Do you like my accent? (country, rock, albums, American)

Rainard Jalen · 06-25-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Doesn't George Bush speak with a southern accent?

As I understand, he went to school in Massachusetts, so his accent would have been affected by that part of his upbringing. He doesn't speak with a particularly identifiable southern accent.

Kevorkian Logic · 06-25-2008, 04:43 PM

Texas accents aren't true southern accents. I'm not saying they aren't fun to listen to, but they just aren't real southern accents.

jackhammer · 06-25-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

As I understand, he went to school in Massachusetts, so his accent would have been affected by that part of his upbringing. He doesn't speak with a particularly identifiable southern accent.

George Bush went to school... Jesus you learn something new everyday. I thought he was 'reared' in a cow shed!

NSW · 06-25-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

in short no ones likes a southern accent the people with them are usally seen as uneducated inbred rednecks, plus i think most of them are put on

Yeah, maybe people who talk like the toothless redneck guy from the Simpsons seem like that. But I think people who have a normal Southern accent aren't seen that way. At least they shouldn't be, because that's just prejudiced and stupid.

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

As I understand, he went to school in Massachusetts, so his accent would have been affected by that part of his upbringing. He doesn't speak with a particularly identifiable southern accent.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

George Bush went to school... Jesus you learn something new everyday. I thought he was 'reared' in a cow shed!

George Bush does indeed have a slight southern accent. But I don't think he should be representative of the way most Texans are.

He doesn't strike me as particularly bright, and it has nothing to do with this accent.

Rainard Jalen · 06-25-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

Texas accents aren't true southern accents. I'm not saying they aren't fun to listen to, but they just aren't real southern accents.

What the hell does that mean? Texas is a southern state, so their variety of speech is one of the southern accents. There's no getting around that. It is simply one of the southern regional varieties.

sweet_nothing · 06-25-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Doesn't George Bush speak with a southern accent?

yeh and isn't it weird that he's the only one in his family that does?

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

Yeah, maybe people who talk like the toothless redneck guy from the Simpsons seem like that. But I think people who have a normal Southern accent aren't seen that way. At least they shouldn't be, because that's just prejudiced and stupid

Well most of them are toothless rednecks, dont you live in Houston? Maybe if you'd leave the city you would see.

Barnard17 · 06-25-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

You know, it's funny that most American's are so intrigued by European (mainly British) accents. I've always wondered if Europeans are wowed by our American accents....anyone? Anyone across the pond just dying to hear a good ole' Texas southern drawl?

If I'm honest, no. I tend to find most American accents to be quite a turn off. I do quite like the New Zealand one though. But there's something about the broad pronunciation of As and other letters that tends to grate my wick. That said I could listen to Patricia Arquette in True Romance until the cows come home ...

Kevorkian Logic · 06-25-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Loser

I'm from New York City....And apparently we have a very strong accent. I haven't noticed it at all, perhaps because i've lived here so long and everyone talks like that haha...When i went to Georgia for the summer last year EVERYONE knew I was from New York because of the way I say "water"...I don't know, it's weird.

****. All my friends make fun of how I say water too. Interesting.

Kevorkian Logic · 06-25-2008, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

yeh and isn't it weird that he's the only one in his family that does?

Well most of them are toothless rednecks, dont you live in Houston? Maybe if you'd leave the city you would see.

Sorry for double posting, but I just saw this, have you ever listened to someone from Tyler, Texas? Those accents are wack.

sweet_nothing · 06-25-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

Sorry for double posting, but I just saw this, have you ever listened to someone from Tyler, Texas? Those accents are wack.

lol yes, i dont think Americans have sexy accents at all. Up north around Boston they have a very strange accents i think its funny. In fact i know a guy from Boston and at first i thought he was possibly retarded because of the way he talked, turned out just to be an accent. The way the say 'car' is really funny

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