# Australian accent

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-accent/37309>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-accent/37309 "2000-10-17T20:22:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-accent/37309/41 "2001-10-08T15:50:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mangetout \*  
> \*\*Although the Scottish accent of the far north might as well be Norwegian for the trouble I have in understanding it. \*\*

I have it on good authority that the Glaswegian accent is one of the lesser known consequences of [The Fall](http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=GEN+3:9-19&language=english&version=NIV&showfn=off) - along with labour pains, b.o. and the need to weed the garden on your weekends.

Gp

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