People who fake accents...

AngryBrute · August 09, 2015, 05:43:34 PM

Ever had an encounter with a random person who faked a foreign accent in order to sound cool? What do you think of those people?

Coomer · August 09, 2015, 05:44:18 PM

No lol

Ásgeirr · August 09, 2015, 05:44:50 PM

good idea, my finnish accent sounds so terrible i might as well adopt some other one

challengerX · August 09, 2015, 05:44:57 PM

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Nexus · August 09, 2015, 05:45:49 PM

Quote from: challengerX on August 09, 2015, 05:44:57 PM

Allah has steered me clear of such people.

And straight into DEEZ NUTZ

velox · August 09, 2015, 05:46:10 PM

Not really, no.

Verbatim · August 09, 2015, 05:46:23 PM

a bunch of the weird social outcasts in school spoke in accents that don't actually exist

you know, because they've been sheltered, so they don't know how people talk, except for on game of thrones?...
and fucking, like, dr. who, and other lame shit like that

it made conversing anything with them a fucking ordeal because i wasn't sure if it was just a put-on, or what

CK97 · August 09, 2015, 05:46:44 PM

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Verbatim · August 09, 2015, 05:49:32 PM

i also knew this kid who always tried to speak in a russian accent ALL throughout high school

it was the worst

Ghost Guy · August 09, 2015, 05:51:11 PM

I convinced my entire dorm I was an Irish native last year.
The funny thing is I'm actually Irish. The habit snuck into all conversations for about a month after.

Sandtrap · August 09, 2015, 05:52:46 PM

I fuck around with my accent all the time when I'm alone.

I'm not bothered by it. Is a faker of accents any different from an actor? Not really.

Except when said faker does a piss poor job of acting. Then they're just a shitty actor.

gats · August 09, 2015, 05:55:39 PM

My British accent makes it hard to mimick other accents

The Lord Ruler · August 09, 2015, 05:56:43 PM

There was this one black bitch in my high school that pretended to have a British accent. When I asked her about it she said she was supposed to be born in Great Britain.

I'm not fucking lying that shit was hilarious.

MattyFez · August 09, 2015, 06:02:32 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on August 09, 2015, 05:56:43 PM

There was this one black bitch in my high school that pretended to have a British accent. When I asked her about it she said she was supposed to be born in Great Britain.

I'm not fucking lying that shit was hilarious.

Was it a really shitty cockney accent?

Elegiac · August 09, 2015, 06:05:23 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 05:51:11 PM

I convinced my entire dorm I was an Irish native last year.
The funny thing is I'm actually Irish. The habit snuck into all conversations for about a month after.

So you convinced them that you are what you actually are.

Girl of Mystery · August 09, 2015, 06:06:01 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on August 09, 2015, 05:56:43 PM

There was this one black bitch in my high school that pretended to have a British accent. When I asked her about it she said she was supposed to be born in Great Britain.

I'm not fucking lying that shit was hilarious.

a transbrit

The Lord Ruler · August 09, 2015, 06:07:16 PM

Quote from: MattyFez on August 09, 2015, 06:02:32 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on August 09, 2015, 05:56:43 PM
There was this one black bitch in my high school that pretended to have a British accent. When I asked her about it she said she was supposed to be born in Great Britain.

I'm not fucking lying that shit was hilarious.
Was it a really shitty cockney accent?

Yep. It was pretty bad.

Super Irish · August 09, 2015, 06:07:33 PM

I get it a lot once I say I'm Irish.

I just stand there with a face like:

But for people trying to play it as their own? Never met such mad people.

FatherlyNick - fuck putin · August 09, 2015, 06:10:13 PM

As Russian as I am, I do not have a Russian accent. Anyone who heard me talk can confirm.

*in Russian accent* However, I can fake it relatively well, but it feels so unnatural to me.

Ghost Guy · August 09, 2015, 06:20:16 PM

Quote from: Elegiac on August 09, 2015, 06:05:23 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 05:51:11 PM
I convinced my entire dorm I was an Irish native last year.
The funny thing is I'm actually Irish. The habit snuck into all conversations for about a month after.
So you convinced them that you are what you actually are.

I'm not an Irish native.

Elegiac · August 09, 2015, 06:26:49 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 06:20:16 PM

Quote from: Elegiac on August 09, 2015, 06:05:23 PM
Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 05:51:11 PM
I convinced my entire dorm I was an Irish native last year.
The funny thing is I'm actually Irish. The habit snuck into all conversations for about a month after.
So you convinced them that you are what you actually are.
I'm not an Irish native.

Oh wait I get it. Took a moment because Irish isn't actually a race.

Ghost Guy · August 09, 2015, 06:27:22 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on August 09, 2015, 05:46:23 PM

a bunch of the weird social outcasts in school spoke in accents that don't actually exist

you know, because they've been sheltered, so they don't know how people talk, except for on game of thrones?...
and fucking, like, dr. who, and other lame shit like that

it made conversing anything with them a fucking ordeal because i wasn't sure if it was just a put-on, or what

At my high school the theater kids talked in "British" accents and ended at least a third of their sentences with "gub'nah."
They were also weirdly haughty.

Ghost Guy · August 09, 2015, 06:28:16 PM

Quote from: Elegiac on August 09, 2015, 06:26:49 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 06:20:16 PM
Quote from: Elegiac on August 09, 2015, 06:05:23 PM
Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 05:51:11 PM
I convinced my entire dorm I was an Irish native last year.
The funny thing is I'm actually Irish. The habit snuck into all conversations for about a month after.
So you convinced them that you are what you actually are.
I'm not an Irish native.
Oh wait I get it. Took a moment because Irish isn't actually a race.

Cool, now we're on the same page.

Verbatim · August 09, 2015, 06:29:21 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 06:27:22 PM

At my high school the theater kids talked in "British" accents and ended at least a third of their sentences with "gub'nah."
They were also weirdly haughty.

Yep, that's theater kids for you. I've worked with them. Been in a couple plays in my day.

Kitsune 狐 · August 09, 2015, 06:29:50 PM

I do it for the lulz so maybe he was just an IRL troll?

Naoto · August 09, 2015, 06:34:14 PM

I always want to mimic whatever accent the person I'm talking to has. Have no idea why.
Australians are the worst. Have to stop myself sometimes.

Ghost Guy · August 09, 2015, 06:36:00 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on August 09, 2015, 06:29:21 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 06:27:22 PM
At my high school the theater kids talked in "British" accents and ended at least a third of their sentences with "gub'nah."
They were also weirdly haughty.
Yep, that's theater kids for you. I've worked with them. Been in a couple plays in my day.

Did you like the experience?
I've only been in elementary school plays, but it's always been in the back of my mind as something I should probably try out at least once.
Do you know if the theater type typically change their haughtiness in college?

BaconShelf · August 09, 2015, 06:39:26 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on August 09, 2015, 05:46:23 PM

a bunch of the weird social outcasts in school spoke in accents that don't actually exist

you know, because they've been sheltered, so they don't know how people talk, except for on game of thrones?...
and fucking, like, dr. who, and other lame shit like that

it made conversing anything with them a fucking ordeal because i wasn't sure if it was just a put-on, or what

British accents do exist. Considering pretty much every actor on anything you mentioned is from Britain/ Ireland, it's pretty obvious the kids were imitating a British accent. Or one of the many, anyway.

Whether the kids were from Britain is another matter.

Verbatim · August 09, 2015, 06:41:15 PM

Quote from: Fun Timer on August 09, 2015, 06:36:00 PM

Did you like the experience?
I've only been in elementary school plays, but it's always been in the back of my mind as something I should probably try out at least once.
Do you know if the theater type typically change their haughtiness in college?

It only changes in college in the sense that it gets worse <_<
Especially if the person in question is a theater major.

It was a good experience, though. Acting and singing is something I really enjoy, but I can't see myself committing to either of those things--especially acting. It's gratifying, but tiresome. And the people you work with are crazy perfectionist.

I played a mook in Guys & Dolls, and then Javert in Les Mis, in case you were wondering.