QI - discussion about the perception of accents
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@ashburnhouse I'm British and I've yet to meet a British person who doesn't acknowledge the role of our allies in WW2, including America. It's far more usual to hear Americans claiming almost sole credit for winning the war. This upsets Brits. We held out for over 2 years before the US joined, suffering bombing and blockade. Fighting in the air, on sea and on land (France, Norway, N.Africa) & supporting resistance movements. Also, Britain suffered more casualties than the US.
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Woooo he said Australia, and I'm from Australia.
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Well said. And let's not forget that in WW2, there was no volunteering, we had to buy the americans help. Which is why the economy broke.
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@SapientiVerbum Yes, but that doesn't tell me which episode it is. It's ok, I'll look it up on Wikipedia.
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@Codex7777 I have - in old english films though - not actual people.
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As an Australian, I have to say that Stephen Fry is the only one I know who does the notoriously hard Australian accent well.
1 week ago 8
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@Codex7777 In America, it's kind of a dismissal thing. If something is not what you want to hear, you say in a very posh English accent, "oh, pish posh". I have no idea where that comes from... but it is America. Who knows why.
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@uiruu Really? I've never heard anyone say 'pish posh' over here (UK). :)
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@1starshot September 1939 - December 1941. Technically two and a quarter years, if we're being pedantic... ;) :P
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Does anyone know the episode/series this clip is from? Don't think I've seen it and I would very much like to find it. Thanks!
Nonalir 1 week ago
@Nonalir This episode was first broadcast on BBC2, 15th January 2011
SapientiVerbum 1 week ago
I'm American, and please oh please don't hate on me too hard, but what exactly does posh mean? The impression I get from watching QI and other British comedy shows and stand up is that it means eloquent, upper class, kind of the stereotypical English stiff upper lip tea-drinking "mmm yes, quite." Is that it?
uiruu 1 month ago 42
@uiruu Yes!
SapientiVerbum 1 month ago 28