Stoke-On-Trent Accent sounds horrible?

Question

Im from Stoke-On-Trent, England and well I speak with a stokie accent and though I don't speak all this slang I find when I go on wikipedia I always hear the people using duck and code or ode. And that's quite annoying.
But I never really thought people bothered with our accent, I didn't even know most people knew about Stoke and then I go on the internet and apparently we have a really horrible accent?
Well I have to admit, when I hear our accents on video recordings or something it doesn't sound like the nicest of accents as far as they go. But seriously, what's so bad about it?
Also I don't think we sound like brummies, they talk slower than us and my teacher was from Birmingham and he did not have our accent. Also ive heard we sound really dumb?!
Personally I achieve good marks in school. What do you think of the Stokie Accent? Lol- for some reason ive got really conscious about the way I speak, trying to extend my vocabulary but I can't change my accent. I also hear we sound like brummie and liverpool put together and another one? But I forgot what it is now.

Answer 1

I personally prefer midland and northern English accents to southern English accents (particularly the 'posh' ones that you hear in movies).



I just feel English accents from further up north have more character and are just more interesting to listen to. For men in particular the midland/northern accents just make them sound more masculine....'posh' accents are too feminine and frankly I can't take a guy seriously when his voice is more feminine than mine. haha



PS- nothing is worse than my Chicago accent. Look up "Bill Swerski's Superfans" and you'll know what I'm talking about. Yikes! Be glad you have your accent and not mine!

Answer 2

Not to me as I grew up with a Stokie parent! I thought "duck" was a term of endearment rather than slang; we heard it all the time between our two well-educated parents.

Personally I dislike the two other accents you mention and think yours is much less distinct and easier to understand 'down south'.

Stoke City have made tremendous progress in league football and Stoke is already famous for producing Stanley Matthews, the potteries and the bloody marvellous Staffordshire Oatcakes so be proud of your heritage!

Answer 3

Lol whilst british each physique is placed on television they often have a fancy accessory thats prob why you think of all of us sound like idiots. yet I stay in London, the place the posh accessory originates from, yet i've got in no way met all of us who talks like that. basically like usa theres looooads of distinctive accents. however the posh one is undesirable I might desire to agree.

Answer 4

I'm a northerner living in the South, and hate the Derbyshire accent. Anywhere else is ok, as long as they're not talking b*****s!

Answer 5

There is nothing wrong with the Stoke-on-Trent accent. To my ears, it's a lot better than Estuary.

Answer 6

I'm Black Country and proud of it accent and all. What we don't have in posh accents we make up for in brains.

Answer 7

...and you've got such a posh MP too