David DJ Hedley said:
> David Gerard wrote:
> > I was amazed when I moved to Walthamstow (London E17). I heard
> > accents from people obviously born here that sounded like NOTHING ON
> > EARTH I'd ever heard before. The Australian accent is incredibly
> > homogeneous by comparison.
>
> American, too. I pride myself (more or less) on speaking a very
> standard American English with a very standard American accent.
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Most of the world can't even tell what language i'm speaking most of
the time. I'm from Newcastle, England and have the accent to suit.
Well I'm from Sunderland, which if anything has a more infamous accent
than nearby Newcastle, and I now live...in Walthamstow. :)