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> I think Americans are just parroting pop culture from GB, and doing their best to sound, I dunno: posh or proper or whatever That contradicts the article. T
by helsinkiandrew 3y ago
> I think Americans are just parroting pop culture from GB, and doing their best to sound, I dunno: posh or proper or whatever
That contradicts the article. They’re imitating the Essex and regional accents they hear on love island and x-factor and TikTok. Unlike previous generations that probably heard ‘posh’ or cockney accents, Gen-Z are more likely to have heard Millie-B rapping than Alan Rickman in a movie.
- Auracle 3y agoFor whatever reason that accent seems easier for US people. My wife can do a killer imitation of a Love Island-like girl but neither of us can do anything resembling the accents on the more posh side without it turning into caricature quickly. We used to watch a lot of British panel shows.
- dmix 3y agoIt’s also a very amusing accent. It can be made to sound like a British version of the “valley girl” accent pretty easily. https://youtu.be/TbUSLOWbK4A https://youtu.be/TbUSLOWbK4A
- mrguyorama 3y agoGod that video is impossible to watch. He acts like he's trying to channel mitchell and webb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAioN2mtsA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAioN2mtsA
- helsinkiandrew 3y agoThat's pretty much his personality/public persona...