shop at Sams, thank you. :mad:

Are you referring to Sam's Club? Wal-Mart owns Sam's, right? So what is the big difference really?
Jaffa Cake
Apr 4, 2008, 04:47 PM
As the article clearly states...

They compared the Yorkshire accent with those from Birmingham... with the Yorkshire accent being rated the highest.

You can't argue with science. It's official – we're better than the rest of you put together. ;)
Gelfin
Apr 4, 2008, 04:51 PM
I feel stereotyped when I go to California and people there ask me to say "Wal-Mart". ***holes. I shop at Sams, thank you. :mad:

Yeah, lest anyone think I'm picking on Alabamians, I did spend the first 27 years of my life there. I lost most of the accent in college, so the only people who make fun of my accent these days are my relatives.