- 19 Jan 2005
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Personally, I feel that English, spoken with a refined British accent, is the true form of the spoken language regardless of words, phrases, and spelling used in Australia, the US and other English speaking countries. It's a beautiful language to listen to and quite easy to comprehend. When I hear British English spoken in it's finest form it gives me the impression (probably false) that the person speaking it is intelligent! And this comes from a person who used to have a thick Brooklyn, NY accent!
On the other hand, come to think of it, although the Brooklyn accent (along with the Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia accents) may sound tough, it does lead me (and maybe others) to have the impression (again false) that the person speaking it is unintelligent and uneducated when I hear it. The same holds true for a thick southern accent although I know all cases to not be true.
Why American English is often required to be spoken in Japan is beyond me.
Anyone else feel this way? Just a personal observation.
On the other hand, come to think of it, although the Brooklyn accent (along with the Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia accents) may sound tough, it does lead me (and maybe others) to have the impression (again false) that the person speaking it is unintelligent and uneducated when I hear it. The same holds true for a thick southern accent although I know all cases to not be true.
Why American English is often required to be spoken in Japan is beyond me.
Anyone else feel this way? Just a personal observation.