I understand that Canadian and Australian English speakers are most desirable for teaching English as a second language in some Asian countries, as it’s considered least accented. As a Canadian, this surprised me, but really it makes sense. As you see from comments here, accents are regional. Northern states say there is little difference, since they live so close to us they don’t hear it. Canadians hear huge differences between several provinces, and this too is a function of distances from each other, and proximity to accents that sound similar. Anything at the tail ends of accents are heard by the median as strong, whether in Canada or the USA. But many don’t recognize, myself included in the past, that the median is fairly similar across the board, mostly because our media overlaps a lot and we all hear a very average accent. Many younger people don’t have the strong accents of older generations for this reason. That said, there is also a strong difference between urban and rural. I live rural, but work urban. I’ve lost some of my accent (that I didn’t know I had), but it’s still apparent to city dwellers. THAT said, most ask if I’m from the maritimes (traditionally stronger UK/Ireland/Scotland sounding), when really I’m from only 100km away. They have no idea what people in the area outside the city sound like. All that to say, I know many people that sound like the characters on Letterkenny. They are just not around other population centres where normies hear them. And although the old timers are getting less and less, I still have to look directly at their mouth as they speak to make sure I’m following. If you’re asking questions about different accents in a second (or twelfth) language, you’re there. You’re welcome and relevant in the conversation of what any English speaker sounds like. Your opinions of similarities or differences are just as valid as any shared here, by the Jesus, jumpin, Christ wagons! Cool thread, thnx