I doubt it!
2006-09-19 02:27:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
All popular stories portray Pirates from England but it isnt very likely with our Rough Cold Seas and **** weather! More truth in that England has loads of Land Pirates (gypos, pikies etc)!
2006-09-19 02:31:50 · update #1
But it is strange why they do all seem to have Cornish accents!
2006-09-19 02:32:56 · update #2
Apparently there were a lot of shipwrecks around the west coast of England years ago because of all the rocks and maybe because the sailors didnt know that England was in the way. So the West Country folk got in their little boats and boarded the vessels and plundered all the booty. Apparently they took the booty back to their little caves and then had another go when another ship got stuck. This is what my no sense of humour work colleague told me, she didnt see the funny side of the question, accused me of doing no work so i then said well youve been doing Suduuko all day to which she went red in the face and has now put her headphones on.....sucker!!!
2006-09-19 02:44:48 · update #3
Pirates were from around the world. Films just like to make them English.
2006-09-19 02:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Wundt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not all of 'em, but the most famous was.... a certain Blackbeard or William Teach.
As most of the best, and most exciting, surviving swashbuckling tales of piracy are based on Blackbeard's adventures, they all have the same accent.
Aaaar, indeed.
Oh, yeah, and they were previously employed to rob and disrupt Spanish trade routes..... by the British government. It was only when they continued this practice in the carribbean that the powers that be got a bit shirty about it.. So it is fair to say, most of them were from all 4 countries in the UK, and spoke English.
2006-09-19 02:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pirates I fought of from the Bell Rock were from Holland, those barnacle blisters were out to wreck Her Majesties marine vessels merchant and true blue.
By Jovah they are speaking English in Cornwall now? Times are a changing!
2006-09-19 02:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by northcarrlight 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep they are from Morecambe Lancs(loads of them)
Better known as Gypos
2006-09-19 02:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of scots and irish too
2006-09-20 21:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the pirates do be ridin' the mighty seas, yaarrr!
2006-09-19 02:30:48 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. Roxie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
best person to ask is CAPTAIN BIRDS EYE yaargghh! (try his crispy crumb!)
2006-09-19 02:33:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋