Are the different American accents noticable to people from other countries or do we all sound alike to you?

Question

To many Americans, all British people sound alike, or all German people or all asians even though there may be different regional accents or dialects.
What does out accent sound like to you?
What American regional accent do you find hardest to understand?

In America, many black people speak in Ebonics or certain words.
You can tell, over the phone the person is African American.
I've never heard a black British person speak like that.
Is there a British version of Ebonics?

Why do a lot of peoples accents disappear when they sing?

Answer 1

Well, for what it's worth I can tell the difference.
And I'm not from around here...

Also: Singing is processed in a very different brain area than speech. So that should take care of the second part of your question

Answer 2

Actually, as you claim, American People, have a difficult time, understanding other Americans!

And yes, I know when I am speaking to a Black American, over the phone as you described, by the way they speak, (being an American myself).

I love different accents from different Countries, like Austrailia...wonderful accent.

But, in Briton, you can actually differentiate the different places where people come from, as they have a varied accent, (even to this American). I have noticed on lots of occasions, that some are "heavier" in accent than others, and that others speak the "kings english" very well :)

Singing? Well, thats one for the books! I never noticed, but, you are basically correct in that one :)

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 3

Well I'm from the UK and I notice a large difference in American Accents. And I like them all. But then I look for the good in everything.

I sang in a choir and I know that when any professional sings then they sing using audibly-nice phonetics and of course the best phonetics are the best and so everyone wants to use them. So that's why they all sound the same- they're all using the same sounds.

Answer 4

I can differentiate red-neck, African American and then the usual one.

That usual one probably takes lots of different accents.

And while we're talking about accents, I live in one of the poshest regions of Britain, in the home counties, and I've never heard anyone speak like what British people always speak like on your TV.

Answer 5

Try putting a person from the " Deep South ", the Mid - South, New Jersey / Da Bronx in a room with someone from India or Saudi Arabia, & a Briton, & you'd probably have a small version of Babel. ;~}

Answer 6

Yes, I can hear and understand different American accents. I find hardest to understand an accent from Texas or black people from the streets.

Answer 7

Yes, Americans sound different. There are many different dialects from around the U.S.A. When visiting other areas, they can tell you're not from their area immediately. As far as the writing part, well that's just either showing you're intelligent or ignorant.

Answer 8

no, same