OT- Aussie American Idol....

[Ext User(Mikia)]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijxzh7H7hf4&feature=related

[Ext User(David Z)]

No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.

"Mikia" <Mikia@koni.com.> wrote in message
news:rMVsj.14872$421.12950@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijxzh7H7hf4&feature=related

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:N9Wsj.14882$421.1986@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.

I've got a friend who has lived in California since 1986, and he doesn't
have the slightest hint of a poxy American accent.

--
Regards,
Noddy.

[Ext User(David Z)]

This guy moved there at 18. Very different...

"Noddy" <me@home.com> wrote in message
news:47b43832$0$59780$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
>
> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:N9Wsj.14882$421.1986@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
>> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.
>
> I've got a friend who has lived in California since 1986, and he doesn't
> have the slightest hint of a poxy American accent.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.
>
>
>

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:icXsj.14916$421.423@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

> This guy moved there at 18. Very different...

How exactly?

Just because you live in a place where they speak differently doesn't
automatically mean you'll pick up the local accent. Plenty of English
speaking people from other countries have lived here for years, and don't
lose their native accents.

--
Regards,
Noddy.

[Ext User(GrassyNoel)]

On Feb 14, 9:07 pm, "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
> slightest trace of an American accent.

Olivia Newton-John has been living in the USA since before she was
famous, but she doesn't have one. It's probably a self-discipline
thing.

[Ext User(DAvid)]

"Noddy" <me@home.com> wrote in message
news:47b43832$0$59780$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
>
> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:N9Wsj.14882$421.1986@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
>> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.
>
> I've got a friend


BZZZZT Wrong

DAVO

[Ext User(Atheist Chaplain)]

"GrassyNoel" <geracen@webace.com.au> wrote in message
news:c3fd7f18-99ff-4738-bf3d-18db0593141b@a75g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 14, 9:07 pm, "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent.
>
> Olivia Newton-John has been living in the USA since before she was
> famous, but she doesn't have one. It's probably a self-discipline
> thing.

yep, My brother live in the US for 9 years and he never picked up an
American accent, he said it was because having an Aussie accent was a meal
ticket :-)
Everyone wanted to be friends with the "funny aussie guy" :-)

--
"Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color."
Don Hirschberg

[Ext User(the_dawggie)]

On Feb 15, 7:51 am, "Noddy" <m...@home.com> wrote:
> "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:icXsj.14916$421.423@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> > This guy moved there at 18. Very different...
>
> How exactly?
>
> Just because you live in a place where they speak differently doesn't
> automatically mean you'll pick up the local accent. Plenty of English
> speaking people from other countries have lived here for years, and don't
> lose their native accents.

My father I'm wondering about. Does not have an Australian accent
as such, however has lived his life here, but a year in the UK.

I've got an Australian accent, however that changed for a year
while living in the UK as above. It returned to Aussie fairly
quickly,
people here didn't like the UK accent I had adopted. I seriously
doubt I could speak in a UK accent now.

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~
I've lived in this rock for over 16 years and I don't speak an Aussie
accent. My kids grew up here and they switch their accents depending whether
they speak to us their parents or to their fair dinkum Aussie mates.

--
People.think.I.have.a.Yank.accent.but.it.isn't.

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"GrassyNoel" <geracen@webace.com.au> wrote:
>
> On Feb 14, 9:07 pm, "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent.
>
> Olivia Newton-John has been living in the USA since before she was
> famous, but she doesn't have one. It's probably a self-discipline
> thing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hugh Jackman has an American accent in The Prestige. Actors can pick an
accent their character plays.

--
They.have.speaking.coaches.too.

[Ext User(Klompmeester)]

"Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote in message
news:47b4fddf$0$15251$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosti ng.com...
>
> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
>> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> I've lived in this rock for over 16 years and I don't speak an Aussie
> accent. My kids grew up here and they switch their accents depending
> whether they speak to us their parents or to their fair dinkum Aussie
> mates.
>
> --
> People.think.I.have.a.Yank.accent.but.it.isn't.
>



Your accent is Australian English mixed with tin can rolling down a hill
isn't it?

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"Klompmeester" <whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote in message
news:13remt5evqv9i7a@corp.supernews.com...

> Your accent is Australian English mixed with tin can rolling down a hill
> isn't it?

ROTFL :)

--
Regards,
Noddy.

[Ext User(Kev)]

GrassyNoel wrote:
> On Feb 14, 9:07 pm, "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent.
>
> Olivia Newton-John has been living in the USA since before she was
> famous, but she doesn't have one. It's probably a self-discipline
> thing.


Mate of mine is Scottish
his (1 year older)Brother is very hard to understand with a very thick
accent, yet Rob has absolutely no hint of an accent and he came here
when he was about 10

he told me the reason is that he used to get bashed at school for
sounding different, so he made the effort

of course when ever he's around his family you can't understand a word
the bastard is say because he reverts back to being a Scot


Kev

[Ext User(Kev)]

Just JT wrote:
>
> "GrassyNoel" <geracen@webace.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 14, 9:07 pm, "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>>> slightest trace of an American accent.
>>
>> Olivia Newton-John has been living in the USA since before she was
>> famous, but she doesn't have one. It's probably a self-discipline
>> thing.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Hugh Jackman has an American accent in The Prestige. Actors can pick an
> accent their character plays.
>
> --
> They.have.speaking.coaches.too.
>


even the American Actors have speech coaches to make them sound American


Kev

[Ext User(E. Newnes)]

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:56:35 +0900, "Klompmeester"
<whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote:

>
>"Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote in message
>news:47b4fddf$0$15251$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosti ng.com...
>>
>> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>>> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
>>> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.
>>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> I've lived in this rock for over 16 years and I don't speak an Aussie
>> accent. My kids grew up here and they switch their accents depending
>> whether they speak to us their parents or to their fair dinkum Aussie
>> mates.
>>
>> --
>> People.think.I.have.a.Yank.accent.but.it.isn't.
>>
>
>
>
>Your accent is Australian English mixed with tin can rolling down a hill
>isn't it?
>

Perhaps more like Australian English with a mouthful of spiders.

[Ext User(Bugalugs)]

Kev wrote:
> GrassyNoel wrote:
>> On Feb 14, 9:07 pm, "David Z" <d...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>>> slightest trace of an American accent.
>>
>> Olivia Newton-John has been living in the USA since before she was
>> famous, but she doesn't have one. It's probably a self-discipline
>> thing.
>
>
> Mate of mine is Scottish
> his (1 year older)Brother is very hard to understand with a very thick
> accent, yet Rob has absolutely no hint of an accent and he came here
> when he was about 10
>
> he told me the reason is that he used to get bashed at school for
> sounding different, so he made the effort
>
> of course when ever he's around his family you can't understand a word
> the bastard is say because he reverts back to being a Scot
>
>
> Kev
Once worked with 2 brothers. The older had a very distinct Scottish
sound to his voice, the younger, by about 2 years, had no trace. Turns
out the older had learnt to talk before they came out while the the
younger didn't start til he was over here.

[Ext User(David Z)]

I spoke with an 18 year old recently who had spent 2 months in Germany and I
could not believe this individual had already picked up slight traces of an
accent. Very barely noticable, but there. Strange thing is, it sounded
more American than anything - they claim they heard very little English in
those 2 months, while the only English they did hear was spoken with an
American accent. It can be very easy to lose your accent quickly if you
don't hear an Australian accent *at all* during your time overseas.

"Just JT" <Johnnythor@Hotmale.com> wrote in message
news:47b4fddf$0$15251$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosti ng.com...
>
> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> No way has he been living in the US for 10 years. He doesn't have the
>> slightest trace of an American accent. I've heard Aussies who have been
>> there for 2 years with more of an American accent than him.
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> I've lived in this rock for over 16 years and I don't speak an Aussie
> accent. My kids grew up here and they switch their accents depending
> whether they speak to us their parents or to their fair dinkum Aussie
> mates.
>
> --
> People.think.I.have.a.Yank.accent.but.it.isn't.
>