Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
So, I've got two simple questions for you all:

What should I listen for when trying to make out a Canadian or a New Zealand accent?
Most of the tells are tonal. Google a video or audio track of Steve Irwin (an Auzzie) and Peter Jackson (a Kiwi) speaking. You'll have to really listen to pick-up the differences. But they are there. For Canadian/Yank use the speech of George Strombolopolus and compare it to Carson Daily.


Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
Secondly, apart from language, what are tell tale signs of Canucks and kiwi's in other respects?
If you want to tell a Yank from a Canuk get them to say Newfoundland. A Canuk will say New-fun-land, a Yank will say New-Fin-lind. You can pick out the difference between Auzzie and Kiwi with the way they say black and back.


So Louis could you pick out someone who speaks Canadian French? Myself and my siblings are fairly fluent in Acadian (yes there are multiple dialects of Canadian French too). But when my brother was in France he was picked out as French Canadian by a Parisian (Ironically were Anglos).