Accents

[RearrangedReality]

Random topic, please dont bring your seriousness into this alright.

I'm sure you've heard these comments before being directed to some black folk, "S/He speaks/sounds like a white person". sometimes as a compliment and sometimes in a negative context and of course for some people it doesn't mean much besides that it is just noticeable. but it is not black people I specifically want to talk about here. will get back to black folk in a minute.

white south african english speaking people. too often I've heard voices on TV sounding like a black person with a model C accent only to find out its actually a white person. Which made me ask myself, who really sounds like who these days?

Ever noticed this, I actually think white south african accents(english speaking) have a hint of black in them. anyone noticed this.

i'll get back on black people in a minute.

[Touareg]

Yeah I've also noticed this bro...especially on radio, maybe they do it deliberately so that the speaker sounds generic...and as a result they can run the ad on different stations...

Also noticed with the young kids...They all sound the same...black/white/coloured...

I think we might be getting to an era where we'll all just sound South African...Except the Vendas of course

[RearrangedReality]

Yeah I've also noticed this bro...especially on radio, maybe they do it deliberately so that the speaker sounds generic...and as a result they can run the ad on different stations...

Also noticed with the young kids...They all sound the same...black/white/coloured...

I think we might be getting to an era where we'll all just sound South African...Except the Vendas of course

yeah on radio too I've noticed that.

lol at the Vanda comment

[briCK]

I hate it when white people speak like that!

But the more you hang around "white whites" not these half a** white(be they black colored or white)
you start to notice that South African English is quite disgusting and distintly blek!

The niggredation of the Queens language is gross.

white people with Eishes, nci nci nci etc in the language annoy me.

and yes the little f***ing kids sound the same..

I went to pick my kid up from school..then when I got to aftercare the teacher told to watch the
brats while she quickly went and fetched something in th office

and this girl asks "Are you [INSERT DAUGHTERS NAME HERE] she sounded EXACTLY like my daughter
and guess what I did..I said yes.

and I got almost 15kids sounding like my daughter asking the same thing..Kids f***ing crazy.

I answered the same question with the same answer

Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!
Another Random kid :"Are things dad?"
me:Yes!

Kids are relentless.

[RearrangedReality]

huh?

[MOFF G]

huh?

yeah Brick...u lost me there

anyhoe...i think we south africans have a distinct accent, which most media exploit when doing these promotions. we emphasize on our conotatives. except for those brats that like the twang in they slang.
 most american actors struggle to do this accent, like leonardo in that blood diamond movie...he sounded fake, not south african.

[RearrangedReality]

Yeah they all struggle with this accent. I have never heard any outsider who nails it. the only accent they tend to almost get is the Afrikaner accent.

[briCK]

don't get whats so hard to get bout what I said...

the English here is GROSS! coz it sounds black! and when white people
sound blek it sounds condersanting and irritating..thats why I can't
hang around white heads they speak black

"luuk! luuk!" (look look)
"Yeah that cat whiled" (wild)
"luuk at thart whiled ket"

PLEASE SHOOT YOURSELF!

[RearrangedReality]

back for a minute on black people's accent. that nigga Naye from SAfm should hang himself. i don't know what white person from which part of the earth is he trying to sound like but its annoying as f***. damn!

[briCK]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarh....

"the pro-blem, with this COUNT ry"

[RearrangedReality]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarh....

"the pro-blem, with this COUNT ry"

I distance myself from this comment.

Im talking about "model c/urban black/not sounding black" and "white sounding black" accent

[Papa ThReAdS]

Yeah they all struggle with this accent. I have never heard any outsider who nails it. the only accent they tend to almost get is the Afrikaner accent.

I dont know what the big deal is really.

To be fair, there are non (regularly) english speaking white AND black south africans, that also struggle with the generic english speaking white south african accent.

[briCK]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarh....

"the pro-blem, with this COUNT ry"

I distance myself from this comment.

Im talking about "model c/urban black/not sounding black" and "white sounding black" accent

I AM TALKIN BOUT WHITE PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT...

I refuse to talk about black and english!

[The Mighty Loks]

My dads accent leaves much to be desired. Sometimes when I have a telephone conversation with him I have to ask the same thing 29 times cause he insists on pronouncing bad, bed and bird the exact same way, so you can imagine everything else. Gotdaym bantu education.

[MOFF G]

My dads accent leaves much to be desired. Sometimes when I have a telephone conversation with him I have to ask the same thing 29 times cause he insists on pronouncing bad, bed and bird the exact same way, so you can imagine everything else. Gotdaym bantu education.

hahahahahaaaaa ... how bird can it get mara....