Posted September 04, 2025 20:13
· last edited September 04, 2025 20:14
Napier Phoenix
I think its a better accent than the normal harsh English that Dutch people have. Smoothed it out and removed the throat clearing component of how they speak. I always find it intriguing how Kiwis speak other languages and how they sound to native English speakers. I think I’ve asked before what Libby sounds like in Italian. I suppose another factor is what regional dialect they are speaking. In the good old days, I met a beautiful Danish girl in Copenhagen, she had lived in London in a flat of Irishmen, she spoke English with an Irish accent, weird but kind of not, if you know what I mean lolJazzy Jeff
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Just a hint of a Dutch accent, which I guess is not surprising after 10+ years living there.
Initially I would have said no way he starts, but hell if he feels fit and maybe he does. Needs to start building a combo with the likes of Bell and Stamenic, and is only 8-10 games left to get that sorted from scratch. It's not so much about results now as building towards June 2026.
Ryan Thomas is back with the All Whites for the first time since 2019 🇳🇿
Hear his thoughts after his first full training session with the squad as they get ready to face Australia for the Soccer Ashes 🇦🇺
Wow you're not wrong! Those rounded 'o' and 'e' vowel sounds weren't cultivated in Te Puke. Certainly sounds like a man who has spent a decade in the bible belt of Holland
I once met a German in India who learned English on a working holiday in Te Anau. He had a proper Southland accent and Kiwi slang.
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Napier Phoenix
I think its a better accent than the normal harsh English that Dutch people have. Smoothed it out and removed the throat clearing component of how they speak. I always find it intriguing how Kiwis speak other languages and how they sound to native English speakers. I think I’ve asked before what Libby sounds like in Italian. I suppose another factor is what regional dialect they are speaking. In the good old days, I met a beautiful Danish girl in Copenhagen, she had lived in London in a flat of Irishmen, she spoke English with an Irish accent, weird but kind of not, if you know what I mean lolJazzy Jeff
coochiee
Just a hint of a Dutch accent, which I guess is not surprising after 10+ years living there.
Initially I would have said no way he starts, but hell if he feels fit and maybe he does. Needs to start building a combo with the likes of Bell and Stamenic, and is only 8-10 games left to get that sorted from scratch. It's not so much about results now as building towards June 2026.
Ryan Thomas is back with the All Whites for the first time since 2019 🇳🇿
Hear his thoughts after his first full training session with the squad as they get ready to face Australia for the Soccer Ashes 🇦🇺
Wow you're not wrong! Those rounded 'o' and 'e' vowel sounds weren't cultivated in Te Puke. Certainly sounds like a man who has spent a decade in the bible belt of Holland
I once met a German in India learned English on a working holiday in Te Anau. He had a proper Southland accent and Kiwi slang.