On Friday I was sat at a bar, sipping a gin and tonic eating delicious food. It was a good night.
Chatting away (as I do!), a fellow patron mentioned how much she liked my accent. It is true I stick out like a sore thumb in Canada with my broad UK tones but I do wonder what people here think of how I sound.
Most film actors from the UK speak a posh sort of mix of London South with a hint of regal pronunciation. Think Huge Grant, Prince William and James Bond all mixed together. I sound nothing like that! I am a Northerner from the UK and a broad one at that. I come from a farming background where we actually have our own words for things that even other people from the UK would not understand!
For those who have never visited the UK I give this shocking example of what I sound like. This is a group from not very far from where I grew up in the beautiful location that is Lancashire.
Listen and make your own mind up about how I sound to the blisfully unaware Canadians!
This is also an educational video. If you knew nothing about the battle of Hastings before, this is all you need to know!
Chatting away (as I do!), a fellow patron mentioned how much she liked my accent. It is true I stick out like a sore thumb in Canada with my broad UK tones but I do wonder what people here think of how I sound.
Most film actors from the UK speak a posh sort of mix of London South with a hint of regal pronunciation. Think Huge Grant, Prince William and James Bond all mixed together. I sound nothing like that! I am a Northerner from the UK and a broad one at that. I come from a farming background where we actually have our own words for things that even other people from the UK would not understand!
For those who have never visited the UK I give this shocking example of what I sound like. This is a group from not very far from where I grew up in the beautiful location that is Lancashire.
Listen and make your own mind up about how I sound to the blisfully unaware Canadians!
This is also an educational video. If you knew nothing about the battle of Hastings before, this is all you need to know!
