Do you think it's weird for American accented people to say....

stuff that British/Australian/etc people say, such as "mate," "cheers," "bloody" etc? What would you think if you heard an american talking like that?

I am an American and I say "bloody" all the time, especially "bloody hell" A couple of my friends say it as well.

I throw around Cockney vernacular all the time.

i find it better wen they try to imitate the Australian accent while using those words, always gives you a chuckle.

Um. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

Also- America isn't a collective group defined only by language. We are very diversified. Think about the language in Rap, and our use of computer chat-lingo WTF, meh, LOL etc. We aren't confined by a language, and enjoy exposure to new ways of saying old stuff.

Maybe certain folks using 'foreign accents/lingo' are trying to be more friendly to natives of them? If it bugs 'youns' or yall, then say "please stop that".

It's lame

I say "dunno" a lot and I'm American. Though I think that's a less flaringly british term than bloody and mate.

I would laugh my bloody @$$ off.

I don't see anything wrong with it.

I'd wonder why they want to sound British...but we don't do that anyway. We have our own words we use.;)

it would sound unusual.12Bullets

I'm Australian myself and I don't say any of these things.

I'm 20 and I've yet to hear a person say "G'day".

[QUOTE="12Bullets"]it would sound unusual.tofu-lion91

That would sound funny and strange.

Look mate, I can use whatever bloody English terms I like. Cheers...JustPlainLucas

I am an American and I say "bloody" all the time, especially "bloody hell" A couple of my friends say it as well.

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The distinctive, slightly nasally way Americans tend to talk?

And it would sound unnatural and forced, I'd imagine.

I'm not American, I'm not British either, but I use bloody hell and mate a lot on the internet and abroad Lithuania.

I think it's rather anoying and those that do it come off as posers....Omni-Slash

This.

It's like they think it makes them sound sophisticated or exotic or something. Unless they're just playing around they usually just make themselves look like a fool.

Personally, I think its funny. The Americans I know only ever say our terms for the laughs anyway. If someone was to say it seriously however, I would be like what are you doing! :lol: