Brighton / Sussex Accents

[whitelion]

We must have very strange accents in Shoreham. When I was in America last year everyone thought I was Australian.

I've had that reaction too - in Texas

 

[NMH]

In the 'inland' States, I got asked what language I was speaking, and even "what language do they speak in England?"

The first sign of trouble was when asking for a banana in a deli and having to pronounce it American-style.
DUH!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

In the 'inland' States, I got asked what language I was speaking, and even "what language do they speak in England?"

When I lived in Italy, I got asked something very similar by a seven year old American child, who had learned enough Italian to be getting on very well at the local school. He could speak fluent American and very good Italian. But he got confused when it came to having a conversation with me. His question was:- "What language are we talking?"

 

[Bakero]

When I lived in Italy, I got asked something very similar by a seven year old American child, who had learned enough Italian to be getting on very well at the local school. He could speak fluent American and very good Italian. But he got confused when it came to having a conversation with me. His question was:- "What language are we talking?"

Brilliant

 

[Bakero]

I think Americans confuse any British accent with Australian because Hollywood and tv teaches them that British people speak like the Queen.

I work with people from the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. You'd think our language would be mutually intelligible but we often have to translate our conversations into American for the yanks.

 

[glasfryn]

there is most definitely a Brighton accent with the male
from Brighton it does sound rather like a London accent but with the Ladies it most definitely has a sound of its own

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I think Americans confuse any British accent with Australian because Hollywood and tv teaches them that British people speak like the Queen.

I work with people from the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. You'd think our language would be mutually intelligible but we often have to translate our conversations into American for the yanks.

And yet we are clearly dechiperable to Canadians and I have spent plenty of time there too, which always leads me to what I have always believed, Canadians are intelligent Americans!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I just heard Matt Prior on the radio speaking and I guess if I was an American i could see why maybe they would think an accent like his might be Australian.

 

[Cappers]

There are both Brighton and Sussex accents, both distinct from each other. I have a Brighton one apparently. The sussex one is more of a yokle type, and the Brighton one can easily be mistaken for a Cockerney one, althogh if you are American, an Aussie.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Can i just say as a BORN AND BRED BRIGHTONIAN all you need to do is listen to me for the Brighton accent nowadays. Ta muchly.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Oh and Lord B you really should mention more the time you were in Italy. I dont think you have done before

 

[User removed 4]

, an actor from the Eastend such as Michael Caine

Michael Caine is from south london, a london accent is not exclusive to the east end.

 

[User removed 4]

I find it amusing that people think some of you have Aussie accents. Any youtubes i've heard/seen of Brightonians speaking sound nohing like Australians.

The australian accent has just evolved from a wildly exaggerated london one.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Oh and Lord B you really should mention more the time you were in Italy. I dont think you have done before

It would have been a pretty stupid story if I hadn't mentioned which country it happened in, or which second language the American kid could speak.

 

[Sensitive_Guy69]

I don't think there's such thing as a Brighton accent, I'm at uni and regulary get mistaken for East End/Essex. (And Americans either assume Australian or just can't place me at all).

Strangely enough, I can often tell when a woman is from the Bevendean/Coldean/Hollingbury area, they sound very distinct to me

 

[brighton_girl87]

I don't think there's such thing as a Brighton accent, I'm at uni and regulary get mistaken for East End/Essex.

That's because you use stupid cockney phrases.

 

[Sensitive_Guy69]

That's because you use stupid cockney phrases.

What makes them stupid?

 

[Seecider]

I don't think there's such thing as a Brighton accent, I'm at uni and regulary get mistaken for East End/Essex. (And Americans either assume Australian or just can't place me at all).

I've lived away for 45 years, but often at away games I'll hear guys speaking and it is so distinctively East Brighton its untrue. Like nothing else. Just like cousin of mine who came from Bevendean

 

[magoo]

I heard it said you can tell real brightonians because they don't pronounce the 't', (Brigh'un). I know i don't most the time and neither do most of my family and older friends. We were raised in Moulsecoomb (shut it) and i would describe the accent as Cockney-lite. Probably indistinguishable to the London accent on foreign ears.