It's a tiny ass island yet whenever a British person hears another British person they'll be like "Oi guvenor! I know exactly where in Merry-ol-England they are from! Clearly they're from Bovinshire-upon-Weavilton!" And Bovinshire-upon-Weavilton is a town like 10 minutes away from where they live.

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[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago (13 children)

This is normal. In fact there used to be more divergent dialects. Oh and americans speak like 17th century brits. The modern english accent is newer than the american one.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Americans speak a little like 17th-18th century Brits but honestly Devon or Cornwall is closest. Just talk literally like a pirate and you're mostly there. The John Adams tv series is painfully lib but gets that right.

Also if you go back to Henry Viii things start going Dutch/Frisian. which is concerning

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