Ask the British (and apparently Australians too) about that and we might say meerkats are Russian on account of a very popular set of insurance TV advertisements.
That said, I haven't watched TV in earnest for a few years at this point, specifically before Russia fell from favour, so I'm not sure whether that's affected their popularity or not.
And I have no idea what we might have said prior to the ad campaign.
You're the only one to comment with the accent of a people of color. You read my comment and then picked an African animal and gave it the accent of one of the African countries where it lives.
Congratulations for proving me wrong after being aware of my comment. But your entry wasn't at all funny or enlightening, so we all lose.
31 Comments
TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 320d
Animals already have regional accents!
Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 320d
It’s been proven with cat’s meows. Distinct among various regions. And, they’re based on how human babies cry in those regions IIRC.
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 320d
Pidgins would be Italians 100%
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 320d
The Goodfeathers!
HerrVorragend@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 320d
Do you mean pigeons? If so, agreed.
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 7 pts · 320d
Pigeons would speak a pidgin language, obviously.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 319d
Would it be like "totes mid, fr, fr"? THAT pidgin?
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 318d
English is my 1st language, gimme a break!!
DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 320d
Koalas would be Bogan. "Luk at mee n ah'll scratch ye eyes owt ya pommy cant!"
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 319d
I think cats would have outrageously fake french accents.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 320d
Meerkat 100% would have posh British accents with how they look around.
palordrolap@fedia.io · 5 pts · 319d
Ask the British (and apparently Australians too) about that and we might say meerkats are Russian on account of a very popular set of insurance TV advertisements.
That said, I haven't watched TV in earnest for a few years at this point, specifically before Russia fell from favour, so I'm not sure whether that's affected their popularity or not.
And I have no idea what we might have said prior to the ad campaign.
zout@fedia.io · 1 pts · 319d
"I can't pee with an audience..."
ponderless@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 320d
I didn't need a reason to reread Redwall, but you just gave me one
Tangerine@scribe.disroot.org · 5 pts · 319d
This reminds me of The Wild Thornberrys.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 319d
I would expect roos to sound very stereotypically Aussie.
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 4 pts · 318d
Somehow I think ducks would have an accent like the old 'transatlantic' accent used by actors from the 1940s.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 318d
pigs would be speaking pig latin, dont know which accent though.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 318d
they would always be british for some reason.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 319d
In my mind Grizzly Bears sound like Maggie Smith.
Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 318d
Foxes would speak with a flemish accent.
DecentM@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 317d
Dogs - German (Huskies - Latino)
Cats - Finnish
Snakes - Parseltounge (yeah not a country but it's an accent anyway)
Rodents - British
Birds - Arabic
Bugs - Hungarian
Lions - French
Dolphins - American (new york specifically)
Squirrels - Russian
Fish - Indian (I'm under the water please send help)
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 1 pts · 318d
Cats would speak received pronounciation
AmidFuror@fedia.io · -10 pts · 320d
This encourages racist responses, but no one will notice until a people of color are involved.
SassyRamen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 319d
Stfu 🤦♂️
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 319d
What evidence do you have for that ?
/That'll do pig. That'll do.
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 0 pts · 319d
It was a prediction. We need to wait for the evidence.
So far groups mentioned have been Aussie, Brit, French, Italian, and Russian. At the time I made my comment it was Aussie and Italian only.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 319d
All racism is stereotyping, but maybe not all stereotyping is racist.
Moose would sound like John Goodman doing a decent accent.
Canada Geese could sound like peewee herman on meth.
Bears? Dunno.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 319d
Bears might sound like Nick Offerman (Ron from Parks & Rec)
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 318d
Giraffes will speak with a Tanzanian accent
Oh, no! How racist
Idiot
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 1 pts · 318d
You're the only one to comment with the accent of a people of color. You read my comment and then picked an African animal and gave it the accent of one of the African countries where it lives.
Congratulations for proving me wrong after being aware of my comment. But your entry wasn't at all funny or enlightening, so we all lose.