I mean I have no problems with it afterall I am Brit living in the States by why the London accent and not something more local?
2007-02-21 13:33:52 · 9 answers · asked by Golf Alpha Nine-seven 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Um... I am British. Raised in London since I was three years old therefore I know a London accent when I hear one. Sorry, but he is definitely not an Aussie!
2007-02-21 13:42:43 · update #1
Ah ha... it says on the Geico website that he is British!
http://www.geico.com/about/background/geicoWordSponsor.htm
I guess I kind of answered my own question. D'uh!
2007-02-21 13:50:13 · update #2
I've also wondered that too! His accent is an East London accent. check out this link-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEICO
Its also a bit ironic that its a British accent because GEICO stands for Government Employees Insurance Company based in Omaha, Nebraska! Very American!
2007-02-21 13:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by LegalEnviroGuy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Gecko in the Geico commercial is actually a Northland Green Gecko native to New Zealand (a similar "british type" accent to Australia's accent)....
It is my guess that the actor hired to do the voice over wasn't really from England, Australia, OR New Zealand (I might be wrong)... since it is very hard to imitate a "down under" accent, it comes out sounding very "Londony!"
2007-02-21 13:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because everyone loves the way that British people talk, it's a fact. A British accent makes anything sound professional and honest. I'd accept anything a British person said as fact.
2007-02-21 14:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by moi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an Australian accent and it is pretty silly since Geico is Government Employees Insurance Company.
2007-02-21 13:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who can resist a British accent? This is a great marketing strategy. used also in most documentaries which are narrated with British accents. It's pleasing to listen to because it sounds educated, soothing, and grammatically correct, so it doesn't make us grammar Nazis twitch.
2007-02-21 18:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by RenaMac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A little like Simon from American Idol.
I wonder which one of them was a Star here first?
Ha ha ha
Me think the Lizard. :-D
Joking
2007-02-21 14:41:02 · answer #6 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he is supposed to be Australian... a gecko from Australia
2007-02-21 13:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by Jas2Love9210 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had always assumed he was Aussie...no real reason for my thinking, though!
2007-02-21 13:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by Meg M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u dummi he's austrailian!!! DUH!!!
2007-02-21 13:37:06 · answer #9 · answered by Katie W 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋