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Dudley people have their say on Black Country accents
Express & Star
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18/11/2024
We asked the people of Dudley where they think has the strongest accents in the Black Country.
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00:00
I'm Alastair Howard.
00:02
Nice to meet you guys. So are you from the college here then?
00:04
Yeah.
00:04
And are you from the Black Country?
00:05
Yeah.
00:06
Whereabouts?
00:07
I'm from, um, I'm Russell's Hall.
00:09
Oh, Russell's Hall, yeah.
00:10
Just outside Dundley.
00:11
Just outside Dundley?
00:12
No, Milkenbank.
00:13
Lovely. So where do you guys think then has the strongest accent in the Black Country or in Dundley?
00:21
Like, to the point where you can barely understand it?
00:25
Probably some parts of Newcastle.
00:27
Wolverhampton! That's surprising. Yeah, what do you guys think?
00:31
Probably Wolverhampton.
00:32
Wolverhampton, really? Well, I guess because you're from here, I think it's...
00:35
Do you think they've got a different accent to what you've got over here then?
00:38
Yeah, definitely.
00:39
Yeah. How do you think it's different to here?
00:42
It's a strong accent.
00:44
Not in a bad way.
00:47
Each to their own.
00:48
Yeah.
00:49
Where's got the strongest accent in the Black Country?
00:53
I'm not sure.
00:54
Go on.
00:56
Action?
00:57
Yeah, like, really strong.
01:01
I don't really know.
01:03
Where are you from yourself?
01:05
I'm from Bledmere.
01:06
Yeah?
01:07
Bledmere.
01:08
How about Tipton?
01:10
Oh!
01:12
Probably Tipton.
01:14
What's your name?
01:15
Cliff.
01:16
Cliff, where do you think the strongest accent is from in the Black Country?
01:19
Tipton.
01:20
Tipton!
01:21
Why is that?
01:23
It's Tipton from everybody else.
01:25
Thanks, Cliff. Cheers.
01:28
So, yeah, I've only moved here a year ago.
01:30
Well, I mean, you've only just moved here, though. Have you heard how strong the accent is around here?
01:35
Yeah.
01:36
But you can make out what people are saying, can't you?
01:38
Just about.
01:39
Just about make it out.
01:40
So, where are you two living now at the moment?
01:42
I live on Ren's, well, Ren's Nest.
01:45
Oh, Ren's Nest.
01:46
Yeah.
01:47
And how was it around there for you when you moved there from...
01:50
Where did you come from originally?
01:51
Newcastle.
01:52
Newcastle, okay!
01:53
Yeah.
01:54
And so how did you find adapting to people's accents around here?
01:57
I'm just about still adapting.
01:59
Just like they're adapting to my language as well, so it's...
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