I dislike it when...

[MrWINRar]

... people in ASD communities say; "Stupid Swede!"

When did Norwegians become Swedes?

It was the Norwegians who discovered things during the Viking Age, the Swedes just tried to follow in their footsteps like father to son, Swedes just slacked when Norwegians did all the dirty work, the only thing that's memorable about Sweden is ABBA.

[Aspergers Girl]

I get told i'm Australian but I don't care.

[MrWINRar]

I get told i'm Australian but I don't care.

That hardly makes any sense, Australia is like what Africa is to a central European country, you can EASILY tell the difference, Australias climate is very similiar to Scandinavian climates at times, unlike Australia, Norwegian and Swedish accents aren't THAT similiar to each other, f.ex, It's very hard to spot a Norwegian speaking English, besides of the infamous "Norrrrrway" sound, I could post a clip of me saying it, it sounds stupid, but Swedes are much more easy to spot, It's called "Swenglish" for a reason.

Now for something cool, listen to a DANE speaking English, it sounds terrific;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGKUwMegZ4
	LQ | HQ

It almost sounds somewhat Dutch at times, because of the heavy "hhhhrrrrrrrrr"-sound, by the way, that's one LUCKY GUY near at the end of the vid, the reason why Danes are so happy I think is because of the heavy beer-consuming there.

[Aspergers Girl]

Actually many People not from Austrilasia can't tell the difference between our accents.

It's more similar to the United States and Canada.

[zenemu]

I think some people just don't have the ability to distinguish between accents. I'm from the NorthWest of England, but I live in South Wales, my accent is a complete mystery to people here. I get a lot of blank looks when I am talking to certain people. I find it quite funny

NZ and Australian accents do sound completely different to me, but again I suppose it depends on where you come from and how often you are exposed to different accents. I've spendt considerable time in both Australia and NewZealand though, so maybe that makes the difference.

Zen

[Aspergers Girl]

I know accents are different throughout England.

I would not have a clue about Yorkshire vs London vs some other part of England to save my life, although I know they're different.

[zenemu]

Yeah, I would guess there are about a 14 or 15 regional accents within the UK. It's not suprising really though as English has such diverse roots: Old Germanic, Latin, Norse, Greek, Classic French, Spanish, Welsh, Gaelic and Cornish. On top of that many of the old english towns have been occupied for over 2,500 years, and occasionally a bored mocharch would ban the use of all but their favoured lanuguages/religions. At one point Britain was made up of over a dozen kingdoms, speaking nine different launguages. It's a pretty screwed up place all in all lol

[zenemu]

Yeah.....

Good grief! I need to learn to self censor online 

[oldmankelv]

Dear Zenemu,

I do not think that you need self-censor: I have read many of your posts/replies and you present as an erudite, informed, intelligent, sensible and wise person.  I find accent, dialect, etymology and language fascinating and engage in extensive study thereof; I own that I cannot understand why anyone would think Fiona is Australian  

Yours sincerely,
Kelvin.

[Remission]

Girls with London accents are hot as all hell.   

[jman]

Girls with London accents are hot as all hell.   

agreed 

other accents I find hot are Australian/NZ, European, and southern US.

Also there is a difference between US and Canadian accents, (i.e. "about vs aboot") I didn't even realize Canadians had an accent until I starting working with one a couple years ago.

[MM]

The norweigen girls have got quiet a sexy accent and so does french girls.  But to tell the difference between the aussie and the kiwi accents can be quiet easy although the two do sound similar in many respects.  Being an aussie I am going to be a bit cheeky here .  The kiwis pronounce number six as sex(or similar) kiwis also have a more nausily sounding accent then the aussies do and when they pronounce the word pen it sound like pin.  So they pronounce certain vowls differently.  But I am sure the kiwis can mount an assualt on the aussie accent