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  • Have you ever had a hard time telling the difference between an Aussie and a Kiwi accent? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down the subtle differences between a few commonly confused regional accents. What actually makes a New York and Boston accent different? What's the main differentiator between a northern and southern English accent?
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  • @HR-qk3wh
    @HR-qk3wh Před 4 lety +3849

    "you can draw a line *straight* across England"
    *That line:* ↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⤴️

    • @abigailr3250
      @abigailr3250 Před 4 lety +73

      this sent me

    • @AbsurdAsparagus
      @AbsurdAsparagus Před 4 lety +7

      compared to things that overlap i guess its more line like

    • @lunaticweeb250
      @lunaticweeb250 Před 4 lety +3

      Fr

    • @sassora
      @sassora Před 4 lety +43

      yes, "straight across" doesn't mean "straight line", who would have known? Not you apparently.

    • @Fandango541
      @Fandango541 Před 4 lety +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣Right? LOL

  • @CrownRock1
    @CrownRock1 Před 4 lety +16474

    I feel like this guy could get my street address by hearing me talk.

    • @MCDexX
      @MCDexX Před 4 lety +1028

      You joke, but in a lot of the UK there are language experts who can pinpoint an accent to a suburb, a neighbourhood, and maybe even a specific street. UK accents are nuts.

    • @glassid
      @glassid Před 4 lety +91

      This comment made my day

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 Před 4 lety +215

      @@MCDexX makes sense, English has been in England for a long time

    • @jaypatel3100
      @jaypatel3100 Před 4 lety +53

      Dr Higgins.

    • @maka1la
      @maka1la Před 4 lety +25

      this made me yodel

  • @GhostGardens
    @GhostGardens Před 3 lety +6910

    “ You can draw a line straight across England”
    The Line: 💫🎢🎡⚙️🔄🔄⬆️↘️↕️↗️⭕️♋️🛸🌪🔥

    • @zisforziggens
      @zisforziggens Před 3 lety +34

      Oh well done op.

    • @xiaria
      @xiaria Před 3 lety +109

      its the way he included midlands in the north as well, absolutely dire

    • @nigella1563
      @nigella1563 Před 3 lety +102

      they seem to think that wales is part of England in said line... I'm fumin

    • @BPoweredLove
      @BPoweredLove Před 3 lety +17

      @@nigella1563 Well, you might as well be.

    • @nigella1563
      @nigella1563 Před 3 lety +38

      @@BPoweredLove um excuse me Wales has its own culture, language and government, and we could most certainly run ourselves independently. We don't need England and we definitely don't need people thinking that we belong to England. Cymru am byth!

  • @FilthyVA
    @FilthyVA Před 3 lety +6491

    Easier way to tell Aussies and New Zealanders apart.
    Call them a "kiwi."
    If they come across the table at you; they're Austrailian.

    • @MysticDreamz
      @MysticDreamz Před 3 lety +145

      Lmao! 🤣 Is it really that offensive? My nationality gets mistaken all the time 😅

    • @jeeode8289
      @jeeode8289 Před 3 lety +53

      Honestly I’d be confused, I would act like:
      Wait, how did you know?

    • @TheTogam
      @TheTogam Před 3 lety +674

      I knew a New Zealander once who was the nicest dude, humble and calm all the time. I once called him Australian as a joke and it's the only time I've seen him really pissed off, even if it was for just a fraction of a second.

    • @KiwiTyTy
      @KiwiTyTy Před 3 lety +364

      Kiwi here - when my friend mentioned this video to me, I said something similar about Kiwis. Ask a Kiwi if they're Aussie, if they punch you, they're a Kiwi.

    • @jaysonmcduck5476
      @jaysonmcduck5476 Před 3 lety +43

      Dead right it work's around the other way to 🤣

  • @goatmeal5241
    @goatmeal5241 Před 4 lety +2672

    That New York guy was great. I felt like every word he said was either a personal attack or about to start an argument.

    • @MCDexX
      @MCDexX Před 4 lety +156

      HEY! I'M TALKIN HERE! I'M TALKIN!

    • @mylesdlm
      @mylesdlm Před 4 lety +117

      Trash! Trash! Trash! 😂😂😂

    • @Narokkurai
      @Narokkurai Před 4 lety +135

      THAT'S NOT A LOT OF POTS

    • @NoNeedNoGreed
      @NoNeedNoGreed Před 4 lety +2

      ​ MCDexX For those that don't know the funny origin czcams.com/video/c412hqucHKw/video.html

    • @Benjamin-bj6xj
      @Benjamin-bj6xj Před 4 lety +7

      Ephy
      AYGYY, AIM WAAWWKING EEERE

  • @nikgeo8690
    @nikgeo8690 Před 4 lety +7179

    In Britain the accent changes almost by postal code...

    • @mikemorris4548
      @mikemorris4548 Před 3 lety +205

      @Lil PUMP, I can also tell you, that's true. There are so many accents in the UK, it's madness lol. Best thing is, at times, you don't realise your own accent in comparison to somebody with the same accent, you can think to yourself, is that how I sound?? lol!

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 Před 3 lety +29

      nik geo same in germany

    • @awsome013
      @awsome013 Před 3 lety +39

      @@mats7492 im a brit living in germany and I can absolutely confirm this!

    • @georgia3718
      @georgia3718 Před 3 lety +36

      Yeah we have so many different accents it’s mad. Welsh, English, Scottish and Irish.. but then there’s LOADS of different accents inside of those 😂 there’s not just an accent each country follows lol

    • @christinecannibal844
      @christinecannibal844 Před 3 lety +8

      Question. Do y'all like American accents? The way Americans love English accents?

  • @Echo_Isles
    @Echo_Isles Před 3 lety +2703

    Aussie vs. Kiwi: ask them to say "deck". If you blush, they're a Kiwi.

    • @alexandrakelsey7406
      @alexandrakelsey7406 Před 3 lety +37

      Is 'deck' slang for something rude for kiwis lol?

    • @DistractedGlobeGuy
      @DistractedGlobeGuy Před 3 lety +176

      @@eyk7294 so do Australians, just a bit less. Actually, the Kiwi pronunciation is SO far into the "I" range, it almost becomes more like "deek".

    • @TheLeftie600
      @TheLeftie600 Před 3 lety +98

      Jen with one N and ask an Aussie to say “six”, you’ll also blush.

    • @xoliag8524
      @xoliag8524 Před 3 lety +43

      @@TheLeftie600 That's also the Kiwis.

    • @TheLeftie600
      @TheLeftie600 Před 3 lety +48

      Ryan Ferry nah, we end up saying sux.

  • @veronicagrave159
    @veronicagrave159 Před 2 lety +339

    I love how excited the Geordie was to say, “David bakes great cakes.” Like he might actually know David. Lol

    • @Tomy_Yon
      @Tomy_Yon Před 2 lety +6

      Then the phrase later: that's not a lot of pot(s) 😄

    • @soloexperiencer
      @soloexperiencer Před rokem +6

      Plot twist: he IS David.

  • @Verlarn
    @Verlarn Před 4 lety +14767

    Just give Erik the whole channel,
    we won't mind.

  • @mistyminnie5922
    @mistyminnie5922 Před 4 lety +3155

    Guy: I'm Eric Singer
    Me: YES YOU ARE

  • @BvousBrainSystems
    @BvousBrainSystems Před 3 lety +566

    New Zealander: my deck is hardwood
    Australian: same

  • @racheln8563
    @racheln8563 Před 3 lety +707

    I’d be interested to see him do the various American Southern accents. There are some subtle differences state to state.

    • @nataliatc1
      @nataliatc1 Před 3 lety +1

      you mean countries?

    • @racheln8563
      @racheln8563 Před 3 lety +52

      @@nataliatc1 No, I mean between, say, South Carolina and Mississippi. Perhaps I should have said “Southern US”.

    • @blythy87
      @blythy87 Před 3 lety +3

      czcams.com/video/H1KP4ztKK0A/video.html This is the video for you. May contain Northern US accents also.

    • @jennypai3763
      @jennypai3763 Před 3 lety +4

      part 2 is here czcams.com/video/IsE_8j5RL3k/video.html

    • @markw-s5734
      @markw-s5734 Před 3 lety +7

      It doesn’t matter. I can’t comprehend any Southerners. And their accents are difficult to understand as well. 😂

  • @samr8407
    @samr8407 Před 4 lety +2285

    "Fish and Chips!"
    "Fish and Chips!"
    "Fish and Chips!"
    Sounds like an English chant

    • @zealousheroes
      @zealousheroes Před 4 lety +8

      Sam R 💀💀💀

    • @Samuel_J1
      @Samuel_J1 Před 4 lety +61

      "Kettle on!"
      "Kettle on!"
      "Kettle on!"
      You're sorted now ;)

    • @samr8407
      @samr8407 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Samuel_J1 Very English indeed 😆

    • @sassora
      @sassora Před 4 lety +7

      Kettle of Fish

    • @FrankyBabes
      @FrankyBabes Před 4 lety +4

      "When you ask the kids what they want for tea"

  • @jimferry6539
    @jimferry6539 Před 4 lety +3288

    Dealer: here’s your weed
    Me: that’s not a lot of pot

  • @dalebewan
    @dalebewan Před 3 lety +195

    As a southern NZer with a somewhat scots influenced accent, I'd love to hear Erik Singer break down the regional NZ accents. Not everyone sounds like an Aucklander!

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo Před 2 lety +11

      The whole of New Zealand is somewhat Scots influenced, we had a higher percentage of Scottish migrants across New Zealand relative to most British colonies (I assume Nova Scotia had more) which influenced our vowels.
      Speaking of British influenced accents, the reason the English speaking Indian accent is like how it is, is because the primary group of white people going there early on were predominantly Welsh soldiers so Indians have Welsh accents.

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo Před 2 lety +8

      Also I'd rather not have South Island accents showcased to the world.

    • @josephjenks2550
      @josephjenks2550 Před 2 lety +2

      @@RubyDoobieScoo otago and southland had a higher proportion of Scottish immigrants I think, hence the names such as Invercargill, Dunedin and Balclutha and the Clutha River

    • @NixinovaMC
      @NixinovaMC Před 2 lety +3

      > Regional NZ accents
      What, all two of them, lol

    • @dalebewan
      @dalebewan Před 2 lety +7

      @@NixinovaMC Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, South Island West Coast, Otago, and Southland all have noticeable differences.

  • @morphykg1503
    @morphykg1503 Před 3 lety +118

    The Bostonian lady after saying the sentence was like "dang they got me"

    • @DrGlynnWix
      @DrGlynnWix Před 3 lety +5

      That's what I said! You could tell she was laughing at realizing how Boston she sounded.

    • @GlenBradley
      @GlenBradley Před 2 lety +4

      @@DrGlynnWix I thought she was laughing because she thought the word was "pot" not "pots."

  • @eighteror
    @eighteror Před 4 lety +9506

    aussie: myth
    kiwi: M E T H

    • @SilentHotdog28
      @SilentHotdog28 Před 4 lety +221

      @Shayla-Skye Aussies have a Meth problem, but it's not how we say Myth.......

    • @michelletans687
      @michelletans687 Před 4 lety +97

      Mith is how i sound saying Myth, ozzies sound like Meth lol

    • @SilentHotdog28
      @SilentHotdog28 Před 4 lety +42

      I'm Aussie and I say It like Myth (mith) not meth lol.

    • @michelletans687
      @michelletans687 Před 4 lety +4

      @@SilentHotdog28 there you go so we actually sound the same "Mith"

    • @pugz01234
      @pugz01234 Před 4 lety +11

      My dog is a Aussie

  • @nightspicer
    @nightspicer Před 4 lety +2585

    Let's be honest.
    This is Erik's channel at this point...

  • @joebleasdale5557
    @joebleasdale5557 Před 3 lety +574

    Nobody:
    Newcastle: *Deeeeivid beeeiks greeeeit ceeeeeiks*

  • @Liya2343
    @Liya2343 Před 3 lety +236

    Me, a Philadelphian:
    “I can’t hear the Philly accent”

    • @LeNoLi.
      @LeNoLi. Před 3 lety +4

      Can't hear it as a Kentuckian

    • @johnnybrandman7017
      @johnnybrandman7017 Před 3 lety +5

      Can’t hear it as an Oregonian

    • @AlShsj
      @AlShsj Před 3 lety +20

      In west Philadelphia born and raised in the playground is where I spent most of my days.

    • @timhefty504
      @timhefty504 Před 3 lety +10

      Can't hear it as a dumbass

    • @micki7910
      @micki7910 Před 3 lety +4

      Say water ice lol "wada ice" 😂 live in west philly

  • @icefaery2030
    @icefaery2030 Před 4 lety +4884

    Someone tell Netflix we need a whole documentary series so I can sit in my living room and watch this for 10 hours straight.

  • @mar1am622
    @mar1am622 Před 4 lety +2242

    This guy NEEDS his own TV show.

    • @ichangedthename
      @ichangedthename Před 4 lety +49

      I patiently await for him to take over this channel

    • @maxcarter5148
      @maxcarter5148 Před 4 lety +18

      No one watches TV anymore. He gets more viewers on this channel than he would on some obscure tv show

    • @pitchen
      @pitchen Před 4 lety

      ...why

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 Před 4 lety +3

      it'll probably have some lame Premise like he has to solve Crimes by listening to serial killers over the phone or listen to them on their Instagram or something redundant.
      and then you'll see him in an interrogation room making the suspect yell _"there's a bomb in the mall and you have 30 minutes!"_ over and over again
      And it'll be shot with really dated 90s effects, a poor man's _Numbers_

    • @TheRasuo
      @TheRasuo Před 4 lety +5

      He already stars on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • @heyuonthewall26
    @heyuonthewall26 Před 3 lety +61

    I love Erik’s videos. I read that he’s being referred to as “Dialect Daddy”. I searched that and this came up. They’re not wrong.

    • @kierstenreynoso2195
      @kierstenreynoso2195 Před 2 lety +4

      I wonder if HE knows that. he should make a short video responding to it :D

    • @heyuonthewall26
      @heyuonthewall26 Před 2 lety

      @@kierstenreynoso2195 I actually sent him some of the hair product I make after we exchanged some emails. He hasn’t let me know if he likes it or not!

  • @kaidrewry4378
    @kaidrewry4378 Před 3 lety +266

    Perhaps this guy is Russian or something and we will never know. He knows how to imitate every accent. How do we even know his identity is real?

    • @coyotelong4349
      @coyotelong4349 Před 3 lety +43

      Maybe he doesn’t even speak English, but he memorized just enough to do this video only

    • @sahibabedi760
      @sahibabedi760 Před 3 lety +10

      I think he's Swedish

    • @someguy2744
      @someguy2744 Před 2 lety +4

      Who knows. Maybe he's Lithuanian.
      We'll never know.

    • @acookie7548
      @acookie7548 Před 2 lety +3

      singer is a common surname in the caribbean, more specifically in st kitts and nevis. but he couldve changed his name

    • @whiteowl4097
      @whiteowl4097 Před 2 lety +5

      So much paranoia.

  • @nikopackbier8087
    @nikopackbier8087 Před 4 lety +2222

    "Here's a New York speaker"
    "Trash.Trash.Trash."
    XD

  • @dietcokeluvr12
    @dietcokeluvr12 Před 4 lety +3633

    the internet: the smart accents man is hot. more of him.
    wired: we have a whole series on different professionals explaining-
    the internet: 🔪
    wired: yes sir

    • @Ora-DR
      @Ora-DR Před 4 lety +15

      😂😂😂😂

    • @RBadmaev
      @RBadmaev Před 4 lety +37

      Sure, accent guy is hot, but how about that Bostonian girl? 😍

    • @ololo518
      @ololo518 Před 4 lety +12

      I love that they have different professionals, because yes, he is great, but I seriously don't understand accent at all. Not a native english speaker I only hear differences if he says that there is one xD

    • @edabakb
      @edabakb Před 4 lety +15

      I really enjoyed the video with the young doctor lady as well. More of her please!

    • @skmuzammilzeeshan6173
      @skmuzammilzeeshan6173 Před 4 lety +2

      This guy reminds of early days "Gerard Butler" in Hollywood.🤔
      The lean and more prominent jawline.

  • @eyekandy3000
    @eyekandy3000 Před 3 lety +34

    I wish he’d expanded more on the difference between New Zealand and Australian accents

    • @bernardbarry447
      @bernardbarry447 Před rokem +1

      There’s really not much else that’s different IMO.

  • @bryncb
    @bryncb Před 3 lety +207

    The South African accent is a lot closer to NZ than I realised.

    • @goodputin4324
      @goodputin4324 Před 3 lety +13

      Dutch influenced

    • @lacari0805
      @lacari0805 Před 3 lety +3

      They’re both one of the few English speaking non English countries

    • @MsLouisez
      @MsLouisez Před 3 lety +26

      @@lacari0805 are they?
      Pretty sure new zealand is an English country.
      Both Oz and ZN have native aboriginal languages as well.

    • @slevin6544
      @slevin6544 Před 3 lety +8

      As a kiwi I can confirm. Our vowels are pronounced very similarly.

    • @lacari0805
      @lacari0805 Před 3 lety +5

      @@MsLouisez Their first language is English and majority don’t speak another language. Meaning they are basically just English speaking

  • @joman5307
    @joman5307 Před 4 lety +17555

    what if he's actually not American and he's doing a perfectly doing an American accent, he might be fooling us all this time
    I just noticed my grammar mistake. I'm not correcting it.

    • @coolname8511
      @coolname8511 Před 4 lety +911

      *pulls out baguette*
      Yoù idìòť còwàŕď
      Edit: my most liked comment on CZcams is a French stereotype lol

    • @davidezonta
      @davidezonta Před 4 lety +64

      You're a genius

    • @kifayayusuf3106
      @kifayayusuf3106 Před 4 lety +191

      He is a dude doing another dude's accent in another dude's body! Lol

    • @maaw7648
      @maaw7648 Před 4 lety +75

      I had a stroke reading this.

    • @auracle6184
      @auracle6184 Před 4 lety +120

      There's a bunch of videos of Reggie Watts shows where he does this, including his TED Talk. He fluidly shifts between tonnes of different accents mid-sentence and anybody seeing him there for the first time would have no idea what his natural accent is.

  • @charlesplaza7816
    @charlesplaza7816 Před 4 lety +3374

    WIRED aka Erik Singer’s CZcams Channel

    • @Rico_G
      @Rico_G Před 4 lety +38

      And I'm not complainin' (in my native NYC accent)!

    • @WombieFerguson
      @WombieFerguson Před 4 lety +62

      I wish. All these other jabronis they feature aren’t half as interesting as Accent Daddy Erik.

    • @placeholder29
      @placeholder29 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Rico_G I live in NYC but I thought we didn't have an accent

    • @Skyfox94
      @Skyfox94 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Rico_G naht

    • @Rico_G
      @Rico_G Před 4 lety +1

      @@Skyfox94 Exactly! Naht, naht nawt.

  • @AlexanderChilds
    @AlexanderChilds Před 3 lety +45

    "You can draw a line straight across England..."
    *Proceeds to draw the most squiggly line

    • @7822welshsteam
      @7822welshsteam Před 3 lety +3

      If the word "straight had come before "line", you'd have a point.

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 Před 3 lety +1

      That's actually the official accent line to divide the "southern" and "northern" accents. It actually vaguely corresponds with the Danelaw division.

  • @EzioHanitore
    @EzioHanitore Před 3 lety +52

    Alternative phrase for NY vs Boston: Thats an awfully hot coffee pot

    • @Dan-ii5wz
      @Dan-ii5wz Před 2 lety

      Lol I was thinking the exact same thing

  • @alyson2298
    @alyson2298 Před 4 lety +1488

    “fish and chips, *fish and chips* , fish and chips, *fish and chips.* “
    *My Dad in the hallway:* Sounds good to me!”

    • @crimsonhunter7598
      @crimsonhunter7598 Před 4 lety +6

      L0L
      Now I'm hungry

    • @ethanii7544
      @ethanii7544 Před 4 lety +24

      *fush and chups

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU Před 4 lety +2

      We might be brothers

    • @Cbyneorne
      @Cbyneorne Před 4 lety +6

      It's weird people think the entirety of both Aus and NZ have one accent each.

    • @ToriJaneIsAmazing
      @ToriJaneIsAmazing Před 4 lety +5

      @@Cbyneorne Yes! even a country as small as NZ has different accents in different places!

  • @BeGummi
    @BeGummi Před 4 lety +3056

    Immediately hit the like button before he introduces himself.
    I am your fan.

    • @Nimesay1
      @Nimesay1 Před 4 lety +5

      Did the same

    • @marvinjayson5031
      @marvinjayson5031 Před 4 lety +1

      How did you know that?!?

    • @Marc_prime
      @Marc_prime Před 4 lety

      Much rather subscribe to a dedicated channel

    • @olhydra
      @olhydra Před 4 lety +7

      he NEEDS his own channel. the man’s knowledge is fascinating.

    • @Hattes
      @Hattes Před 4 lety +3

      I thought of doing it, but stopped myself. I actually entertained for a few seconds the possibility that I wouldn't like this... I am ashamed.

  • @ben-wm6yc
    @ben-wm6yc Před 3 lety +51

    Accent
    Australian: ehxent
    New Zealand: ixnt

  • @DanDownunda8888
    @DanDownunda8888 Před 3 lety +68

    To an Australian, the phrase 'fish and chips' spoken by a New Zealander, with a southern accent particularly, sounds like 'fussh end chupps'. Aussies and Kiwis can tell who is who within one minute of talking to each other and we can't understand why the rest of the world can't. It's hugely obvious to us!

    • @lyssao.8308
      @lyssao.8308 Před 2 lety

      southern americans don't say "chips" or "fish and chips" and when they do, no one understands cuz we call them fries 99.99% of the time. :'D I can tell too tho lol

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo Před 2 lety +23

      @@lyssao.8308 he means the South Island of New Zealand, not the former Confederate States of America.

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo Před 2 lety +7

      It should be noted that the norm for Australians is "feesh and cheeps" so the difference is more extreme to them.

    • @evalewin7335
      @evalewin7335 Před 2 lety +3

      No that's not the norm

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo Před 2 lety

      @@evalewin7335 what's not the norm?

  • @dudeonthasopha
    @dudeonthasopha Před 4 lety +2384

    >"You can draw a line straight across England"
    >Proceeds to draw a very not straight line across England.

    • @schokoladendonut
      @schokoladendonut Před 4 lety +1

      dudeonthasopha 😂😂

    • @sassora
      @sassora Před 4 lety +158

      dudeonthasopha because “straight” was not an adjective determining “line”, it was an adverb and determined “across”.
      Meaning “all the way through”, not having anything to do with how the line looked.
      Listening comprehension fail.

    • @MikePhoenix007
      @MikePhoenix007 Před 4 lety +24

      There is no curvature; the line is straight.
      - Flat earther standing on the ground

    • @schokoladendonut
      @schokoladendonut Před 4 lety +38

      R S it’s a joke

    • @RichHobo
      @RichHobo Před 4 lety +17

      R S I feel like I just met the dictionary

  • @nilsr.k.7007
    @nilsr.k.7007 Před 4 lety +3850

    His face is literally like clickbait

    • @wat5709
      @wat5709 Před 4 lety +7

      Nils R.K. What???

    • @truthsmiles
      @truthsmiles Před 4 lety +31

      @@wat5709 Apparently he's attractive. Personally I think he looks a bit like a sleep-deprived lima bean, but I'm also terrible at judging other men, so ^shrug^

    • @melsyoutube
      @melsyoutube Před 4 lety +6

      a seat!

    • @cyan.6399
      @cyan.6399 Před 4 lety +4

      @@truthsmiles No, the joke is that he looks constantly distressed or smug.

    • @mediocre_violist
      @mediocre_violist Před 4 lety +48

      Yup. People love seeing him in videos now, so if they see his face in a thumbnail they instantly click.

  • @carcasses5131
    @carcasses5131 Před 3 lety +31

    How did I know the phrase for NZ was going to be "fish and chips"
    Every time

  • @vinnyvidivici
    @vinnyvidivici Před 2 lety +9

    As an American, I’m glad I’m not the only person who was curious about this comparison, and very grateful to have a video as detailed as this one.

  • @lepermessiah2011
    @lepermessiah2011 Před 4 lety +2109

    2:51 South England: Cut your foot
    North England: Cuh yuh fuh

    • @francesweetman
      @francesweetman Před 4 lety +87

      Juan T can confirm this is 100% accurate

    • @Confucius_76
      @Confucius_76 Před 4 lety +48

      Cu' yuh fu'

    • @ovaloctopus8
      @ovaloctopus8 Před 4 lety +26

      Juan T tbf a lot of southern accents also drop the “t” sound so if you do want to differentiate better off just listening to the vowel

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 Před 4 lety +18

      @@ovaloctopus8 Cockney would be like ca' ya foot

    • @sirtinderloin7399
      @sirtinderloin7399 Před 4 lety +9

      For me the vowel in southerner's "foot" sounded longer. The northerner's "foot" was more "stabby".

  • @AronBagel
    @AronBagel Před 4 lety +1461

    "Here's a New York Speaker:"
    "TRASH"
    Okay Eric chill

  • @katy4639
    @katy4639 Před 3 lety +1

    This wired series is absolutely fascinating. I hope he makes
    more videos! I love learning as he breaks down accents.

  • @salvadoroars
    @salvadoroars Před 3 lety +377

    Australian: Fish and chips
    Kiwi: fish and chips
    Me as a Filipino: pish and chifs
    🤣
    Just kidding guys don't crucify me.

    • @hollyh4275
      @hollyh4275 Před 3 lety +13

      im laughing harder than i should at this

    • @theaniediaries
      @theaniediaries Před 3 lety +17

      Ahhh the p’s and f’s always get me 😂😂😂

    • @BlackStar-oh9lp
      @BlackStar-oh9lp Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao

    • @komikuslucu785
      @komikuslucu785 Před 3 lety +4

      Wow, it's also happen with my Indonesian father 😂😂😂

    • @Dan_Ben_Michael
      @Dan_Ben_Michael Před 3 lety +9

      Aussie: Fish and Chips
      Kiwi: Fush N Chups
      Filipino: Salted Pish and Rice!

  • @suntansizzle6431
    @suntansizzle6431 Před 4 lety +3669

    Boston speaker: “That’s not a lotta pots”
    NY speaker: “That’s nuddaluddapuds”

    • @genghisgalahad8465
      @genghisgalahad8465 Před 4 lety +44

      Boston (I agree): that's not a lotta pot. (singular)

    • @chudduppls
      @chudduppls Před 4 lety +17

      BAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @heartsthekitteh6239
      @heartsthekitteh6239 Před 4 lety +130

      Bro, people think the Boston accent sounds normal? To me it's like "nwot a lwotta pwots."

    • @Tavieme
      @Tavieme Před 4 lety +28

      😂😂😂😂 my husband is a New Yorker! Soo true 😊😊😊 he aslo says "Sangwhich"👀👀

    • @jasminea11hh
      @jasminea11hh Před 4 lety +28

      Deadass it’s the other way around dawggg

  • @fidget0227
    @fidget0227 Před 4 lety +1489

    “You can draw a line straight across England.”
    *Shows the wonkiest line I’ve ever seen.”

    • @bucksmoke2018
      @bucksmoke2018 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes

    • @outlanderfrog
      @outlanderfrog Před 4 lety +29

      Straight as in, "12 straight wins." That is, consecutive or uninterrupted.

    • @Thutil
      @Thutil Před 4 lety +11

      @@outlanderfrog Straight wins are consecutive, straight lines are straight.

    • @outlanderfrog
      @outlanderfrog Před 4 lety +7

      @@Thutil Yes. Which is why he didn't day "straight line." 👍🏼

    • @Thutil
      @Thutil Před 4 lety +1

      @@outlanderfrog If a line is drawn straight, it is a straight line: he did say "straight line."

  • @evandavid3271
    @evandavid3271 Před 3 lety +62

    *Says England*
    *shows union jack*
    *draws a line through "england"*
    *cuts the corner of wales*
    *points arrow to north of England*
    *points arrow to south of England AND WALES*

    • @evandavid3271
      @evandavid3271 Před 3 lety

      @?? Some really dumb people say that Europe is a country

  • @rogercarter1265
    @rogercarter1265 Před 3 lety +7

    Such a relief when an actual linguists explains language ;) Nice job!

  • @username7790
    @username7790 Před 4 lety +1439

    Australian: Myth
    New Zealander: Meth

    • @yoonmikim5663
      @yoonmikim5663 Před 4 lety +69

      Makes sense, since Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, and Tolkien intended it to be an addictive myth.

    • @LoFiAxolotl
      @LoFiAxolotl Před 4 lety +24

      i thought kiwis do sheep not meth

    • @BDBarnyard
      @BDBarnyard Před 4 lety +16

      @@LoFiAxolotl both there's a huge meth problem in nz these days

    • @xSunnyDaysx
      @xSunnyDaysx Před 4 lety +1

      IDDQD 😂😂😂

    • @trajectoryunown
      @trajectoryunown Před 4 lety

      @@LoFiAxolotl what

  • @phil9141
    @phil9141 Před 4 lety +2194

    “Born in west Philadelphia, where vowels are raised”

    • @tessa7463
      @tessa7463 Před 4 lety +15

      Phil how does this only have 6 likes this is comedy gold right here

    • @jamaljackson9933
      @jamaljackson9933 Před 4 lety +15

      I suppose you spent most of your days on the playground??

    • @LeeDee5
      @LeeDee5 Před 4 lety +11

      I suppose you also chilled out and maxed and relaxed all cool as well?

    • @reyacastle6456
      @reyacastle6456 Před 4 lety +1

      💯💯💯💯💯

    • @grainn_
      @grainn_ Před 4 lety

      Tess now it has almost 600 likes

  • @nothingoriginal4202
    @nothingoriginal4202 Před 3 lety +6

    Can we appreciate how we all just love this dude who gives us English lessons once in a while

  • @calebsmith6792
    @calebsmith6792 Před 2 lety +6

    "you can draw a line straight across england”
    *draws an insanely squiggly line that goes into Wales*

    • @calebsmith6792
      @calebsmith6792 Před 2 lety

      also
      *draws an arrow pointing to Wales while referring to the south of england*

  • @timeb4ndit
    @timeb4ndit Před 4 lety +3432

    Australia vs. New Zealand: Just ask them to say the word ”deck”. If it sounds dirty, you’re talking to a Kiwi.

    • @futbolind
      @futbolind Před 4 lety +106

      Ask a kiwi to say knackered.

    • @fionanicol8129
      @fionanicol8129 Před 4 lety +125

      And if you're not sure ask them to count to 10 ... if the number after 5 sounds dirty you've got an aussie

    • @KaizerMan
      @KaizerMan Před 4 lety +69

      Fiona Nicol I missed out the word ‘after’ when reading your comment and was sounding out in my head how an aussie Five can sound dirty

    • @patrickhector
      @patrickhector Před 4 lety +55

      @@fionanicol8129 You mean Kiwi?

    • @Lillipie81
      @Lillipie81 Před 4 lety +54

      Let's get this guy to play comparison clips of Aussies and Kiwis saying six and deck, then we'll know whose talking dirty. *cough* The Aussies *cough*

  • @pokepalacer
    @pokepalacer Před 4 lety +1273

    "You can draw a line straight across England and..."
    *draws squiggliest line ever across England*

    • @adamstockley9683
      @adamstockley9683 Před 4 lety +6

      Jessie Luna Because that’s the border between south and north of England ?

    • @Msfinable
      @Msfinable Před 4 lety +24

      @@adamstockley9683 but he said a straight line. That ain't straight, right?

    • @hhughes9465
      @hhughes9465 Před 4 lety +10

      @@adamstockley9683 that was not a north-south divide line. that was like,, three quarters down lmao.

    • @theowleyeyes
      @theowleyeyes Před 4 lety +19

      H H it’s about half way down England, don’t forget the whole top chunk is Scotland not England

    • @ellahughes4068
      @ellahughes4068 Před 4 lety +16

      @@theowleyeyes midlands. arent. notherners.

  • @Tryinglittleleg
    @Tryinglittleleg Před 3 lety +14

    Australia and New Zealand is so different how do people get them mixed up?!?!?!

  • @michaelryan3031
    @michaelryan3031 Před 3 lety +20

    I’d like to see an accent graph that expresses all native English speaking accents based on how similar they are to one another. I feel like there are far more similarities between South England, Ireland, New England (particularly Massachusetts, and New York), South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Another good phrase to test is ‘park the car in far harbor’

    • @NuttyRedBaBonkerz
      @NuttyRedBaBonkerz Před rokem

      how would you expect aussies vs kiwis to pronounce that?

    • @MultiKswift
      @MultiKswift Před rokem +1

      New York isn't a part of New England. I think you meant North-East of America which would include both New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island) and the Mid-Atlantic (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and probably Delaware and Maryland).

  • @keilanihong6237
    @keilanihong6237 Před 4 lety +769

    He looks so different dressed informally. He's a cool dude

    • @oliviah5651
      @oliviah5651 Před 4 lety +1

      Keilani H He’s trying to be more Aussie

  • @hxc205
    @hxc205 Před 4 lety +979

    4:20 "Here's a New York speaker"
    I'M CACKLING WHY does that man look like the perfect New Yorker

    • @steffen5121
      @steffen5121 Před 4 lety +4

      4,20. Nice.

    • @tvhead
      @tvhead Před 4 lety +7

      Had me laughing as well - such an honest delivery. Head shake and everything.

    • @GrAYvTrAnE
      @GrAYvTrAnE Před 4 lety +5

      same bro, i was like "yoo vinny, i use to flip pizzahs witchu"

    • @cadwelltanner7616
      @cadwelltanner7616 Před 4 lety +9

      Yotecai Luz live in new york, can confirm ive met at least 50 identical copies of that man

  • @yoda8949
    @yoda8949 Před 3 lety +16

    I have to say as an Aussie with many New Zealand friends this is quite accurate but cmon are those really the most Aussie and New Zealand people you could find at least in my opinion.

  • @hunter5w6
    @hunter5w6 Před 3 lety +39

    bostonians be like “naught a laught of paughts”

  • @meinsouza
    @meinsouza Před 4 lety +1374

    Wired: "Hey guys, how much Erik Singer you want?"
    All of us: "Yes!!"

    • @aalever
      @aalever Před 4 lety +20

      New Zealanders: "Yis!"

    • @15sixmedia
      @15sixmedia Před 4 lety

      Me: “Grossly overused style of joke!”

    • @isl7873
      @isl7873 Před 4 lety +4

      He actually is the only reason I followed Wired

    • @stevetibbs5936
      @stevetibbs5936 Před 4 lety

      КISФL 78, same here.

  • @marycanary86
    @marycanary86 Před 4 lety +1651

    "draw a ling straight across england"
    *squiggliest line EVER*

    • @RB-747
      @RB-747 Před 4 lety +44

      They also drew it across Wales lol

    • @1209c
      @1209c Před 4 lety +7

      thats because he didn't want to draw the line into Wales

    • @wishiwaslizbennet924
      @wishiwaslizbennet924 Před 4 lety +17

      I mean Welsh accents are completely different anyways

    • @__-fm5qv
      @__-fm5qv Před 4 lety +5

      @@wishiwaslizbennet924 And even the difference between a cardiff and swansea accent is pretty stark if you've lived in either one for a bit.

    • @fraserfir476
      @fraserfir476 Před 4 lety

      L i n g

  • @kathrynwitte3398
    @kathrynwitte3398 Před 2 lety +3

    The socioeconomic variations within each of these regional accents can be great.

  • @valentinventures
    @valentinventures Před 3 lety +12

    I honestly think the kiwi accent really stands out. Very distinct vowel sounds, whereas the more cultivated city dweller version of the Aussie accent has some similarities to certain southern British accents if you aren’t familiar with it (I’m not talking about the strong, Steve Irwin country Aussie accent, that’s different). It’s the vocab that really sets these dialects apart though.

  • @MoreFSL
    @MoreFSL Před 4 lety +751

    1:55 “you can draw a line straight across England”
    *draws super squiggly line across England*

    • @jacobrobinson884
      @jacobrobinson884 Před 3 lety +26

      And Wales

    • @theseahag6639
      @theseahag6639 Před 3 lety

      😂

    • @evanrowe4657
      @evanrowe4657 Před 3 lety +1

      And Wales 😭😭😭

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 Před 3 lety +2

      Because it goes by cities, for the accents, not toilet on a map

    • @ChristoferKelly
      @ChristoferKelly Před 3 lety +10

      Yes, he was correct. You're conflating what he said, namely _"...draw a line straight across..."_ , with what you believe means the same as _"...draw a straight line across..."_ . In the first form, _"straight"_ is an adverb used to qualify the verb _"to draw"_ ; it describes *how* the action is to be done. As an adverb, _"straight"_ usually refers to carrying out an action _directly_ , _immediately_ , or-as used in this video- _continuously_ (i.e. without a break in the line). In the second form that you were thinking of, _"straight"_ is an adjective, which is used explicitly to describe a characteristic of the line itself. In adjectival usage, _"straight"_ will indicate the object it describes has _no bends_ , _no curves_ and _does not meander_ .

  • @kristoferjuztin2406
    @kristoferjuztin2406 Před 4 lety +3975

    You forgot the most important aussie phrase “we hate our priminister”.

    • @cora-illus
      @cora-illus Před 4 lety +119

      And of course, "fuckin outta grog again"

    • @AryanSharma-ce6hw
      @AryanSharma-ce6hw Před 4 lety +161

      Its insane how he went for holidays when Australia is burning.

    • @avaaa2496
      @avaaa2496 Před 4 lety +62

      fuckin scomo

    • @ellatheghost194
      @ellatheghost194 Před 4 lety +40

      it’s prime minister mate

    • @LiverpoolfcEPL
      @LiverpoolfcEPL Před 4 lety +52

      @@ellatheghost194 no its prrraaeem ministaa mate

  • @HenriqueSantosCosta
    @HenriqueSantosCosta Před 3 lety +5

    Getting Kingpin to do the NY accent was a nice touch.

  • @ImSpun13
    @ImSpun13 Před 3 lety +10

    That Australian and New Zealand *_“Fish and Chips”_* comparison sounded the same to me

    • @jadelouise8921
      @jadelouise8921 Před 2 lety

      Both people they showed didn't really have strong accents. The Aussie should have had more emphasis on the i sounds and the kiwi should've sounded more like an e sound i.e. fesh and cheps

  • @parafraceren
    @parafraceren Před 4 lety +1472

    California: That’s not a lot of pot.

  • @whoahanant
    @whoahanant Před 4 lety +799

    Is it just me or does everyone else really love this guy explaining accents?
    Every time he comes on I instantly click.

    • @alfredogonzalez9420
      @alfredogonzalez9420 Před 4 lety +24

      He's the Bob Ross of accents everyone loves him

    • @ZioFeda
      @ZioFeda Před 4 lety +11

      I'm not a native speaker and this guy is invaluable to me. Not only does he help me understand a lot about the various English accents (which I don't have direct access to, of course), but he also makes me realize the tons of inconsistencies I have in my own accent and where I might have picked them up. He just makes me wanna crave for his knowledge, you know? XD

    • @bjaarki
      @bjaarki Před 4 lety +2

      Nah I'm kinda obsessed tbh I need more

    • @dorianjareth9198
      @dorianjareth9198 Před 4 lety

      Yeah it's just you, thats why theres thousands of other people watching this video as well

  • @lennygdmn2713
    @lennygdmn2713 Před 3 lety +12

    The accents in england practically change every meter u go

  • @OhioWeddingOfficiant
    @OhioWeddingOfficiant Před 3 lety

    Your videos are so informative. And you're so engaging. Well done my friend!

  • @roy4173
    @roy4173 Před 4 lety +511

    Erik Singer: You may have seen me here before...
    Me: It's the only time I ever watch WIRED so...yeah that checks out.

  • @anniecompton503
    @anniecompton503 Před 4 lety +628

    I love how the Boston speaker starts cracking up because she knows she’s given herself away 100% lol

    • @polkablues
      @polkablues Před 3 lety +45

      It's like she's realizing what her own accent actually sounds like for the first time. I love it.

    • @LisaBeergutHolst
      @LisaBeergutHolst Před 2 lety +44

      Meanwhile the New York speaker was just annoyed that there were so few pots lol

  • @CraigBass1988
    @CraigBass1988 Před 3 lety +6

    You need to do a series where subscribers submit videos of them speaking and Erik has to try to place their accent. Please!?

  • @davidreichert9392
    @davidreichert9392 Před 3 lety +7

    Canada vs USA wasn't covered, but one key indicator is the way he said "coach" near the beginning which is very distinctly American.

    • @rickyjagodowski69
      @rickyjagodowski69 Před 3 lety +1

      Canadians also pronounce "out" "oat."

    • @shaina8947
      @shaina8947 Před 3 lety

      @@rickyjagodowski69 mostly in the prairies as far as i know, here in toronto we don't talk like that so my peers & i were confused by this statement for a long time lol

  • @jinhyuks
    @jinhyuks Před 4 lety +2638

    he should do one with latinamerican accents so americans stop assuming everyone is mexican

    • @biancabm90
      @biancabm90 Před 4 lety +69

      YES PLEASE

    • @mrsdv
      @mrsdv Před 4 lety +36

      PLEASE!!!! That would be amazing! You'd definitely have to break it down my areas so maybe not just one video, but still.

    • @HisameArtwork
      @HisameArtwork Před 4 lety +9

      this comment needs more attention! I really want that vid!!! It would be so interesting!
      I can't imagine anyone caring about accent difference between Australia and NZ.

    • @levmyshkin8366
      @levmyshkin8366 Před 4 lety +49

      Hisame Artwork The world is not just America, so many people will care.

    • @gemmaohlemacher
      @gemmaohlemacher Před 4 lety +1

      YES!

  • @stealthassasin1day291
    @stealthassasin1day291 Před 4 lety +712

    In a NY Accent just have them say: "Hey, I'm walking here.." Then you'll know

    • @trinaewicker4206
      @trinaewicker4206 Před 4 lety +14

      Lol or when they keep saying "On my momma" 😂😂

    • @wheeze2429
      @wheeze2429 Před 4 lety +33

      Ay, Aem Woakin' eah.

    • @nikiTricoteuse
      @nikiTricoteuse Před 4 lety +14

      Did you know that line wasn't actually in the script? He improvised it when he was almost hit by a car. Cool huh?

    • @user-lb1ob4wf5k
      @user-lb1ob4wf5k Před 4 lety +15

      @@nikiTricoteuse mmhm. It was a real taxi driver that ignored the signs that said they were filming.

    • @Kekkai_
      @Kekkai_ Před 4 lety +13

      Sheila P and that’s how you tell it’s a New York driver

  • @ycajal
    @ycajal Před 3 lety

    This is incredibly helpful Thank you

  • @angellorah7689
    @angellorah7689 Před rokem

    very helpful, thanks

  • @arunghadi
    @arunghadi Před 4 lety +966

    Nobody: .....
    New Yorker: That's NADALADAPATS

    • @ephy9590
      @ephy9590 Před 4 lety +36

      It's some milliseconds faster to do the A than the O. If you know New Yorkers, you know we gotta go fast lol

    • @notsogreen
      @notsogreen Před 4 lety +4

      No that's Baston. Or someone pretended they were a NYer.

    • @themarquis8716
      @themarquis8716 Před 4 lety

      im dying

    • @noahrobinson5954
      @noahrobinson5954 Před 4 lety +1

      *cough cough* New Yaakor. Us in Upstate New York talk normally.

    • @brendanfoehr5086
      @brendanfoehr5086 Před 4 lety +19

      I think you mean Nahda lahda pahts.

  • @sianvaladian8574
    @sianvaladian8574 Před 4 lety +737

    Me literally the second he mentions aussie vs kiwi accents: whoever is mockingly saying 'fush and chups' is australian you can bet on it

    • @Cbyneorne
      @Cbyneorne Před 4 lety +85

      ​@Lord Farquaad No more or less funny than feesh and cheeps.

    • @peterbrazukas7771
      @peterbrazukas7771 Před 4 lety +168

      Another way to discover aussies in a crowd: Shout 'aussie aussie aussie!' They're genetically disposed to answer 'oi oi oi!'

    • @ahhaboom
      @ahhaboom Před 4 lety +127

      "There's a phrase you can use..."
      ""Oh god he's gonna say Fish and Chips isn't he""

    • @jamieian
      @jamieian Před 4 lety +7

      🐟&🍟

    • @phia6862
      @phia6862 Před 4 lety +5

      I have a NZ accent, but my mother has a Aussie accent. I was always make fun of her for saying “fush and chups” xD

  • @Jay-we2ek
    @Jay-we2ek Před rokem +4

    I'm English and it's SO easy to tell NZ and AUS accents apart. They are very different. One main point is AUS vowels are very drawn out and sound long, whereas NZ seem to change vowels, like "thit" for that, or "fush" for fish.

  • @TomWDW1
    @TomWDW1 Před 3 lety +14

    Most comments are like "This is fun!" or "We love Erik!" or "That's my accent!"
    All the Brits are here being pedantic about where the line goes. No one cares, guys. No one. Cares.

  • @georgia9809
    @georgia9809 Před 4 lety +1586

    wish he talked about Canadian vs. American accents

    • @WilliamAndrea
      @WilliamAndrea Před 4 lety +33

      Canadian raising is the biggest tell. A Canadian will pronounce the vowel in "prize" like an American, but the vowel in "price" will be different, and same for "loud" vs "out". It's not perfect tho, some American accents also have the "prize-price" split, and a few have the "loud-out" split, plus there's some variation in Canadian accents.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_raising

    • @querps1043
      @querps1043 Před 4 lety +42

      Accents within Canada and America vary more than Canadian and American accents as a whole would.

    • @saynotop2w
      @saynotop2w Před 4 lety +15

      I can't tell a B.C. person (British Colombian?) and a Californian apart.

    • @treebush
      @treebush Před 4 lety +3

      @@saynotop2w all of canadian accent is basically Californians.

    • @themarquis8716
      @themarquis8716 Před 4 lety +27

      @@treebush umm no

  • @HarryU99
    @HarryU99 Před 4 lety +400

    "Then you're dealing with a Geordie" that sounded so much like a warning 😂

  • @joachimkoka5030
    @joachimkoka5030 Před 3 lety

    All the videos with Erik are the greatest videos on the internet

  • @sebasrm1
    @sebasrm1 Před 3 lety

    Loved this video!!!

  • @cloeyay
    @cloeyay Před 4 lety +1305

    How many acents do you know?
    Eric Singer: yes

  • @hannalowenherz4839
    @hannalowenherz4839 Před 4 lety +572

    Eric: I am Eric singer, a dialect coach.
    Me: ah thanks Eric, I think everyone here knows why we are here. No need for formalities. Now gimme the *stuff* ;)

    • @nebsu_
      @nebsu_ Před 4 lety +4

      its erik! ERIK! with a K! >:CCC

  • @bettyboop73
    @bettyboop73 Před 3 lety

    very useful, thanks!!!!

  • @NnekaShakeZ
    @NnekaShakeZ Před 3 měsíci

    I enjoy this so much!

  • @bubblybubbles4023
    @bubblybubbles4023 Před 4 lety +1215

    Do the American vs the Canadian accents. Many ppl outside of North America can't distinguish the two.

    • @shrayyashtiwari9064
      @shrayyashtiwari9064 Před 4 lety +165

      Make them say "about" lmao

    • @Delinae
      @Delinae Před 4 lety +58

      @@shrayyashtiwari9064 actually that's a decent way to tell an Atlantic Canada accent.

    • @purpleghost106
      @purpleghost106 Před 4 lety +40

      @@shrayyashtiwari9064 Radical.Compounds is correct, but it's not a wide-spread feature of Canadian accents.
      As a BCite born in Vancouver, the best way to hear our accent is listen for Ts.
      Go ahead and listen to Ryan Reynolds pronounce his Ts. He aspirates them like many Vancouverites, because most of us don't do the T/D mushing that most US accents have, when we say Kite it's "kh-eye-t". Crisp audible Ts, and frankly I love that.

    • @shrayyashtiwari9064
      @shrayyashtiwari9064 Před 4 lety +3

      I was joking people, lol.

    • @shrayyashtiwari9064
      @shrayyashtiwari9064 Před 4 lety +5

      But, thank y'all, honestly. This is good info.

  • @Anothergingerman
    @Anothergingerman Před 4 lety +1221

    *me trying to sleep*
    *the voices in my head*
    *”THATS NOT A LOT OF POTS”*

    • @milkbread5036
      @milkbread5036 Před 4 lety +9

      looooooooool

    • @brienelwoodwashburn2839
      @brienelwoodwashburn2839 Před 4 lety +46

      Yeah, that NY accent has burrowed into my brain. He said it with such conviction, like someone just asked him to make 30 batches of pasta and he wasn’t impressed with their pots situation

    • @simplicitylost
      @simplicitylost Před 4 lety +5

      Brien Elwood Washburn You're so right! His was the only example that didn't sound forced.

    • @AlexG-jm7cd
      @AlexG-jm7cd Před 3 lety

      STAAAAWWPH

    • @Kowen959
      @Kowen959 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s an awfully hot coffee pot

  • @rome8180
    @rome8180 Před 2 lety +1

    I like it better when he does all the accents himself.

  • @mastod0n1
    @mastod0n1 Před 2 lety

    1:57 that line is anything but straight

  • @dogtrainer2211
    @dogtrainer2211 Před 4 lety +253

    I wish he did the actual accents, would love to hear him doing all of them

  • @MattCrawley_Music
    @MattCrawley_Music Před 4 lety +2439

    As a brit this is the first american person I've seen on CZcams that acknowledges that there is more than one or two British accents

    • @thealexanderbond
      @thealexanderbond Před 4 lety +198

      Americans largely live in their own cultural world and consume their own entertainment, and most of them don't travel abroad either, so it's not surprising everyone sounds the same to them.
      Whereas we consume a lot more international media, sports and entertainment and travel a lot more.
      Accents are like fractals though, the more you zoom in the more you see.
      Even in a tiny country like Northern Ireland there are at least 6 different accents I can tell apart,
      and I'm sure the same is true everywhere.

    • @sweetlimon
      @sweetlimon Před 4 lety +1

      Neato

    • @Lynsey17
      @Lynsey17 Před 4 lety +100

      To be fair, any North American that consumes a decent amount of British entertainment knows. Otherwise, it's just a lack of exposure. There's still a general sense that there is "a" Canadian accent when we're geographically the 2nd largest country.

    • @russian_soda_can__7922
      @russian_soda_can__7922 Před 4 lety +41

      Alexander Bond Eh, to a certain extent that can be true but America doesn’t really have ‘their own culture’ they are kind of a mixture of other cultures. I am pretty sure most can differentiate the different British accents if they are listening but they either just don’t know the names of the different accents or just don’t care to talk about them separately; as in generally identifying the accent like is that an Scottish accent or is that an Australian accent.

    • @rachele3334
      @rachele3334 Před 4 lety +42

      Alexander Bond I think that‘s an overgeneralization, but I‘ll forgive you since you said “largely” rather than “all.” The American stereotype is annoying and embarrassing, but I can’t deny that is partially true. Lots of Americans, like myself, are obsessed with European shows and movies, so we can easily tell the accents apart. 😀

  • @excaria5949
    @excaria5949 Před 4 lety

    The England one was so helpful! Thank you!

  • @amilton1015
    @amilton1015 Před 3 lety

    Amazing lesson