AnnaMariaPetra Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yup, in Emmen. Born and bred. Brabant has funny accents too. The accent from the western part of Brabant is so different from the accent from the eastern part. My friend from the Efteling area has a lovely accent but I can't stand Hans Teeuwen's accent. Do you know Guido Weijers, the comedian? He is also from Brabant, with a very Brabant's accent. He had a sketch about people in important professions, like a policeman or a aeroplane-captain. Guido thinks they don't have power over people, talking Brabants: "This is your captain speaking, thank you for flying Transavia, Houdoe!" or a policeman from Brabant working in Amsterdam, the criminals will laugh in his face.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Hehe, I know him, yes... I think he is right, but in Brabant the Brabanders have the power! Do you know the (quite serious) campaign about het Twents? I think it's quite cool. I love het Twents although I have never learned it myself (but I can understand it very well after more than 30 years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 ;751747']ha ha it is me which is pointed out to him that one did not have to say to introduce his musicians after I gave him my drawing which it found incredible "incroyable" and after we sang to him the song Gig Girls you are wonderful' date=' with a small alternative of Me, Johnny and Melie [/quote'] What did he say when you told him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seren Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 He just sounds typically southern English to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Lily is rather cockney...not to the extent that I've heard it, but still. It's more like mockney. She's from the west side of town, not the east. It's all a bit fake. Speaking of Lily Allen - the spoken intro in the LDN video always makes me shiver. That intro makes me laugh. I love Can't Knock 'Em Out too, especially "no, it's not gonna happen. Not in a mill-i-on years." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Hehe, I know him, yes... I think he is right, but in Brabant the Brabanders have the power! Do you know the (quite serious) campaign about het Twents? I think it's quite cool. I love het Twents although I have never learned it myself (but I can understand it very well after more than 30 years). No, didnt hear of it yet. It's the same with me here in Drenthe: we live here for eight years now, I can understand their dialect quit well but I don't speak Drenths. (Never will because I don't want to.... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I also like how he sometimes pronounces his 'y' like 'ch' eg he says ch-yeah...and also his 'w' like a mix between 'w' and 'v'... it's so cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 i noticed on the red carpet, his accent was VERY, VERY British! he usually has a sort of twang, but there it was like....really british Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah_Lollipop Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 i noticed on the red carpet, his accent was VERY, VERY British! he usually has a sort of twang, but there it was like....really british I thought it sounded very British too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I thought it sounded very British too! good - im not going mad xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 i noticed on the red carpet, his accent was VERY, VERY British! he usually has a sort of twang, but there it was like....really british Probably because he hasn't been stateside in months. I wonder what Freddie sounds like after a few weeks on the west coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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