^^ @garygroundwork and @lush1
Its a great accent, not really heard in London anymore, the accent you'll hear in inner-city London has been altered due to immigration into a combination of cockney, Caribbean patois and Indian/Pakistani accents. Its known as 'Jafaican' or more correctly Multicultural London English. Its not a nice accent, and watch any 'urban' Brit film in recent years you'll notice it immediately. That said, 'youths' of all races speak in it. Although, I suspect some will drop it when at home or at a job interview!
Due to white flight, Essex is where you'll hear the traditional cockney accent these days, as Lush pointed out!
Its a great accent, not really heard in London anymore, the accent you'll hear in inner-city London has been altered due to immigration into a combination of cockney, Caribbean patois and Indian/Pakistani accents. Its known as 'Jafaican' or more correctly Multicultural London English. Its not a nice accent, and watch any 'urban' Brit film in recent years you'll notice it immediately. That said, 'youths' of all races speak in it. Although, I suspect some will drop it when at home or at a job interview!
Due to white flight, Essex is where you'll hear the traditional cockney accent these days, as Lush pointed out!
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