And the really scary thing...

[azurelunatic]

First reaction to hearing wibbble: "Oh, that's Darkside's accent."

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[sionainn.livejournal.com]

Darkside has a Scottish accent?

[azurelunatic]

He has many accents.

He spent significant time abroad (military brat) so he can do British, Scottish, and Irish, very well.

Mmmmf.

His default accent is vaguely American, though.

[sionainn.livejournal.com]

Regarding our convo the other night about the four "strikes" against him?

In which country was he primarily raised? This might explain the phantom fifth strike I kept trying to come up with. Or maybe it's because I have five fingers and I really wanted that round number.

[azurelunatic]

Germany.

[sionainn.livejournal.com]

I'll have to ask Bob how customs vary for friendships and the like. I wonder..... ya know?

[azurelunatic]

Also, he was called "Mr. Spock" for good reason when he was a kid.

[wibbble]

*grins*

There's not such thing as a 'British' accent. ;o)

Also, technically, 'Scotland' is a part of 'Britain'.

My accent is a Greenock accent. It's noticeably different from an Edinburgh accent, vastly different from, say, an Islay accent. It's also not quite the same as a Glasgow accent, but I can pass as Glaswegian, since it's /almost/ the same.

[azurelunatic]

Darkside can do the "cultured English accent" thing that goes over well with the ladies, like James Bond only a bit more so.

His Scottish accent is similar to yours, only not quite so heavy.

Neither of them would probably sound utterly authentic to you, as it's been a while for him.

[wibbble]

Upper-class English. 'Queen's English'. Perhaps as far as RP - Received Pronunciation.

[azurelunatic]

Whatever it is, it's dreamy.

[wibbble]

*ponders*

Was his father stationed at the base at Holy Loch?

I'm thinking to think of other US military bases here... that one was near my home town, so it's the only one I know.

[azurelunatic]

I don't know.

He spent more time in Germany.