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I'm just watching an old 1996 Canidaian film called Fargo ...Do Canadians all say Yar so much in real life...A Question for Jamie me Think's

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Posted - April 16, 2020

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  • 11087
    It's not a Canadian film. It was filmed in Minnesota in the US where I live. The accents in the film are mostly authentic, just somewhat exaggerated. 
      April 16, 2020 7:24 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I was quite shocked at finding out it from an American state....does everyone talk like that there ? It's just so different and such a slow way of talking ,it also has no hint of an an American accent at all..more from Sweden or Norways based  countries I would say...
      April 17, 2020 5:26 AM MDT
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  • 11087
    Minnesota has a strong heritage of Swedes and Norwegians. You may have noted that the surnames of the people in the movie reflect that. Like I said, it is an exaggeration of our way of talking, and here in the less rural area the accent is hardly noticeable. Most native Minnesotans like myself do tend to use some of the expressions like 'Yah, you betcha' at times.  Just like in the UK, there are many different American accents.
      April 17, 2020 7:35 AM MDT
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  • 53524

      Yep, yabethca, doncha know?

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      April 17, 2020 7:52 AM MDT
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  • 11087
    That's different.
      April 17, 2020 8:57 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Oh no....All proper people over ere in Blighty talk loike me...and only real londoners talk and rite loike I do does...
    we'all talks loike h'our Queen fing :) 
      April 17, 2020 10:51 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Does everyone where you live say "Blimey!" and talk like this?
      April 17, 2020 10:56 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Get it rite Stew....it proper term is Gore Blimey ...has Yew should well know buy now ...:) This post was edited by Nice Jugs at April 17, 2020 2:53 PM MDT
      April 17, 2020 10:59 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Everything I know about English history, accents, and dialects comes from MPFC!
      April 17, 2020 11:11 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Best way to make any sense out of US Brits I wood say....:)D 
      April 17, 2020 2:57 PM MDT
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