Accents

[OoglyBoogly]

As the owner of a lovely Brummie accent, I can say the perception of us being thick is extremely annoying. Not to mention that when people hear that you're from Birmingham, they immediately launch into an impression that is pure Black Country, nothing like Birmingham at all! Anyway, rant over.

I don't think there is a UK accent that I really dislike. Everything has it's nice bits.

 

[Rodneytrotter]

I'm from Devon and hate my accent, I sound really thick. My husband says he loves that I talk like a pirate

 

[Ensay]

As the owner of a lovely Brummie accent, I can say the perception of us being thick is extremely annoying. Not to mention that when people hear that you're from Birmingham, they immediately launch into an impression that is pure Black Country, nothing like Birmingham at all! Anyway, rant over.

I don't think there is a UK accent that I really dislike. Everything has it's nice bits.

Agreed! I'm not from Birmingham myself, but some of my family live there, so I get a bit defensive when people make nasty comments about the Brummie accent. I know most will say they're only joking, but it's still a bit crappy.

And, like you say, a lot of the time people put on a mock Black Country accent, which is a different accent and dialect.

Don't let the guys get you down.

 

[Notorious PIG]

I like some more than others but don’t mind any of them really. If I could choose, I’d have a modern RP accent. Mine is a bit less than halfway between SE London and modern RP. I don’t live in the UK and I get loads of compliments about my accent, which is really nice, but still baffling!

 

[under the ivy]

Strong Leeds/W.Yorks accent here. Think Mel B . Dating a guy who is originally from down south and he's asked me to repeat myself several times

I love how the U.K. is made of up different accents and dialects. You only have to travel a few miles from where I live and people have their own sayings.

 

[Em_]

I'm not sure if this is related, but how do you pronounce 'chimney'? I'm really interested to know how fellow Mancs pronounce it. I pronounce it 'chimley' and my husband who is from Cheshire makes fun of me and was shocked that I didn't know it was pronounced 'chimney'. He asked his work mates who are all Scousers and they pronounce it 'chimney', they said it was a cockney thing to pronounce it 'chimley'. I wondered if it was a Manc thing or if it's just me.

 

[BattleAxing]

I am not keen on the deep South West “farmer” accents either. Bristol has hints of it and it isn’t too bad - I actually know a Bristolian lady who spent a decade or more living in Manchester. She is also Jamaican and has a really unique accent where you can hear influences of all 3 and it’s actually really gorgeous to listen to.

 

[Lizzie Mintdrop]

I'm not sure if this is related, but how do you pronounce 'chimney'? I'm really interested to know how fellow Mancs pronounce it. I pronounce it 'chimley' and my husband who is from Cheshire makes fun of me and was shocked that I didn't know it was pronounced 'chimney'. He asked his work mates who are all Scousers and they pronounce it 'chimney', they said it was a cockney thing to pronounce it 'chimley'. I wondered if it was a Manc thing or if it's just me.

I'm from Salford but live in North Manchester, I don't know anyone who pronounces it chimley

 

[Em_]

I'm from Salford but live in North Manchester, I don't know anyone who pronounces it chimley

Maybe it's just me, although my Dad is from North Manchester and I'm sure he pronounces it the same as me, but he says weird things like calling a barm a muffin.

 

[Lizzie Mintdrop]

Maybe it's just me, although my Dad is from North Manchester and I'm sure he pronounces it the same as me, but he says weird things like calling a barm a muffin.

It is funny how people use different words for things, I call it a barm. Neither of my parents are from Manchester so I think that affects the words I use for things. My dad insisted on calling pizza 'pitza'

 

[BattleAxing]

It is funny how people use different words for things, I call it a barm. Neither of my parents are from Manchester so I think that affects the words I use for things. My dad insisted on calling pizza 'pitza'

When I first moved to the North I saw somewhere advertising Barm Cakes I genuinely thought it was some sort of regional cake I hadn’t tried - it was a bloody roll!

I also remember being taken aback when a shop assistant referred to me as a “rooster”.

I prefer absolutely everything about the North. Most of the accents, the sense of humour, community and slower paced living. Just an observation but people here are also more inclined to brag about a bargain rather than how expensive something is. Which I really love.

 

[whisperchat]

I'm London and my boyfriend is Irish. I've been with him so long now he doesn't even sound Irish to me anymore lol.

 

[I’mThankyou_]

I'm not sure if this is related, but how do you pronounce 'chimney'? I'm really interested to know how fellow Mancs pronounce it. I pronounce it 'chimley' and my husband who is from Cheshire makes fun of me and was shocked that I didn't know it was pronounced 'chimney'. He asked his work mates who are all Scousers and they pronounce it 'chimney', they said it was a cockney thing to pronounce it 'chimley'. I wondered if it was a Manc thing or if it's just me.

I'm a Manc and I pronounce it Chimney. My Manc mother says Chimley and my even Mancer father says Chimney. So it could be a manc thing!

Maybe it's just me, although my Dad is from North Manchester and I'm sure he pronounces it the same as me, but he says weird things like calling a barm a muffin.

A barm being called a muffin or roll truly hurts my being

 

[Em_]

When I first moved to the North I saw somewhere advertising Barm Cakes I genuinely thought it was some sort of regional cake I hadn’t tried - it was a bloody roll!

I also remember being taken aback when a shop assistant referred to me as a “rooster”.

I prefer absolutely everything about the North. Most of the accents, the sense of humour, community and slower paced living. Just an observation but people here are also more inclined to brag about a bargain rather than how expensive something is. Which I really love.

I thought everyone went on about a bargain, across the country? Didn't know it was a Northern thing. I love pointing out how much I've saved

I'm a Manc and I pronounce it Chimney. My Manc mother says Chimley and my even Mancer father says Chimney. So it could be a manc thing!


A barm being called a muffin or roll truly hurts my being

It could be. I'm going to ring my parents up, just to double check how they say it. I live in Cheshire now and they say chimney.
I've been in so many office arguments over Barm Vs Muffin, it's always the North Mancs that say muffin. I don't know why it offends me so much

 

[Pinkpascal]

Warrington in between Manchester and Liverpool do not have a nice accent. I’m not fond of it at all. The women from the armpit areas can be quite harsh on the ears and on men it sounds a bit camp.

Wigan isn’t a nice accent. Too much emphasis on their O’s. They sound as thick as brummies.

I find the NW to have such drastic changes of accent in a small area.

Hahahaha I'm from Warrington but I don't have the typical Warrington accent. We either sound like we are from Liverpool or Manchester depending on the side of Warrington that you live. My family sounds more Scouse than Manc but I have friends and they definitely sound Manc.

 

[I’mThankyou_]

I thought everyone went on about a bargain, across the country? Didn't know it was a Northern thing. I love pointing out how much I've saved


It could be. I'm going to ring my parents up, just to double check how they say it. I live in Cheshire now and they say chimney.
I've been in so many office arguments over Barm Vs Muffin, it's always the North Mancs that say muffin. I don't know why it offends me so much

My partner is from North Manchester, I think I've conditioned him now to accept that it's always a barm never a roll. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's offended

Thinking back to the chimney situ, a lot of my mothers family say Chimley and a lot originate from Ashton/Stalybridge way & few from Wigan so I think it could be an inner regional thing as they also say Bewk/Cewk/Lewk as apposed to Book/Cook/Look.

 

[BattleAxing]

I thought everyone went on about a bargain, across the country? Didn't know it was a Northern thing. I love pointing out how much I've saved

It is possibly country wide tbf. But coming from London it is such a contrast where life is very fast pased, people are competitive and quite money driven, more inclined to boast about expense.

I’ve felt more at home in the North than I ever did in my birth city. People are a lot friendlier/approachable here too.

Hahahaha I'm from Warrington but I don't have the typical Warrington accent. We either sound like we are from Liverpool or Manchester depending on the side of Warrington that you live. My family sounds more Scouse than Manc but I have friends and they definitely sound Manc.

My partners family have the harsh nasally accent and there is a certain place I once lived here that begins with a D and ends with an M where they sounded so harsh and unlike anywhere else.

 

[HowlOwl]

I’m from Birmingham originally but I’ve never had a strong accent. When I moved up to the north-west, I thought everyone had a very strong northern accent but I’m so used to it now and have probably picked up a bit myself. Everyone sounds so Brummie when I go back home now. It’s knocked as an accent but it always sounds friendly, I think.

 

[Rodneytrotter]

For me, the brummie accent is definitely the friendliest sounding. I heard a man yesterday with this accent and thought it sounded friendly at the time.

 

[Kitty4321]

Omg I love a male scouse accent I could listen to it all dayyy