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Post by Quentil on Jan 3, 2005 16:29:39 GMT -5
Oh great Master...
Why do Aussies remind me of alcoholic surfers with southern-US accents?
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Post by Great Dashukta Master on Apr 12, 2005 18:35:21 GMT -5
ooh, this one almost slipped past entirely without my answering it. gee, wouldn't that have been... tragic...
Ausies remind you of alcoholic surfers because that is the image they wish to present to the outside world. Much like how Arkansas tries to present itself as the Redneck Capitol of the Known Universe. The difference is that while Arkansas is the Redneck Capitol of the Known Universe, Austrailians are not in actuallity all alcoholic surfers. In their personal lives, Austrailians are very calm, upstanding, cultured, and quite frankly dull individuals. Being a nation whose initial european settlers were convicted criminals and whose modern economy hinges heavily on foreign tourists, the Austrailians rightly thought that their international image should match what people form foreign lands think of when thay think of a nation whose initial european settelers were convicted criminals and whose modern economy hinges heavily on international tourism. As such, by unspoken law, every Austrailian is required to but forth the image of being an alcoholic surfer, regardless of how boring they are in actuality.
But "southern-US accents"? Not even. When an American attempts to imitate an Austrailian accent, it often sounds like a Californian attempting to speak like someone from Arkansas. Austrailian is much more refined.
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Post by Quentil on Apr 14, 2005 0:49:37 GMT -5
But "southern-US accents"? Not even. When an American attempts to imitate an Austrailian accent, it often sounds like a Californian attempting to speak like someone from Arkansas. Austrailian is much more refined. But I've seen the similarities firsthand. And you've said that Americans trying to talk like ausies sound like Californian surfers and Arkansas rednecks combined. This may show something... Parts of the southern US seem to have the same exact accent as folks from Australia. Or is this part of the covert 'We must show them what they want to see' type of thing? Oh, one more thing: Please explain Yahoo Serious. Edit: BTW, Arkansas is the Redneck capital of the universe. It's not a facade... If you doubt me, I have an Arkansas story that proves it. |
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