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English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:26 pm
by tagh
I was waiting to board a plane at Heathrow the other day listening to the final announcements; the ground steward was announcing information about boarding as per usual. But, the person had a strong non Uk regional English accent and I could not understand what was said. Would it be wrong to expect a standard British English voice under these circumstances or is that seen as racism these days?
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:32 pm
by Quiksilver
It's not just an English thing, or even an accent one. At Bordeaux airport recently, two consecutive flights were called at the same gate and boarding instructions issued. The first one (a chap) was slow, clear, precise French and even I understood every word. The second one by a female was an unintelligible gabble. It was interesting to watch the confusion caused by the unintelligible one
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:38 pm
by beejay
tagh wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:26 pm
I was waiting to board a plane at Heathrow the other day listening to the final announcements; the ground steward was announcing information about boarding as per usual. But, the person had a strong non Uk regional English accent and I could not understand what was said. Would it be wrong to expect a standard British English voice under these circumstances or is that seen as racism thesendays?
You may have to explain "strong non Uk regional English accent"
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:48 pm
by tagh
Probably of the West Indies I would reckon.
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:03 pm
by Bayleaf
I struggle to understand some strong regional UK accents
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:09 pm
by tagh
East London and Brummie cause me problems and Chinglish sometimes.
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:43 pm
by MAD87
I struggle tto unnerstan most English accents, but most of the problems here I find are due to folk not being trained inn the use of a microphone. Most sound as if they're either trying to eat it or snog it.
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:09 pm
by Quiksilver
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:50 pm
by Pathca
Northern trains recorded announcements are in northern accents,reasonably understandable on the whole
English accents in public address systems
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:15 pm
by exile
I understand it's a recorded message @Pathca
Sorry it's been cancelled. If you wait an hour for the next one you might be lucky - or maybe not.