Like any other country, England is a country of many accents. If you study in London and decide to go and visit other areas, you might be surprised!
Have a go at listening to some of these:
Liverpool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pY08Jt_-E
Newcastle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhHLmhchLrU
London (East): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VosbyJa-JMs
Norfolk: mms://audio.bl.uk/media/learning/sounds/contemporarydialects/england/northelmham.wma
Yorkshire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScELaXMCVis
Manchester: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJZQjmLYfi8
Devonshire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jZCde9pvE
And from Scotland:
Glasgow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Tj7eezFJ8
Edinburgh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG3ezQUodao
And Wales:
Enjoy listening to some of these – which do you find the most difficult to follow?
Simon
I couldn’t make out a word of what the person from Newcastle was saying! So many dialects and so interesting. Great post. 🙂
Thanks!