Nephew

thnom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXzaLjB4fQU

This is my nephew, 4, working in Photoshop and 3ds max I was impressed at how easily he picked stuff up and remembered, like changing colours and to save (quite hard for a young-en). He also realised when he pressed save, it automatically updated max

ScoobyDoofus

What the fuck kind of accent do you have? It sounds like your speaking another language.

I have a hard time getting adults to understand Max + Photoshop, so thats pretty great! Aint kids grand?

Eric Chadwick

Little kids rock, they pick things up so fast, and they don't forget.

SHEPEIRO

thats a leeds accent aint it, almost is another language

i think you should introduce him to Zbrush next, no really

Gmanx

The kid's got talent.. and he's a Yorkshireman too - Bonus! You speak like I do when I'm phoning my folks back home in Armley.

Kids that age are the best. Everything's genuine.

thnom

haha shep, that be Leeds aye

gman: I'm from Bramley, next door to Armley

SHEPEIRO

gmanx- you in mank land?

Gmanx

Shep: Yup I'm here on the sunny Isle of Man. Centre of the civilised world, and gaming mecca....not.

Thnom: My family back home is massive. Chances are your rubbing shoulders with my lot in the pub.

TomDunne

Chunkey

haha and I'm in Pudsey, next to Bramley, which is next to Armley! :P

We all need to go out for a beer some time :P

Daz

It's so cute how Americans expect Brits to sound like Hugh Grant!

Funny vid thnom, thanks for sharing.

ScoobyDoofus

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It's so cute how Americans expect Brits to sound like Hugh Grant!
Funny vid thnom, thanks for sharing.

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Nah, Ali-G.

Seriously though, I just expect it to be intelligable. Its like talking to many of our European brethren who, while they are speaking English, my ears are so unaccustomed to the accent & dialect, it sounds like gibberish.

Its also cute how Uk'ers (British, Scottish, Irish) are so sensitive about things like accent or the region from whence they hail and the like. Or when Americans say "Im scottish & german", they get offended, or some such nonsense, when the American chap OBVIOUSLY means that is their ancestry.

Daz

Well, it's all about exposure of course. I dunno that I'd agree with the accent sensitivity critique. I was just making an observation based on my own personal experiences (moving to America as a Brit, nobody could understand me, and I guess that took me by surprise). As for regional sensitivity, it's obvious why they're sensitive about that! (to us at least). No proud Scotsman would ever want to be mistaken for an Englishman, etc.

As for your second point, I admit that when that happens (an American proudly pronouncing their ancestry to me) that I find it bizarre indeed, (i don't understand the motives for doing so) but I sure as hell am NOT, like you say, *offended* by it. It's just weird, that's all. You're American, why complicate matters?

ScoobyDoofus

Well, my mother was born on the boat over from Ireland, and my grandmother(RIP) had a thick Irish accent, so the culture is still alive & strong in my family.
She and I both have red hair, green eyes, fair skin, raging drunks, etc.

As for sensitivity, I just mean you're sensitive TO it, not really ABOUT it. As in, a brit can say "oh, from your accent I can tell youre from South Wales" whereas I cannot tell the difference between a Texan & Floridian accent, or New Jersey & New York.
From what I understand, I think that stems from accent being an indicator of your "class" in UK society, yes?

Anyway, I re-listened with a more careful ear to the vid, and was able to decipher what he was saying 90% of the time. I think my inability to understand what the hell he was saying was combination accent & less than perfect audio recording.

Anywho, cheers all! Kids are cool, and maybe one day I'll find a young woman crazy enough to procreate with me, and I'll know the pleasures of child rearing myself.

Daz

Well, I think the sensivity *to* it, might be geographical. Compared to this vast chunk of land Im sitting on, the UK is tiny of course. In some parts of Britain you only need to travel 25 miles to hear a different accent. So I think it comes back to exposure more than class. But class might still be a factor too. Ever heard the British monarchy (particularly the Queen) talk? It's downright bizarre. Accents fascinate me for some reason.

ScoobyDoofus

Me too. Im FAMED amongst my family , friends and co-workers for the many accents & voices I can emulate. My GF begs me nearly every day to say stuff in funny accents. Australian, english, german, russian, mexican, celebrity/Cartoon voices, etc. (My Sean Connery is pretty good Im told)I dabbled in voice acting when I was younger so I suppose Im so verbose on the topic because it interests me quite a bit as well.

thnom

Accents are weird, some people pick up accents when they move around and some people live with other accents of people and don't pick up a thing. My mate has Irish parents (STRONG irish accents) and he speaks like me, different exposure tolerencies I guess.

I hope I don't lose a damn thing from mine, I'm happy to be British and even happier to be from Leeds.

Edit: Admittedly I do speak fast and mutter a fair bit so my voice isn't a fair reflection of the Leeds Accent

Ninjas

What I find funny is the redneck bumpkins around here that find understanding anything except the (mumbling, soft consonent) Okie accent impossible to understand. Then they get all pushed out of shape, as if okies have the most refined form of english ever invented, because they think people shouldn't have those "heavy" accents.

hawken

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What the fuck kind of accent do you have? It sounds like your speaking another language.

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