How recognisable is your local accent?

[19magic]

So I moved about 2 and a half hours away from my home city and virtually everyone knew where I was from. I remember there was this protest thing and I walked up to the police officer and I said so what's going on here then and in those six words he correctly said what city I was from. In the job I'm in now I answer phone calls and so many people have asked do you live in X by any chance and they've always got it right.

It's funny only one person has ever got it wrong, it was this guy who was flirting with me and asked if I was from cockney, it was actually quite funny. I then told my friends what he said and they were either speechless or laughing their asses off.

So do you get recognised a lot?

People always get it right

Most of the time people get it right

Meh it's in the middle

Occasionally people get it right

People never get it right

[Guardian45]

LOL! My maternal grandparents were Cockney: born within the sounds of the bells!

[19magic]

It was like comparing a bulldog with a terrier I mean sure we're both British but there's a big difference. Though I've always wondered if my regional accent is what Americans would consider posh or not lol

[Guardian45]

Americans are mostly poor judges of accents.

[Guardian45]

Which region are you?

[19magic]

South west of good ol England, aka country. I love watching Hollywood movies and watching the British gags they're hilarious but I sound so different from them that I wonder if I'm still recognisable as British

[Guardian45]

I loved Bournemouth

[Guardian45]

Thanks for MHG!

[Lliam]

I've lived in California all my life. Californians don't have an accent. LOL jk

[Guy13]

People know where I am from…. there’s no mystery when I speak.