Part 2: Teaching Team USA athletes to speak cockney rhyming slang - Rosie Lee

As the London 2012 Olympic Games get closer, we thought you might like to see a different side to some of the athletes of the U.S. Olympic Team. Everyone has been busy preparing for the Games on the sporting field but what about off it? The athletes of Team USA want to be good guests and say thank you to Britain for hosting the Games. To get to know their London hosts, watch how they get on in a challenge to learn to speak proper 'Cockney.'.

For those of you who might not know the translation of the phrase, it means: "Now I'll stick on the kettle and make us a nice cup of tea." Fingers crossed for Team GB and Team USA athletes to win lots!

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[Nicole Laszlo]

hahaha "I don't want to hear you anymore"

[Susanne Collins]

Come on people don't take yourselves so seriously

[John Rambo]

The last one was the best!

[playsoccerallday11]

first of all...HAO WHERE YOU GO?

second of all

that was hilarious when she said(at the end) "I don't wanna hear you anymore"

[Fiona Callan]

wheres HAO? :(

[xo1love1hope1dreamxo]

It's funny, because they are trying to be friendly, they don't mean to insult anyone.

It's a JOKE.

I hear talk about how americans don't get british humour, but it looks as though you guys don't get american humour either.

'fuck off you septics'

'blah, our accent is beautiful, blah, this gives us a bad reputation'

'utterly dire'

Yeah, well, we tried. Not everything has to be negative, so relax. If you don't like it, don't watch the video. Cool?

[arosas97]

Why are people getting so upset over this? I wouldn't be offended if British Olympians tried doing southern accents. It's all in good fun.

[MultiStoryStudios]

OMG! Why show people this it gives us a bad reputation, Our accent is beautiful but this just ruins it!

[yyzable]

is that bricktop?

[ExaltedZapdos]

You be putting me in the markings. I'll have a go that I was harting for spartan back in me training ackology for little baby frogs and sprogs and fuzzy seals. Wanna square go mate? I'll batter yer cunt in <3 <3

[safarifirefoxchrome]

Why does that flag have the wrong number of stars?