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Terrible British accent impressions
Oh, I have nothing to add to this converation.

Although, on the flip side, my wife made us watch "Abigail" a few weeks ago, and while I adore Dan Stevens, his American accent was absolutely horrible. Which is odd, because I think it's a lot more common for Americans to butcher British accents than for Brits to butcher American ones.
 
So…remember how in Saved by the Bell, they went to Bayside High and their rival was Valley High? I’m basically Bayside. I occasionally slip into surfer girl speak, especially when I’m very sleepy or excited. The work “like” creeps into my sentences way more than necessary, as does “totally,” which can also be a complete sentence in itself. Contrary to 80s stereotypes, no one has unironically used “gnarly” or “tubular” since 1988. NO ONE is immune from being called “dude.” Friends, romantic partners, children, pets, even my own mother.

Pro tip for non-Angelenos though: One thing that should never, EVER be done is call a beach person a valley girl. Especially if you value your life and/or dangly bits 😜

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The worst is when I send audios to people on here cause I'm talking to myself... Every sentence has a few "like" and "um"s. I say "dude" and "totally" regularly.

I don't think I've ever heard anyone in real life say tubular or gnarly.
 
Ugh…like gag me with a spoon! 😜

There are two in the greater LA area…the one they referenced (Glendale) was the other Galleria to me. I grew up near the South Bay Galleria 🌊 We avoided the valley like the plague
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The song is referencing the Sherman Oaks Galleria. Which was prominently displayed in Commando and was torn down and redeveloped in the 90’s.
 
It is my least favorite thing to be watching a British actor come on screen and our bland accent comes our of their mouth.
When it's done well it's a delight. Kate Winslet nailing the eastern Pennsylvania accent in "Mare of Easttown" was superb. But I have no idea what accent Dan Stevens was going for. It was mush.
 
Oh, I have nothing to add to this converation.

Although, on the flip side, my wife made us watch "Abigail" a few weeks ago, and while I adore Dan Stevens, his American accent was absolutely horrible. Which is odd, because I think it's a lot more common for Americans to butcher British accents than for Brits to butcher American ones.

It is my least favorite thing to be watching a British actor come on screen and our bland accent comes our of their mouth.
The worst thing for me was when the actor who plays Daredevil on the Netflix series made a cameo on She Hulk and slipped back into his British accent twice, even though his Daredevil character is supposed to be from Hell’s Kitchen, New York. It was so distracting and totally took me out of it. I mean…granted, the show was fucking terrible anyway and a consistent New Yorker accent wouldn’t have saved it, but still 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
So…remember how in Saved by the Bell, they went to Bayside High and their rival was Valley High? I’m basically Bayside. I occasionally slip into surfer girl speak, especially when I’m very sleepy or excited. The word “like” creeps into my sentences way more than necessary, as does “totally,” which can also be a complete sentence in itself. Contrary to 80s stereotypes, no one has unironically used “gnarly” or “tubular” since 1988. NO ONE is immune from being called “dude.” Friends, romantic partners, children, pets, even my own mother.

Pro tip for non-Angelenos though: One thing that should never, EVER be done is call a beach person a valley girl. Especially if you value your life and/or dangly bits 😜

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Like, “like” is totally like my favorite word. And I have no shame about it. Gnarly is always used ironically and always said in a Spicoli voice.
 
When it's done well it's a delight. Kate Winslet nailing the eastern Pennsylvania accent in "Mare of Easttown" was superb. But I have no idea what accent Dan Stevens was going for. It was mush.
Kate Winslett could do any accent and I'd just be happy to see her on-screen.

I will have to check out Abigail. He did a good job on Legion
The worst thing for me was when the actor who plays Daredevil on the Netflix series made a cameo on She Hulk and slipped back into his British accent twice, even though his Daredevil character is supposed to be from Hell’s Kitchen, New York. It was so distracting and totally took me out of it. I mean…granted, the show was fucking terrible anyway and a consistent New Yorker accent wouldn’t have saved it, but still 🤦🏻‍♀️
He is Irish irl I think... (nope. I was wrong)or he was on Boardwalk Empire. I need to watch She Hulk.
 
Kate Winslett could do any accent and I'd just be happy to see her on-screen.

I will have to check out Abigail. He did a good job on Legion

He is Irish irl I think... or he was on Boardwalk Empire. I need to watch She Hulk.
I enjoyed She Hulk: Attorney at Law, but I have been a fan of the comics for a long time.
 
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