[General] Is this a British accent?

[holdenenglish]

Hi all,

Just out of curiosity, what accent does the girl in the video link speak? She sounds British but with a regional accent. Please advise what regional accent is it likely be.


https://www.instagram.com/p/CP-Xt6aps-0/?hl=zh-hk


Cheers

Holden

 

[jutfrank]

No, definitely not. Her accent sounds to me part-Chinese, part-Antipodean.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I have the sound turned low so I don't bother my wife, but what I can hear sounds like a New Zealand accent.

I agree with Jut. It's definitely not British.

 

[probus]

I'm definitely hearing those Kiwi notes in addition to the slight Chinese accent. But the Beacon College she's talking about seems to be in Hong Kong, so perhaps it's just a variety of Hong Kong accent.

 

[Tdol]

I have the sound turned low so I don't bother my wife, but what I can hear sounds like a New Zealand accent.

I was going to say Australian, but it's definitely from that part of the world. How do you spot a New Zealand accent?

 

[probus]

It's hard to explain for someone like me who isn't faniliar with phonetics and its related jargon. The best I can come up with is: Kiwis use very short vowels.

 

[tzfujimino]

"When I first met the teachers ..."
"It was so precise and in-depth ..."

Her "e" sound in those words don't sound like British to me.

It sounds like this:
https://youtu.be/8ujONkFYOU0

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I was going to say Australian, but it's definitely from that part of the world. How do you spot a New Zealand accent?

I've only met or heard a few New Zealanders, so I'm not a reliable witness. But to my ears, the way she says "mit" instead of "met" and "teacheh" instead of "teacher" reminds me of New Zealanders I've heard.