Non-Americans think it's cool to speak american accent

So many British lads sings in american accent, best example Led Zeppelin

Many filipino think they are American Citizen

Many people in Asia try their best to speaks in american accent so that they think they can get more chicks

there's many bronx hip-hop in Africa, rapping in american getto accent

Australian speaks like american in some interview

South Afrikan give an American accent acceptions speech when recieved an Oscar

We can even cry in American Accent

Australian speaks like american in some interviewhippiesanta

So what accent would you want people who don't speak English as their first language to speak in? th3warr1or

[QUOTE="th3warr1or"]So what accent would you want people who don't speak English as their first language to speak in? hippiesanta

English is my second language and i can barely understand jamaican and british accents. American accent is much easier to understand

I do agree that a lot of bands tend to sing in some generic American accent. Lost Prophets is a good example of that, I mean these people are from Wales! Here is a group who sing in their Welsh accent.

This might be off subject a bit but living in the UK we all notice one thing, when a group of lads are up to no good with other lads, they always start to talk in a London accent, no matter where they are from!

What about a southern american accent?

They DO sing in an accent. They just use editing to fix it so they can attract more people.

The best example I can think of is BFMV

Studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3cUPTKnl0

Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQaMaPNWzs0

It's funny, cause most americans don't like the american accent. LOL. They want british accents.

It's funny, cause most americans don't like the american accent. LOL. They want british accents.

sonicare

You mean like Madonna

She doesn't count... rich/famous people aren't really people...

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]Australian speaks like american in some interviewDanm_999

They DO sing in an accent. They just use editing to fix it so they can attract more people.

The best example I can think of is BFMV

Studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3cUPTKnl0

Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQaMaPNWzs0

Forever_Posting

Yes I wish I did that now, posted a link of the same band live compared to the studio version instead of two different bands but I think we both proved a point and both bands came from Wales lol.

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]Australian speaks like american in some interviewDanm_999

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"]Australian speaks like american in some interviewcampzor

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="Danm_999"] Could you give examples?NintendoLover00

Lol

I've been to the UK (York to be precise) and if you talk with american accent people are like: ''wtf is wrong with this guy?''

[QUOTE="NintendoLover00"][QUOTE="campzor"]ye i dont believe that.. im australian and i never hear anyone on tv talk in an american accent... no1 here really likes the accent hereDanm_999

I find South African and Aussie get mixed up sometimes. I am able to tell the difference because I've worked with a South African plus played World of Warcraft with one who was always on ventrilo 24/7, but you can't deny most people get you confused :P

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="NintendoLover00"] You got a problem with my voice!!??!!:PEvil_Saluki

I find South African and Aussie get mixed up sometimes. I am able to tell the difference because I've worked with a South African plus played World of Warcraft with one who was always on ventrilo 24/7, but you can't deny most people get you confused :P

[QUOTE="th3warr1or"]So what accent would you want people who don't speak English as their first language to speak in? hippiesanta

[QUOTE="th3warr1or"]So what accent would you want people who don't speak English as their first language to speak in? hippiesanta

Which is all well and good except barely anyone understands them.

What's an "American Accent?" Our regions all sound different whether you in the Midwest with a slight southern draw, in the deep south, East Coast or even up north like around Minnesota and Wisconsin, people sound different in the States.

It is funny actually when people try to peg you from a region like when I used to live in Michigan coming from southern Indiana close to Kentucky I have a slight draw when I talk and people were guessing Texas, Alabama, Georgia you name it and then when I finally tell them where I'm from they are like really? That isn't that far away.

:lol: What the hell is this topic..

American accent is not the only accent imitated, and i doubt even the most common

But what is your point if it is?

Really? most people I know usually mock American acents and imitate it for humor.shadowkiller11

That's what I thought too. I always figured it that British or Australian accents were the coolest thing around.

Hm. I always thought people tried to do English or Aussie accents, with very bad results.MAILER_DAEMON

Why would a non-American want to do an American accent? Most of them are off putting.

Why would a non-American want to do an American accent? Most of them are off putting.

CBR600-RR

I haven't seen a lot of people using "American" accents aside from in music and acting... It makes sense when people who's first language is not English take on an "American" accent though.

As a side note: With the exception of certain areas of each country, I've never seen a difference between how people speak here in Canada and how people speak in the majority of the US.

Yea man I feel you. Since I live in Gaza where people speak Arabic, they annoy me to no extent when some of them try to be smart asses and talk like Americans. I mean this is a dam accent, you can't just try to have some accent. Beside, they are stupid enough that they don't know some accents are hawt, like mine 8)GazaAli

[QUOTE="th3warr1or"]So what accent would you want people who don't speak English as their first language to speak in? hippiesanta

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"]Australian speaks like american in some interviewDanm_999

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Yea man I feel you. Since I live in Gaza where people speak Arabic, they annoy me to no extent when some of them try to be smart asses and talk like Americans. I mean this is a dam accent, you can't just try to have some accent. Beside, they are stupid enough that they don't know some accents are hawt, like mine 8)hippiesanta

The hell is an American Accent? Cause when I hear that my mind assumes you mean a mixture of West Coast accents since that's what most in Hollywood speak. ITT sweeping generalizations about accents AND people.Ace6301

They don't "sing in an American accent," you lose your accent in singing because most singers will sing how the word sounds rather than how the words are actually pronounced.

American accents are awful, except the accent that Italian mobsters speak with, that actually sounds quite cool.

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"][QUOTE="th3warr1or"]So what accent would you want people who don't speak English as their first language to speak in? Harisemo

English is my second language and i can barely understand jamaican and british accents. American accent is much easier to understand

You've never spoken to a british person have you?

What about a southern american accent?

Star67

Like a Spanish accent?

It's funny, cause most americans don't like the american accent. LOL. They want british accents.

sonicare

Many filipino think they are American Citizen

hippiesanta

got any proof?

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

It's funny, cause most americans don't like the american accent. LOL. They want british accents.

BMD004

Girly? Really? *titters*