To be upset at a friend imitating/making fun of my DD's accent?

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We live "up North" and our children all have a slight regional accent, which I think it's actually quite endearing.

We had friends over to stay who live in the South of England, and when my DD said something, one of them piped up "she has a right northern accent, hasn't she?" in a real mockery tone, imitating the accent in an exaggerated/mickey taking way?

I was really upset and stone silenced her. Am I BU to be hurt at a supposed friend making fun of my DD's accent, especially in front of her?

I don't think she will have meant to offend,,but I agree she probably shouldn't have said it in front of your DD (hopefully DD is too little to have taken anything to heart).
My f-i-l mimics my DD1's accent because she speaks with a posh accent. This is a complete anomily as my husband and I both have regional accents, tho mine isn't strong. If you heard her speak you would think she was royal. She is 11,I think he is totally out of order but I know he doesn't mean anything by it.

Oooh, whereabouts in Warrington are you moving to Kreecher? I live there and you can normally tell what part of town somebody comes from by their accent. Changes from broad scouse one end of town to proper Coronation St the other, and then lapses into Mrs Bucket stylee posh across the water.

Ahh I don't think she meant anything by it- my aunt is from London and forever taking the piss out of my Manchester tones!

I am northern and moved down south a long time ago. I have a handful of friends, who all know each other, who constantly do this.

They always greet me with 'Hullo Norrrrthern Porrrrtalooooooo'

They then told their DC that my name was 'Norrrthern Porrrrtalooo' and the name has stuck. Not only do my friends try to mimic my accent when they address me, now their DC also do, and everyone falls about laughing, abit like they do on peppa pig

I don't tend to find it as funny as they do, mainly because they sound so silly, elongating all the sounds and exaggerating them.
Strangely, the DC don't believe my name is just 'Portaloo', they really believe my first name is 'Norrrthern'.

I suppose it was mildly amusing to begin with, but now it has been going on for years, and the novelty has clearly never worn off. I just wear a tight smile and don't give it much thought. (Well, I didn't until I read this thread)

I suppose it's like anything, it may be amusing at first, but it does get tiresome rather quickly. I have gone past the tiresome stage and now it's just like water off a ducks back.

It's strange what amuses some people and for how long it amuses them for.

YANBU to laugh at and mock anyone's accent, adult or child is EXTREMELY rude - but then some people are indeed, very rude.

While a thick skin is needed in life; a grown-up should never make fun of a child.

It all depends on what the tone was.

My best friend is northern, we take the piss out of each other's accents all the time, how to say bath, grass etc. But of course we don't take offence.

However when we moved to Gloucestershire DD picked up a real oooh arrr accent (funnily enough despite the fact she lived in Devon previously she had no accent at all) and my mum took the piss completely and called her a farmer. And that pissed me off, but my mother was all sneery about it, and I think that's what it was.

OP Chill out!

My DSis and I have different accents to my DM (Welsh) and DF (Northern). When younger, we all took the mickey out of each other!!!

My DG was always taking the mickey out of my accent from when I was very young. It just used to crack me up!

When my old friends from childhood hear my DDs strong regional accent (we live in a different area to where I grew up), they always comment on it, although in a nice way.

I love the diversity. I have Uni friends from all over the UK and we are always impersonating each others accents. It's funny - get a sense of humour.