British vs American slang

[DiricLover]

I find it weird how it's sooooo different.
The Canadian slang is actually very similar to the British one probably because they're both heavily influenced by patois since there are a lot of Jamaicans/Caribbeans who live there. When I say British I mean London, Birmingham, Manchester mainly

 

[Inactive]

Only Somalis in surrounding neighborhoods in Toronto sound like that (Dixon/Kipling).

 

[Hawkish]

Why is it weird? Like you said UK and Canadian slang is heavily influenced by Caribbeans while American Slang is not.

 

[DiricLover]

Only Somalis in surrounding neighborhoods in Toronto sound like that (Dixon/Kipling).

I thought it was more like scarbrough?

 

[Inactive]

I thought it was more like scarbrough?

They sound like normal Canadians.

I only encountered the west city people sounding like that.

Maybe I'm wrong. @Realwarya @Xayd @Duchess

 

[Bernie Madoff]

scarborough has the most jamaicans early times. But yeah its all of toronto not just dixon/kipling.

 

[DiricLover]

Why is it weird? Like you said UK and Canadian slang is heavily influenced by Caribbeans while American Slang is not.

Because there are a lot Jamaicans who live in America, so why aren't they influenced?

 

[Bernie Madoff]

Because there are a lot Jamaicans who live in America, so why aren't they influenced?

cause africa america has a culture there. While brits and canada only got africans/Caribbean as the black people living there.

 

[angrycat]

Because there are a lot Jamaicans who live in America, so why aren't they influenced?

there arent really that much. american slang is mostly influenced by AA

 

[DiricLover]

cause africa america has a culture there. While brits and canada only got africans/Caribbean as the black people living there.

That's true

 

[Hawkish]

Because there are a lot Jamaicans who live in America, so why aren't they influenced?

Nowhere near AA who have been there for centuries.

 

[Inactive]

@Realwarya do you sound like that?

 

[Bernie Madoff]

@Realwarya do you sound like that?

no i sound like a white boy

 

[Freebandz]

I remember the good old days when americans=us citizens not Canadians

 

[Bernie Madoff]

I remember the good old days when americans=us citizens not Canadians

ma nigga you just got your citizenship relax

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

I love New York slang, especially Brooklyn accent and slang.

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

ma nigga you just got your citizenship relax

He lied, he didn't get the citizenship. His dumb ass didn't pass the naturalization test.


@Freebandz

 

[Freebandz]

ma nigga you just got your citizenship relax

been citizen since 2010/11
yall nikkas stay jacking our style

 

[Freebandz]

I love New York slang, especially Brooklyn accent and slang.

your a no one cares

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

your a no one cares

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