Bristol Accents

[@eXiLe824]

Wow a city full of people who talk like Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob.

[@aleksarlett213]

As a Bristolian that makes me very happy

[@krus3997]

As a Bristolian myself I’d just like to say…. “Cheers babber that made my day”

[@therandomshowthing8413]

yo larks' tongues in aspic profile picture

[@monah5532]

Something that struck me: How young the elderly interviewees sound.

[@RD-ht6go]

The manner in which they speak is no longer young, sadly.

[@insanelyrandom]

im a bristolian & i now live in scotland & i regulary get mistaken for an american

[@karenmorris8899]

I think some of native North Carolinians on the coast must be descendants of Bristolians. My grandfather, a fisherman born in North Carolina, had a very similar accent.

[@Bella-fz9fy]

@@karenmorris8899Don’t forget the Bristolian accent is basically a West Country accent,which stretches down through most of South Western England,including Somerset,Devon etc.A lot of American settlers from England would have come from there.

[@benirw1n]

When I started trying to figure out how to do Stephen Merchant's accent, it was so hard to pinpoint how to do it. I looked up where he was born and here I am, figuring out more about what Bristol accents sound like.

[@themaggattack]

Me too! Apparently Stephan Merchant is the gateway to the Bristol accent. Lol

[@cannister7able]

It's very particular . His is a good example. I always think it's like a general West Country accent but with a sprinkling of a child. I can't really explain

[@benirw1n]

@@cannister7able over time I've come to hear it as more of an Irish accent with a little bit of English mixed in (I'm thinking of a "generic" English accent - I'm not familiar with the difference between most English accents).

[@emmajones3131]

When I first moved to Bristol 2006 the accent seemed so strong .. Not now though I love Bristol and Bristol people x Bristol looks after its people

[@GoksBangets]

01:20 turn on your subtitles...and read her name, thank me later

[@jonnyh1917]

Thank you 🤣🤣🤣

[@n17whlronnie92]

😂

[@yanum5242]

I can‘t breathe hahahahahha 😂😂

[@RyanRizico]

The thing is i actually cannot work out for the life of me what her actual name is, she is forever super gay :'D too funny

[@shahee6579]

@@RyanRizico Sue Bergin

[@nathanjordon6950]

I live in England and I had no idea that this accent existed. Does anyone else hear like a slight Irish twang in this accent? For ages I was confident Stephen Merchant was Irish and only recently found out that this was where he was from. I really love it, it's a good accent.

[@Ivy3h]

I also live in England and I thought this was more of a cornish accent, I didn't realise people from Bristol spoke like this.

[@goldytwatus1674]

Are you slow?

[@nathanjordon6950]

@@goldytwatus1674 No, I've won lots of races.

[@JuhoSuomi9571]

as a canadian all I can think of is hagrid

[@animatrix1490]

I keep reading comments that say this accent sounds American. I can basically guarantee that none of those comments were made by Americans. :)

[@Nicolacurran1]

I'm Irish and I don't think it sounds American at all!

[@multimillionaire8489]

I can see why as in USA the DEEP SOUTH ACCENT IS SIMILAR.. check in KZbin ;). Deep South accent. I’ll see a cute girl speaking . Nice FUNNY . I said all this in a Irish accent??? CAN U GUESS WHERE IN IRELAND

[@kaleeshsynth9994]

It sounds like a bridge to American and British accents.

[@Lee-ii9mk]

listen to the Cornish accent it’s more closer to a southern american accent

[@2jcward]

I’m American and it sounds American to me. Especially the Maryland area

[@StormyJBlake]

The Bristolian accent is so lovely!

[@saintofcourtiers]

Oh nononono ;-; our accent is terrible

[@boring5718]

BitchesBoredOfLifeProductions It sounds like a pirate

[@mycuppatea6108]

I hate my Bristolian accent ahah :(

[@zoedark7101]

I'm Bristol and now live in Wales.Bristol isn't very friendly and the council estates are rough.The welsh are much friendlier.

[@PhilosophyTakeaway]

The Bristol accent sounds great and the phrases too. I'm from London, me pals say 'alright me babber' all the time , always with affection :)

[@bondinvisible]

Sounds almost like the Newfoundland accent

[@gaeshows1938]

ahoy there me hearty

[@alexandrawordsworth9639]

I love it. My family mothers side live there and lovely people. Always feel at home with this accent

[@geddonmeansome9834]

Why do Americans think that every UK accent sounds Irish, they don't.

[@KaixuanLiA]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@williamsmyth3181]

I went to Bristol, and was surprised that everyone talked like Farmer Pickles from bob the builder.... Apart from that, I found people are wonderfully friendly, and talkative!

[@am74343]

Myself, being from the USA (New York's Hudson Valley), I find this variety of British English to be very easily understood. It's almost like a softer version of Irish.

[@tiatamirapaul]

Why does the first person sound like Hagrid ?¿

[@corleth2868]

I'm not sure that he does (Hagrid is a bit further SW accent wise than Bristol) but he did play rugby for England in the 1980's.

[@varthikes53]

This is great! I had chosen Bristol as the hometown for the main character and his family in my upcoming book. This will help me get an idea of how the characters should sound.

[@notnice-9623]

so how's the book going?

[@varthikes53]

@@notnice-9623 Two more chapters to go.

[@notnice-9623]

@@varthikes53 excellent, keep up the good work also, post a link when you're done, I'd like to read it one day

[@varthikes53]

@@notnice-9623 Certainly. I'll eventually post a sample chapter or two on Wattpad and Goodreads.

[@notnice-9623]

@@varthikes53 been a while you still here?

[@annia3685]

I'm not sure why the Americans think it sounds like an American accent. I think they're always expecting Cockney or RP and because this accent has some superficial features that are found in American accents, they think it's American. I've lived in the US South. The West Country has flatter sounds and a more defined 'r' than other accents in the UK. Americans don't say 'spoiderrr' (arachnid) like Bristolians do.

[@joesmith8875]

The accent sounds American like because it is spoken some what flat and the speakers do not front their "O"s and do pronounce their "R"s.

[@_Meng_Lan]

Bristol is friendly all round, but some inside themselves are quite hard inside their hearts. A protective layer

[@paultagney6821]

I was born in Bristol, 29 October 1945 , at 24.West Mall which was a birthing house then. Close to the suspension bridge. I've lived most of me loife in Canader, but oi kin av me accent back roight away when Oi'm in Blighty 😂

[@caleb1413]

Almost sounds like a hybrid of American and Scottish.

[@bondinvisible]

Blackbeard the pirate was from Bristol

[@calebbrooks1037]

I find it hilarious that the beginning of the "Gay" section is the most replayed

[@NotYourFri3nd]

When she said I now live in brislinghton it was so weird to see the road by Burger King cause I drive past that everyday😂

[@mrpigeon589]

Yeah it sounds similar to the generalized American accent, the pronunciation of the o is a bit different though.

[@cannister7able]

What?

[@SoupukTgirl]

I’m from Bristol but now live in Cornwall and my accent is less Bristolian and is now more Cornish over the years

[@nicesongssazwarr3704]

"the best thing about where i live is my neighbours" Who tf loves there neighbours that much? Her neighbour probably hates her because she never stops talking about her. Bless her cotton socks.

[@dannave7816]

Does nobody in Bristol work?...

[@ah795u]

Gurt lush!

[@ajaytheclassicalmusicfan5752]

Gareth Chilcott sounds like a pirate

[@britzzbandit7102]

the first one, i wonder if he lives near the asda

[@corastone9820]

Do you?

[@ajaytheclassicalmusicfan5752]

Sesame Street's Telly Monster has a Bristolian accent.

[@sarahbircher7757]

Bromley heath where I was brought up ❤

[@louiseschmidt4862]

Omg such a good accent

[@tomato-yw9qf]

it's amazing

[@annabellecarter6067]

Born and red in bristol city football club.

[@DermotKimmage14]

The guy sounds like Hagrid

[@hanahajkova9693]

my name is Hana i love bristol

[@wecandoit740]

All right my lover

[@cheese-pt8ny]

I GO TO HENBURYYYYYYYYY but it’s called Blaise high now ;-;

[@n17whlronnie92]

Sounds nothing like Bristol bears 🐻

[@paullafferty1411]

I must admit Bristol is amazing city, just moved from the Midlands, this city needs protecting, its had not suffered the damaging effect of mass migration, it still has that community feel, it feels safe, snd the people are nice. It nothing like cities like Birmingham Coventry, Bristol should have some form of protection

[@ahmedalmeleh]

The 18 year old girl sounds dreamy

[@GhostofEnoch]

No she doesn't, you perv.

[@hispaniolan9327]

i hear so much similarities with the American accent

[@hongdaxu6169]

Hispaniolan 93 many

[@Rosie6857]

That's about it - nothing else. The intonation is totally different.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

1:20 Gay?! XD

[@beastmr919]

a lot like american accent

[@AlexOjideagu2]

Lots of the first American immigrants came from Bristol

[@Insperato62]

No (some) East coast Americans sound like Bristol. Bristol came first by many, many centuries.

[@xmisteralex]

I'm learning American english but this accent sounds understandable for some reason.

[@andrewhart3906]

Gert yarrr

[@terrortower666]

Gay?

[@keirbourne5323]

really think the bristol accent is the worst accent of the UK.. even worse than Brum or geordie.

[@leoalbppri80]

Sounds Irish