Do people in the English Midlands sound more like Northern or Southern English people?

[Oliver109]

Depends where. I sincerely doubt that the average person from Walsall is better-spoken than the average person from Chester LOL.

The Black country has a stronger accent than the entire rest of the Midlands probably because it is quite a historic dialect that has quite a few influences from old English, the Lancashire accent as you may well know is basically more a continuation of the west of England dialect with the strong Rs but with some more Northern influences.

[drb234]

(except maybe Chesterfield, which is practically Yorkshire anyway)

Lmao Sheffield has been trying to absorb us for ages but I assure you we are nothing like those barbarians

[Tooting Carmen]

Lmao Sheffield has been trying to absorb us for ages but I assure you we are nothing like those barbarians

Yeah, even between Northern Derbyshire (and Nottinghamshire) there is still a difference in accent from Sheffield.

[Oliver109]

Yeah, even between Northern Derbyshire (and Nottinghamshire) there is still a difference in accent from Sheffield.

The beast of Bolsover, remember him? had a discintly different accent to Sheffield, this is a Sheffield accent, has the flatter midland tones but a more northern melodic quality to it

[drb234]

Yeah, even between Northern Derbyshire (and Nottinghamshire) there is still a difference in accent from Sheffield.

the accents arent noticeably different in my opinion but I live in one of those shitty ex industrial towns north east of chesterfield that are part of the chesterfield borough rather than actual chesterfield so that might make things different.

[Tooting Carmen]

the accents arent noticeably different in my opinion but I live in one of those shitty ex industrial towns north east of chesterfield that are part of the chesterfield borough rather than actual chesterfield so that might make things different.

Worksop?

[Oliver109]

Worksop?

Hes from Derbyshire so probably around Barrow Hill

[Kess]

It depends on what part of the Midlands, as you would know.

+1

[drb234]

Hes from Derbyshire so probably around Barrow Hill

Very close, I'm from Staveley

[Oliver109]

Very close, I'm from Staveley

Ahh, i went once to an open day at Barrow hill depot, that's how i am familiar with the area lol.