Is it easy to fake an American accent?

[Dylan]

Were you born in USA or the UK?

US. I left for the UK when I was 6 and returned when I was 18 to join the military.

 

[spikeman]

Here's what happens when the British and rednecks combine

[video=youtube;p73pt4adwmk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p73pt4adwmk[/video]

 

[Dylan]

Ahh, a lovely bit of Top Gear. If this is the one I am thinking of, they didn't have the best ideas for each others car designs

 

[ChicagoToffee]

There are 4 main accents in the US.

There is the average american, southern, Midwestern, and New York/Jersey accents. Someone add any if I missed some.

Not sure what average American is but I'll put that as Kansas - Nebraska.

Texan is it's own language.

Chicago / Boston - each city has it's own twang.

"It's a wicked pissah."

 

[mtnkill]

Youshe guys wunna play shtickbawl?

In my experience people from America will generally produce a South-East accent for 'English' which makes sense as it's probably the one that they're most exposed to. Can our US members enlighten me, do you have significant variations within small distances - eg. 40 miles?

In certain areas you can. For example the traditional Boston accent is much different than the old fashioned New Hampshire/Southern Maine accent. Think, "I paaked my caah in Haavad Yaad" vs. "Ayup, caan't get the-ya from he-ya". Maybe slightly more than 40 miles, but close.