Do british born ppl love to talk to those who have same accent as them?

Answer 1

There are a wide range of accents in Britain. The way people in the United Kingdom speak depends on the place they come from, their social class and their ethnic origins.

In the past, a "good" accent could be a substantial social advantage. For instance I know of historical records about the selection of telphone operators where accent was used as a criterion as to who got the job. The British Broadcasting Corporation in particular generated atitudes to accents by insisting that its announcers spoke "BBC English".

I fear that in the past, particularly in the first part of the Twentienth Century", British people have not been without prejudice about origins within the country as well as abroad. A "Brummie" (Birmingham) accent, for instance, did not have a good image. More recently, an "upper class" accent could be a positive disadvantage in many circles, being seen as "snobbish".

I believe as well as hope that in recent years British people have come to care far less about how people speak. For instance, the BBC is careful to employ people with a variety of accents. This is going back to the state of affairs in the nineteenth century when, for instance, the famous Prime Minister Gladstone spoke with a pronounced Liverpool accent.

Leaving aside social issues, many British people find certain accents, for instance that spoken in Glasgow, simply quite difficult to understand.

Answer 2

Well as there are so many accents in the UK there's a good variety of people to listen to. I like talking to people from Yorkshire or Lancashire, or the Scots best, they sound great - as I'm a Southerner anything from the South East sounds all a bit similar to me! XD
The Birmingham accent is supposed to be the least attractive UK accent, but I have family from Birmingham and I quite like it. :o)

But it's the conversation topic is the key really, not the accent!

Answer 3

As everyone else has said, there is no one "English accent" But as I live abroad, I LOVE hearing people speak with any one of the many great British accents....it is just a reminder of home, and means we can reminisce and chat about things that only we can talk about (weather, food, tv programs, shops etc...)

Answer 4

In the UK we have so many accents that we tend not to find a difference in the way we speak very noticable. For such a small country, the dialect can be totally different from 2 places only 30 miles apart!

Answer 5

Not at all. I come from the south of England and my favourite accent is a Geordie one, from Newcastle in the NE of the country. Any guy trying to chat me up has an automatic head start if he has that accent!!

Answer 6

No, not really, though I do have trouble understanding some northern accents and I don't particularly like a really posh accent, that can sound a bit annoying if it's too OTT.

ya darling.

Answer 7

I love to talk to people of any accent.

Answer 8

Accents vary greatly but I suppose if you are abroad for a long time its good to talk to another UK citizen

Answer 9

naturally as in every country there are accents depending where in Brritain you come from.

Answer 10

i do all accents.... what does that mean?

its not in the accent, its in the subject matter.