> Isn't that the stereotype? I thought London area is considered pretty posh. I think what you're getting at is Estuary English, which is spoken around the est

> Isn't that the stereotype? I thought London area is considered pretty posh. I think what you're getting at is Estuary English, which is spoken around the estuary of the river Thames. It's pretty close to Received Pronunciation which is sort of the 'standard' English as it used to be spoken on the BBC. And probably what most Americans would classify as a posh English accent or even as just 'British English'. London also has Cockney though, which I don't think anyone would say is posh.