To ask if you like the Cockney accent?

[StaceySt]

I've known my partner since our teenage years but we've only got together as a couple since 2021. I had a crush on him when we were teenagers but he then dated someone else in the group. As I got to know him I grew up love his decent, straightforward personality and I realised his accent was very 'Blimey, Guv'nor!' - but I loved it! In the intervening years his accent hasn't been modified at all - my accent is closer to the generic South East England accent FWIW.

No, I'd never tell anyone to their face, but I hate London and SE England accents. I honestly don't think I could live with anyone who spoke like that; it would drive me nuts. For reference, I'm from NW England, have a Geordie dad, am married to someone also from NW England, and have lived in Scotland for over 25 years. So it's not really an issue.

No don't like it and I was brought up around it but I don't really have the local accent.

This is going to sound so ignorant, but I don't know the difference between an Essex accent and a cockney accent ! Are they not the same ? What is Danny dyers accent ?

Depends on the bit of bermondsey still, that's where I'm from. Agree about the age cut off generally though, it's a dying accent.

Hate it, my partner is of English heritage but not born in London and dislikes that dialect.

They do sound very similar to be fair. Danny Dyer's is Cockney. My partner's accent is pretty much identical to Danny Dyer's

I love the Geordie accent !

He sounds like a mix tbf 😅

Proper Cockney, yes. But as a pp said, it's dying out now.
Essex isn't Cockney.
Estuary is awful.

I'm a Cockney, but my DF told me I should lose the accent if I wanted to get on in the world.
He was right at the time, but it doesn't seem so important now.
I still slip back if I'm with others.

Ah that's interesting - did your DF give a reason as to why he thought that?

My partner was always very popular as a teen - I've always found the accent attractive

No its horrible

The only English accent I like is the Liverpool one. It's beautiful.

It was true ! The accent was seen as very lower class, & denoting lesser intelligence. Not just Cockney though.
Listening to the radio or the TV & all you heard was "BBC English", unless it was an actor playing a shop-worker, lorry driver, etc.

The thing I dislike about the cockney accents (and a few others from close by) is the use of the 'w' sound instead of an "L", as in girl or male. Like their mouth can't be bothered to finish the word!

No I don't like it. The Northern accent is nice.

I love the cockney accent. I love all the different accents of the uk, apart from RP really.

No I don’t like it. The cockneys I’ve known seem to speak very loud though and I think that’s probably more the issue for me.

I might like a more softly spoken cockney accent. 🤔

Theres not many English accents I do like. 😬

I know what you mean - but to my partner it's not girl it's 'gel' (with the w sound you describe )

I'm not a cockney fan but I do love a man with Received Pronunciation.

Ah must admit I do like RP!

Me too

I think it's lovely! Especially south and north London. I could never actually demonstrate the differences myself but so distinct!

Leo Woodall is a Londoner putting on an Essex accent for that role. He was incredibly sexy that character, I fell for his charms too.

Love RP.