Everyone’s accent is just a bit different. And do not insult them by mixing them up. A scouser (person from Liverpool) sounds nothing like a Cockney (person from London—but don’t call them Cockneys, they’re Londoners!) But the accents are many. There’s London English and Cockney and Southeast British and Southwest British and Brummie and Northern English in Liverpool and Manchester and Welsh and Scottish English.
And God help you if you meet a Geordie. You may think you understand English (which is what Geordie claims it is) but you’ll probably only catch about every fifth word as recognizable. Anybody watch America’s Got Talent with Cheryl Cole? That’s a Geordie; she didn’t last long. No one could understand her, not even Simon. “It would be fun to go into town for a beer” sounds like “It waad be canny like te gan in te toon te hev a toon broon ale.” I found myself just nodding and laughing when I thought it appropriate when caught in a conversation with a Geordie. Although they are great people; they'll be the first to tell you that! ;)
And God help you if you meet a Geordie. You may think you understand English (which is what Geordie claims it is) but you’ll probably only catch about every fifth word as recognizable. Anybody watch America’s Got Talent with Cheryl Cole? That’s a Geordie; she didn’t last long. No one could understand her, not even Simon. “It would be fun to go into town for a beer” sounds like “It waad be canny like te gan in te toon te hev a toon broon ale.” I found myself just nodding and laughing when I thought it appropriate when caught in a conversation with a Geordie. Although they are great people; they'll be the first to tell you that! ;)