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[pez]

It just occured to me that, when I meet shiroibara this Saturday, I'll be surrounded by Americans for a week. That means listening to American-English for a week.

Honestly, I know a lot of my American friends love hearing the British accent. Well, sorry, but most of the British people I know, myself included, wince when we hear the very heavy American accent from some parts of the States. (I suppose south-central isn't too bad though) ^^"""" It's funny really, it's just a different way of speaking more-or-less the same language... it's probably more to do with people taking stuff and then calling it their own and then imposing it back on you? ^^" (I will always be spelling SULPHUR even though it has officially been changed in the Periodic Table, see. If we change PH to F and C to K just for easier spelling, soon we'll be speaking German!)

In any case, I'm not going to like, California where the accent is just O_O!, so I'll be just fine XD Bought some dollars today. Will need to think about what clothes to bring, later. Hana, can I just take hoodies and jeans or will I need a smart top + trousers? Because I have no idea where we're going XD

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[caffeinic.livejournal.com]

very heavy American accent

XD What exactly is a heavy American accent to someone with a british accent? *honestly curious*

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Something like... the Californian accent, I guess. To me, that sounds very exaggerated, very rapid, and quite arrogant ^^" it sort of gives the impression that the person is all talk only ^^"""" but it's just the way it sounds to me, of course. Accent is a funny thing XD

[chinawolf.livejournal.com]

Dude. Most Californians speak Atlantic (i.e. American TV English without too strong an accent), at least I never had trouble understanding them when I was there. Whereas Dallas killed me dead, dead, dead, the two times I was there. My host family moved to Dallas the second my semester was over, actually they left Ohio before me, and when I visited them two months later, my hostmom had already started to get a Texas twang in her original Michigan accent. It was weird to say the least.

So uhm. No offense, ye Americans, says someone with an American accent herself... I pity you, Pez. Don't let the English hurt your ears. ♥

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Yes, the "totally Oh my GAAAD" thing! To be fair, I hear that mostly on TV when they show stupid shows like "how much money do Brad and Jen have" and that sort of stuff, it's always narrated by some woman who speaks like that. Or shows that talk about plastic surgeries and all the girls just speak like that >_> It's as if they've just found their voices and need to make the most of it or something XD It's a very poor representation of the nation, perhaps. ^^"""""

[chinawolf.livejournal.com]

a very poor representation of the nation

Not in my limited experience. XD

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

I'm totally fine with TV American English~ CSI and Desperate Housewives and West Wing, I don't have anything against that sort of accent. I don't know what Dallas sound like, yet... XD although I'm pretty sure people will be fascinated with my Chinese British accent, as most Americans are. It's always the first thing they notice about me XD

I just hope I'll be able to understand people. I'm not very good with accents - make me listen to a home-grown Geordie and I'll be totally lost! XD

[caffeinic.livejournal.com]

XD I know what you mean. But then again, you might not like my accent either, even though in a way, I don't have one. o_O I don't know. XD

[lechaco.livejournal.com]

Oh god I think you're in for a ride with the Southern twang. D: California isn't bad unless you have Valley Girl speech (but most people don't speak like that). Then there's New Yorker/New England accent.

[chinawolf.livejournal.com]

Well, just make sure you inform us all of how you like it. :)) And I am sure everyone will loff your accent, so be prepared for feeling like the child being told My How Much You've Grown by practically everyone. >D

I understood Texans without any trouble if they tried to tone it down a bit, so I doubt you'll have any problems at all. ♥

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

XD! Oh dear, this is going to be interesting...

Well, as long as I can understand the announcement at the airport, I'll be fine. I've spoken to Hana on the phone before and I understood her, so at least we'll be alright on that front~! XDDDDDD

[lechaco.livejournal.com]

Oh airport announcements should be accentless. XD hopefully. at least the Atlanta airport is accentless and that's in the South too. Depending on where you go though, you might encounter the Southern twang. It takes time to get used to. I lived in the south for 7+ years and I'm still not used to it. XD;;;

But what's really fun is hearing the Canadian accent. Oh man. XD;;;

British accents have variations too right? Because I was watching Little London (I think that's what's it called) and one character has this accent that sounded like "commoner/countryside" English. But the guy who hosts the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway has hot, sexy, pretentious English. ♥

[shiroibara.livejournal.com]

You might bring one smart outfit, but for the most part we are rather casual. You will laugh when you see the sort of stuff I wear to work. XD Comfortable is the name of the game.

I have a few scheduled activities (the basketball game for one) and various places that we can go, but nothing that really requires dressing up. The weather should be good, so we might lark out to our zoo and the like. (With plushies in tow!)

[tokkitsu.livejournal.com]

XDDD Heh, I'm one of those people who can't hear accents at all unless it's really freaking obvious. How does one hear accents, anyway? ^^;

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

British ones? Oh, you bet. There's the Scottish accent, the Irish accent (which founds funny and cute to me) and then there's the Geordie (Newcastle) accent which always makes me go O_O???. The commoner/countryside... I know what you mean but have no idea what it's called.

Even in London you can hear where people come from. David Beckham speaks with an East End accent, which sort of indicates his background isn't too good, and isn't nearly as "classy" as the standard London accent (which would probably be what you mean by hot and sexeh XD).

And then there are specific ways people speak, not necessarily really an accent, that will tell you they are from, say, Essex (East England). But then again, you can probably tell someone is from Essex just from the way they dress XDDDDD

Wow, I didn't really type all that XDDD and now my British friends will come and correct me very soon! XD

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Oh believe me, you do hear accents. Sometimes it's so heavy that you can't tell what the heck they're talking about, even though they're speaking in English ~_~

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

:D Okay~! Just in case ^^ it's always safer to ask.

I'm thinking about which plushies to take! Tez is definitely going, but if I take Fuji as well... well they're big plushies and take up a lot of space... wah decisions decisions!

[shiroibara.livejournal.com]

Bring Tez. Then he can flirt with my Fuji. ^_^ (And my Mizuki can plot evil towards him.)

[tokkitsu.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah, okay. If it's really, really heavy I can tell, but I think 'cause I grew up in California, I wouldn't be able to tell about like... most accents? XDDD;

[sinistera.livejournal.com]

Call me? You should hear a Jersey accent.

...actually, my Jersey accent isn't heavy at all. But still. It is an experience...though, maybe, you wouldn't want to have this kind...

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

safksalfjsalf I can try! Email me your phone number!