I'm replying to multiple posts in one go here, so please excuse my not using the post-specific reply button.
Lama dama ding dong writes:
What about you guys? Do you guys find our accent funny as well?
Honestly, I don't. I can't speak for any other Australians, but I'm so used to hearing it that it just doesn't register any more. I guess growing up with 90% of the television and movies you see being from America kind of numbs you to it. In fact, I personally find Australian movies to be an odd experience. It just doesn't seem right watching a movie where the actors talk like...well...me!
Asgara writes:
British and Australian just sound sexy.
Really? Well then, how you doing, babe? Uh sorry...How you doing, mate?
IrishRockhound writes:
What REALLY makes me laugh is when I hear American actors trying to do Irish accents
I love the Irish accent. It's one of my favourites. But then, I
am a little biased, being of largely Irish ancestry.
Personally, I find few things funnier than listening to a non-Australian trying to do an Australian accent. Perhaps ours is just a tough one but I can honestly say that I've never heard a decent fake. In fact, what I hear is usually
hilarious!
An interesting point...Being around Aussie accents all the time, I obviously don't notice them in day to day life. But it becomes very apparent to me when I hear Australian actors, who I'm used to seeing in American roles, speaking "normally". It's then that I think, "Ack! That's what we sound like, to the rest of the world?"
Brian writes:
I have to admit that whenever I hear a Scottish person talking on TV I absolutely cringe
There's something I've wondered about, for a long time, but I've never thought to actually ask a Scot. Did Mel Gibson do a decent job on his accent, in Braveheart? Speaking as a non-Scot, I thought he emulated it very well, but then, I'm sure that some of the Aussie-impressionists I've heard think they could actually pass for an Australian.
Anyway, I'm very interested to know what a Scottish person thinks about this.