DaibhidC
Since: Jan, 2001
Oct 29th 2022 at 7:00:32 AM
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But posh Welsh and Scottish people (not sure about NI) do speak like that, while most English people, like the rest of us, don't.
The problem is that at some point the seems to have become "British accents exist".
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Since: Jan, 2001
May 31st 2011 at 6:34:44 AM
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69.246.210.209
Since: Dec, 1969
Nov 21st 2010 at 11:03:59 AM
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Gah, I just fell into this myself. I have a classmate who speaks more-or-less Estuary, and I said "You're Australian, right?" It's not just TV and movies, it's also the BBC. At least she didn't seem too offended.
82.152.252.35
Since: Dec, 1969
Oct 23rd 2010 at 11:31:19 AM
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I'm guessing Mayfair was chosen as the high-end part of London due to Monopoly, where it is the most expensive property. Way to research the true 'poshness' of parts of London...
This trope needs to be renamed to I Am Very English, as British obviously includes Welsh, Scottish and (northern) Irish. One of the latter persons speaking with the indicated RP accent would fall under one of the different tropes, involving faking an English accent or some such. Calling it 'I Am Very British' would be like saying 'I Am Very American' and including Brazil, Chile, etc.
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