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Anneisabitch t1_iy5flp4 wrote

Reply to comment by VintageJane in Mike White and ‘The White Lotus’ Stars Break Down That Jaw-Dropping Twist by ceaguila84

I think the accents in this show are an Easter egg themselves. The average American isn’t going to know Essex vs posh accents don’t happen in the UK.

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AzovApologist t1_iy64b9u wrote

Maybe 25 years ago, but British content has been really big in America since the mid aughts. We can definitely tell the difference between a slack-jawed chav and a posh aristocrat.

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ooouroboros t1_iy7c82f wrote

> Maybe 25 years ago,

PBS has been showing English shows for like 40 years. I learned a ot about British accents watching Monte Python.

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LittleLisaCan t1_iy9229l wrote

I can tell a difference between the two, but it never occurred to me before this show that the accents would be class related. I thought it meant they grew up in different areas

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VintageJane t1_iy5m467 wrote

I probably would not have gotten that either just a few years ago but my husband is 2nd generation Scottish American and grew up watching a lot of BBC programming and we’ve been watching it together in the 6 years we’ve been together so I’ve learned a bit more of the cultural nuances than I would have known otherwise

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bluetux t1_iy7oly9 wrote

American but caught the difference in accent from clips of people making fun of 'The Only way is Essex' and tiktoks

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