Foreign perceptions of the UK?

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sethnintendo said:

Bristow9091 said:

sethnintendo said:

I think you have bad teeth and a horrible accent which is difficult to understand (especially those that live near Scotland).

Care to explain why?

Bad teeth is just an old stereotype which modern USA cartoons like Family Guy will not put to rest (so I just threw that out there since it was bound to be listed).

Difficult to understand is my personal belief.  While most English people I can understand (considering I speak English) there are those in the UK that have a very heavy accent (which I believe to be people that live more up north near the Scottish border).  Basically, they talk kind of fast but their accent makes it seem like all the words slur together so I have a hard time understanding.  Basically, if I watch any Guy Ritchie movies there are a few people in his movies that I would have to put the subtitles on for in order to understand what they are saying all the time.

You should watch some Rab C Nesbitt... an 80s/90s comedy about an alcoholhic Glaswegian.

It's a real challenge to figure out what he's saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm23WASu4LM