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Theo · 03-06-2006, 05:55 PM

English is not my native lang, but usually i'm having problem to understand what they say. I can't say this is the case with most rappers lol

nofx · 03-06-2006, 05:56 PM

I like it when d00t whispers sweet nothings into my ear with his aussie accent

PixeLs · 03-06-2006, 06:21 PM

It's not easy to understand them especially when they're speaking fast.

jjjay · 03-06-2006, 06:24 PM

easy to understand. don't understand when people have trouble with different accents in english, except when there's a lot of local dialect/slang used like in glasgow

Theo · 03-06-2006, 06:31 PM

Talking fast can be the case. I swear I never had problem understanding Canadians. I watch dvds with no subtitles and listen to IT/managerial speeches while working with np either. Some american accents are hard as well.

jjjay · 03-06-2006, 06:46 PM

apart from obvious american accents (texas...etc.) I have a real hard time telling the difference between the US and Canadian accent.

anyone know the trick?

rowan · 03-06-2006, 06:50 PM

Gooday moite how ya goooing cobber?? Throw another shreemp on tha baaarrbie

(I've seen documentaries with Australians speaking legible, cultured English that have subtitles. Do they think we're retards?)

Mickey_ · 03-06-2006, 07:01 PM

I have to concentrate every time CTB talks

Theo · 03-06-2006, 07:03 PM

Hehe texans accent is extremely hard. All these western movies didn't make a difference ;-)

OzMan · 03-06-2006, 07:41 PM

"I look in the corner and there's Bass sittin there, not getting into it, not getting out of it, I said "What, is Bass Strait or somthin?"

sickbeatz · 03-06-2006, 07:45 PM

I can understand them, probably because a lot of them come to BC all the time for visiting, work, etc. I don't trust them though, they're too kind. I always feel that they are up to something.

reynold · 03-06-2006, 08:51 PM

honestly I can still understand irish and scotts but aussie accent is giving me a hard time

Czech · 03-07-2006, 12:37 AM

I have no problems understanding - I'm an Aussie

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Antonio · 03-07-2006, 12:43 AM

watch "Trainspotting" and try to understand more than two words of what these fuckers are saying ;)

quantum-x · 03-07-2006, 12:50 AM

I unconsiously make the effort when I'm overseas to speak in a very proper english accent.

Seriously, it depends what part of Australia you're from, and how you were brought up, just like anywhere else.

The cultured Manchanian accent is easy to understand, for example, but good fucking luck trying to understand the scallies.

Bluewire Ross · 03-07-2006, 12:59 AM

sometimes....

react · 03-07-2006, 01:01 AM

Doubleyouteaeff mate?

tristan_D · 03-07-2006, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio

watch "Trainspotting" and try to understand more than two words of what these fuckers are saying ;)

much more when you watch Snatch. To think some of the actors aren't really irish

CuriousToyBoy · 03-07-2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mickey-AWE

I have to concentrate every time CTB talks

Ha ha ha ha

Yeah, I speak too quick.

But WE do NOT have the accent problem, YOU guys do.

reed_4 · 03-07-2006, 01:54 AM

I am having a hard time understanding them, specially when they talk too fast.

reynold · 03-07-2006, 04:30 AM

but why is it that when they sing, they loose the accent?

Mr. Romance · 03-07-2006, 04:39 AM

I have several great freinds from down under and they speak perfect aussie....

Mr. Romance

BlueDesignStudios · 03-07-2006, 04:56 AM

make perfect sense to me!

gecko · 03-07-2006, 09:23 AM

I would understand the gist of it

CuriousToyBoy · 03-07-2006, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Romance

I have several great freinds from down under and they speak perfect aussie....

Mr. Romance

Love your work Gerard !!

maxxxxx · 03-07-2006, 12:04 PM

Only when I'm drunk...

WiredGuy · 03-07-2006, 12:14 PM

I like the Aussie accent, really sexy on a girl too

WG

Sam Granger · 03-07-2006, 12:23 PM

Yep, unless the guy just got kicked in the nds by a kangaroo.

=^..^= · 03-07-2006, 12:44 PM

Ive never a a problem with anyone understanding my pronunciation when I talk...
but of course aussies have their whole own brand of language and a lot of the words we use .. well their meaning are not understood by other english speaking countries but you get that with any colloquialisms in any language anyway.

southerners and especially tasmanians have hints of brittish accents and tend to speak "proper" eblgish as opposed to the northerners who sound liek steve irwin and say words incorrectly such as "NothinK"(instead of 'nothing') and "anythinK"

..... also the way to pick a canadian accent is they talk thru their noses more than yanks, are a bit more whiny... yanks tend to talk in the back of their throats and of course the more southern there is more drawl.

East coast speak twice as fast as west cost. (university research showed that new yorkers hear in 60 minutes of new what would take over 90 minutes to read in LA)

JFK · 03-07-2006, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CuriousToyBoy

Ha ha ha ha

Yeah, I speak too quick.

But WE do NOT have the accent problem, YOU guys do.

sounds like you're talking out of your ass

GlydeGirl · 03-07-2006, 01:23 PM

I just tune my ear to the flow of the language. After a couple of minutes, my ears are adjusted to understand how the accents affect their speech and everything works fine.

My problem is that I start to talk with my own version of their accent when speaking to them -- a sympathetic accent. Kinda like how Madonna talks these days with a British accent.

CuriousToyBoy · 03-07-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JFK

sounds like you're talking out of your ass

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Bastard !!!

JFK · 03-07-2006, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CuriousToyBoy

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Bastard !!!

he he he

Raven · 03-07-2006, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CuriousToyBoy

Ha ha ha ha

Yeah, I speak too quick.

But WE do NOT have the accent problem, YOU guys do.

I'm getting better at it; but, na na, you still can't say aiight, right.

For those who have issues with Aussie accents, just say:

WTF did you say, you big Aussie bastard?

They're pretty good about slowing down and repeating....

EdgeXXX · 03-07-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Soul_Rebel

Hehe texans accent is extremely hard. All these western movies didn't make a difference ;-)

LOL Really?

I never really realized that our accent is hard to understand

Raven · 03-07-2006, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdgeXXX

LOL Really?

I never really realized that our accent is hard to understand

City residents in Texas aren't so tough; but get with a real cowboy? Dayum.

Worst accent I ever had decipering was a guy in Macon, Georgia. Didn't understand a word he said. Ever. And, no help with the tobacco in his mouth. Seems the deeper the South, the thicker the accent. No wonder there's so much inbreeding ....(don't jump on me, Peaches -- I lived amongst the Jerry Springer crowd for way too long) LOL

EdgeXXX · 03-07-2006, 02:21 PM

That's odd. I have never had a hard time understanding any of the dialects in English (granted English IS my first language). I can understand Aussies, Scots, Irish, Brits, South Africans, etc. and all regional US accents just fine.

EdgeXXX · 03-07-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Raven

...but get with a real cowboy? Dayum.

Yep, that would be me (and yeah I do have a deep Texan accent, but I do enunciate and speak clearly, so I am probably easier to understand than most)... guilty

jjjay · 03-07-2006, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdgeXXX

That's odd. I have never had a hard time understanding any of the dialects in English (granted English IS my first language). I can understand Aussies, Scots, Irish, Brits, South Africans, etc. and all regional US accents just fine.

bit of overlap there

Raven · 03-07-2006, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdgeXXX

Yep, that would be me (and yeah I do have a deep Texan accent, but I do enunciate and speak clearly, so I am probably easier to understand than most)... guilty

Bet you look damn fine on a horse.

2HousePlague · 03-07-2006, 02:34 PM

Damn, fucked if I even had a chance to try.

When I was there, seemed like every hottie working behind the counter of a fastfood joint or a souvenir shop thought I was a movie star. They's just look up at me, saucer-eyed, and I coulda talked about the price of puke, for all they cared --

CuriousToyBoy · 03-07-2006, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

WTF did you say, you big Aussie bastard?

Works for me.

Aight ?

;-)

SleazyDream · 03-07-2006, 02:59 PM

aussies speak english?

Raven · 03-07-2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SleazyDream

aussies speak english?

Shhh...they think they do. Enlighten them and CTB will surely show his ass again. Do you REALLY want that?

Theo · 03-07-2006, 03:44 PM

lets analyze poll stats:

Yes, np here 28 70.00%
Sometimes I have a hard time 8 20.00%
Nope, I don't understand them most of the times 4 10.00%

at least 15 of yes np votes came from aussies itself

so we have 40 total votes. Valid ones 25

therefore 48% of people have problem to understand aussies

flame away now

EdgeXXX · 03-07-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Bet you look damn fine on a horse.

quantum-x · 03-07-2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SleazyDream

aussies speak english?

I do enjoy some fun aussie / us colloquialisms, which will leave the other parties confused.

You say:
Damn, it's hot out.
We say: Hot what? Out what? Out where?

We say:
How's it going?
You say: What? How is what going where?

Lots of fun :D

TreasureBucks · 03-07-2006, 03:50 PM

To be honest with ya....it seems that some of you dutch guys find it hard to understand american english as well.

sr and js know what im talking about.

lol

TreasureBucks · 03-07-2006, 03:53 PM

aussies (tyre) americans (tire)

aussies (colour) americans (color)

aussies (aluminum - [al - a -min - yum] americans [aloo - min - um]

tristan_D · 03-07-2006, 06:21 PM

heath ledger and eric bana have very strong aussie accents and most of the time I find it hard to comprehend what they're saying

03-06-2006, 05:55 PM	#1
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	Do you understand aussies talking english? English is not my native lang, but usually i'm having problem to understand what they say. I can't say this is the case with most rappers lol

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03-06-2006, 07:45 PM	#11
sickbeatz The Hustler Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,993	I can understand them, probably because a lot of them come to BC all the time for visiting, work, etc. I don't trust them though, they're too kind. I always feel that they are up to something. __________________ GalleryFeeder.com

View Poll Results: Do you understand aussies talking english?
Yes, np here	38	71.70%
Sometimes I have a hard time	11	20.75%
Nope, I don't understand them most of the times	4	7.55%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

03-06-2006, 06:24 PM	#4
jjjay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,813	easy to understand. don't understand when people have trouble with different accents in english, except when there's a lot of local dialect/slang used like in glasgow

03-06-2006, 06:31 PM	#5
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	Talking fast can be the case. I swear I never had problem understanding Canadians. I watch dvds with no subtitles and listen to IT/managerial speeches while working with np either. Some american accents are hard as well.

03-06-2006, 06:46 PM	#6
jjjay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,813	apart from obvious american accents (texas...etc.) I have a real hard time telling the difference between the US and Canadian accent. anyone know the trick?

03-06-2006, 06:50 PM	#7
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Gooday moite how ya goooing cobber?? Throw another shreemp on tha baaarrbie (I've seen documentaries with Australians speaking legible, cultured English that have subtitles. Do they think we're retards?)

03-06-2006, 07:03 PM	#9
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	Hehe texans accent is extremely hard. All these western movies didn't make a difference ;-)

03-06-2006, 07:41 PM	#10
OzMan Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Begas Posts: 9,162	"I look in the corner and there's Bass sittin there, not getting into it, not getting out of it, I said "What, is Bass Strait or somthin?"

03-06-2006, 08:51 PM	#12
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	honestly I can still understand irish and scotts but aussie accent is giving me a hard time

03-07-2006, 12:37 AM	#13
Czech Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,694	I have no problems understanding - I'm an Aussie Rob Clark M.B.A Marketing & Sales Director Email: [email protected] Tel: EU +420 377 819 424 Fax: EU +420 377 819 416 Tel: USA +1 561 459 1881 Fax: USA +1 561 226 2538 ICQ: 311-131-009 MSN: [email protected] www.6-chats-money.com

03-07-2006, 12:43 AM	#14
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	watch "Trainspotting" and try to understand more than two words of what these fuckers are saying ;)

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quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	I unconsiously make the effort when I'm overseas to speak in a very proper english accent. Seriously, it depends what part of Australia you're from, and how you were brought up, just like anywhere else. The cultured Manchanian accent is easy to understand, for example, but good fucking luck trying to understand the scallies. __________________ PrettyInCash.com - BoozedGFs.com - TeenGFs.com - JizzGFs.com- MilfUploads.com -

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reed_4 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9,640	I am having a hard time understanding them, specially when they talk too fast. __________________

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reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	but why is it that when they sing, they loose the accent?

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03-07-2006, 09:23 AM	#24
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03-07-2006, 12:44 PM	#29
=^..^= Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ICQ 380-366 Posts: 6,935	Ive never a a problem with anyone understanding my pronunciation when I talk... but of course aussies have their whole own brand of language and a lot of the words we use .. well their meaning are not understood by other english speaking countries but you get that with any colloquialisms in any language anyway. southerners and especially tasmanians have hints of brittish accents and tend to speak "proper" eblgish as opposed to the northerners who sound liek steve irwin and say words incorrectly such as "NothinK"(instead of 'nothing') and "anythinK" ..... also the way to pick a canadian accent is they talk thru their noses more than yanks, are a bit more whiny... yanks tend to talk in the back of their throats and of course the more southern there is more drawl. East coast speak twice as fast as west cost. (university research showed that new yorkers hear in 60 minutes of new what would take over 90 minutes to read in LA) __________________ #RememberYourRoots #AaronMForGFYHOF

03-07-2006, 01:23 PM	#31
GlydeGirl Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,516	I just tune my ear to the flow of the language. After a couple of minutes, my ears are adjusted to understand how the accents affect their speech and everything works fine. My problem is that I start to talk with my own version of their accent when speaking to them -- a sympathetic accent. Kinda like how Madonna talks these days with a British accent.

03-07-2006, 02:21 PM	#37
EdgeXXX Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Secretely plotting a hostile takeover Posts: 5,816	That's odd. I have never had a hard time understanding any of the dialects in English (granted English IS my first language). I can understand Aussies, Scots, Irish, Brits, South Africans, etc. and all regional US accents just fine. __________________ . . . . I have a sig

03-07-2006, 02:34 PM	#41
2HousePlague CURATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the attic Posts: 14,572	Damn, fucked if I even had a chance to try. When I was there, seemed like every hottie working behind the counter of a fastfood joint or a souvenir shop thought I was a movie star. They's just look up at me, saucer-eyed, and I coulda talked about the price of puke, for all they cared -- __________________ tada!

03-07-2006, 02:59 PM	#43
SleazyDream I'm here for SPORT Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phone # (401) 285-0696 Posts: 41,470	aussies speak english? __________________ This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog! Now read without the word dog.

03-07-2006, 03:44 PM	#45
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	lets analyze poll stats: Yes, np here 28 70.00% Sometimes I have a hard time 8 20.00% Nope, I don't understand them most of the times 4 10.00% at least 15 of yes np votes came from aussies itself so we have 40 total votes. Valid ones 25 therefore 48% of people have problem to understand aussies flame away now

03-07-2006, 03:50 PM	#48
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03-07-2006, 03:53 PM	#49
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03-07-2006, 06:21 PM	#50
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