LOVE. HIM.
I f-ing love this stuff. I love to listen to the subtle differences within the US, within the UK, within Australia.
How cool is it that there is a Philadelphia accent? Isn't it so very cool that a Brooklyn accent is not a Queens accent which is not a Bronx accent? That a Chicago accent is so not a Wisconsin accent which itself is so not a Minnesota accent? I love that very subtle but discernible (and impossible to imitate) Detroit thing.
And what about the wide variety of Southern accents? I love trying to guess where they're from - certain North Carolina and Tennessee accents are quite lovely. I also love that Texan Woman Thing - think Ann Richards/Molly Ivins.
[SIDEBAR: Worst 'murcan accent ever? Dubya's fake, bullshit Texas act - duh. Nails on chalkboard times infinity. Of course Heath Ledger studied that as the prime example of fucked-up over-compensating faux masculinity. It just exudes ASSHOLE. Although . . . I must say that Barack's droppin-the-G / "just folks" thing is starting to get just as annoying. It seems that the patrician FDR got his message across pretty well, and I don't think he ever had to dumb it down when communicating with the great unwashed.]
Wow - I'm so very full of love today - but I really do love this stuff.
Naturally, some uptight queens have taken to the comments section of JMG's post to trash the kid. Bitchez, he started and ended with about 2 minutes of disclaimers, and he labeled some of his accents as "stereotypical". It was captivating. Give the guy a break - GAWD. Of course some queen beat me to it in pointing out that having his American say "take the piss" was an inaccuracy, but as he mentioned in his intro, that wasn't the point. I was hoping to hear him try to demonstrate the differences between Kiwis and Aussies, or even give us some distinctive Melbourne (think original Kath and Kim), but we can't have everything.
(Source: JMG)
[SORRY for the f'd up YouTube embed - just double click on the video for full viewing acoutrements.]
UPDATE 10/9/10: Edited for clarity.
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I love accents also. In central Pennsylvania we have an accent called the "Susquehanna dialect". I can ALWAYS tell if someone is from Western PA (Pittsburgh), Central PA (where I'm from), or Easter PA (Philly) - just by their accent.
Another good point you make - the Negative Nancy's that troll the JMG comments looking to pounce upon anything that is not 110% completely politically correct or in line with their particular view of what Queers can/cannot say. There is one in particular (can't remember his name) who was all bent out of shape recently because someone called an asshat homophobe a "bitter bottom". As a bottom, this idiot was HIGHLY offended - and went on for about 15 different comments in the thread about how he wanted an apology.
Get over it ... you big nelly bitter bottom! Woops!!!
XOXOXOXO
Stuff like that is interesting, yes. I like any accent at all. (BTW : In NYC, the gay community automatically hates you if you have a Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens accent. It's that newcomer-hatred-for-the-natives thing. Which probably goes on in many places).
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