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schmendrik
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« on: October 01, 2008, 10:22:12 AM »

OK, I'm going to make myself look like an idiot and ask this question, which I think millions of Americans want to know.

As you probably are aware, a lot of Americans confuse the Cockney and Australian accents. I thought I could tell the difference, but there's a character in advertisements whose accent I just can't decide. It's a gecko used by the insurance company Geico. A lot of people refer to him as Cockney, my wife and I are convinced it's Australian (or at least supposed to be).

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geico+gecko&search_type=&aq=f

Which is it? Or is it something else? Or is it just a very bad version of Australian done by an American? Or what?

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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2008, 10:33:25 AM »

The gecko is voiced by Englishman Jake Wood.

As for the differences in accents, I can easily tell them apart.  I spent a month in Australia and dated an Aussie chick, so the Aussie accent is very familiar to me.
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2008, 10:39:54 AM »

The gecko is voiced by Englishman Jake Wood.


Which doesn't completely answer the question as to what accent he's doing, since actors aren't necessarily doing their native accent. But I suppose the "East Enders" credit suggests Cockney.

As for the differences in accents, I can easily tell them apart.  I spent a month in Australia and dated an Aussie chick, so the Aussie accent is very familiar to me.



And so your verdict on the gecko is...?
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« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2008, 10:42:47 AM »

It sounds like he's doing both accents.
In one sentence, it sounds like an English accent.  In the next it sounds like Aussie.
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« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2008, 10:50:32 AM »

Cockney, man I hate cockney's too  Hatred
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« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2008, 01:20:49 PM »

Ever notice that the gecko had a more sophisticated accent, then adopted the Cockney?  .  Historically, the East End accent was not the accent fo the well-to-do or educated.  Culturally, its akin a spokes lizard adopting a brooklyn plumber's accent to sell you insurance
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« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2008, 06:21:19 PM »


Definitely British, not Aussie.  It's all about the upper inflections: the Brit cockney accent has more up tones in it and the slang and terms, whilst easily adopted by anyone really, is a very British way of speaking.  Or at least in the one I saw.
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