A lot of my mates are London taxi drivers around the same age. They all say that they had the golden years oof cabbing and wouldn't advise anyone to get into it as a living today 😅
You’re completely right. That definitely does happen. He was also super nervous. All those things are good for learners to see how people change in different situations
I am Portuguese who live in London and understand most of British accents.. I worked at a service station where often I talked to Scottish drivers and my English staff always seemed impressed with my language skills. They would call me every time we had French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese or Scottish clients😊 I only struggled with some American from Texas😅
I think it's because he's used to talking to foreign English speakers. I'm from Canada, and what he's saying is clear to me. He's like an a combination of tour guide and an ambassador for the city.
I had no trouble at all. I am American, and I have more trouble with RP. Your Dad's accent is pretty straight forward. And all the vocabulary assists were things common in US English. I think he is wonderful!
I’m an American, and i had zero problems understanding him. Modern media has shrunk the world, so we get to hear other accents a lot more frequently than we did decades ago and probably share more colloquial expressions because of it.
Your father seems to be a nice person. He transmit honesty. I could get almost 80% of his vocabulary but I'not native english speaker. I'm from Buenos Aires.
@@mrchoon2010Some English accents are hard to understand even for native English speakers. My cousin is from Midlands and my friend is a Northerner and I struggle a lot with their accents even though my dad is originally from Midlands.
My Nan was born in Poplar. All her family are from the East End from 1625. (Yes I’ve traced the tree back that far) they left the East End after the war and moved to Essex. My Nan passed in 2012 at the age of 102 and was a proud cockney to the end. She would always tell anyone who would listen that she was born within the sound of Bow Bells 🤣😂
May your nan's memory be a blessing. Kudos from a historian for tracking your family history so neatly. 👏🏼 I adore the phrase 'born within the sound of Bow Bells.' I was so surprised when I found out how close St Mary-le-Bow Church is to the Houses of Parliament, right at the heart of London! Anyone born there would and should feel special!🎉
@@Mercmad Huguenot here too! 😊 My Aunt and Cousins lived in Poplar - 3 of those have The Knowledge and own Black Cabs. My Mum was born in Wapping, My Dad was born in Shoreditch, true Cockneys. They were children during World War Two. My Dad grew up in the same flat as my Nan refused to move and luckily their block of flats survived, despite others being hit around them. My Mum grew up in a prefab after their home was bombed. My Mum is no longer here, my Dad is coming up 91. My Mum did once meet The Krays, they invited her to a party...she was 14! 😮 And no, she didn't go, nor ever saw them again. Frightened the life out of her! My Parents moved out of London in 1969, my Brothers were 8 and 6 at the time, so they are Cockneys too. They moved to West Sussex where I was born in 1970, but we still went up to London regularly to see my Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Over the years most of them moved out and now live in Kent but most are in Essex, some even in Norfolk now. One set of Cousins I believe still lives in London, opposite Victoria Park, in Hackney. One of my Essex cousins is now a wealthy celebrity and does occasional charity work with Princess Catherine...very lah di dah! 😂 One of my Great Granddad's was the Mayor of Tower Hamlets back in the day, although I never met him. I think the Dad on this video has softened a lot of his Cockney accent since moving out, because it's nowhere near as strong and coarse as the rest of my family's is, especially when they all get together! It sounds like he's speaking in his "telephone voice"... Like most of us have on the phone or having a camera shoved in our face. 😂🤣😅
I could listen to your dad talk all day! I'm from Canada and had the chance to meet your mum and dad. Absolutely wonderful people! I have to admit... I had to use the subtitles a few times. haha.
oh, your dad is just super person, yes, little bit nervous during the interview but this is so cute and charming. I really wish everything best for him and a lot of health
I've never seen this channel before. I'm American and have no problem understanding this. I don't know what I was expecting, or why I clicked this video, but I stayed because since losing my dad and grandparents, I really treasure hearing the stories of our elders. Your dad is really engaging and I loved to hear his story. Thank you.
Your father is a good man, I liked him saying that he liked his job, and it was the best thing he did in his life. It's so good when people like what they do.
I am a native Russian speaker and have never been to England. I learned English using textbooks and audio courses. I was surprised how well I understood him!
Я переезжаю в Россию в следующем году. Я подаю заявление на временное проживание, затем на постоянное через 1 год, затем на гражданство через 5 лет. Привет из Англии 🙋🏻♂
@@quai7865 Hi. I was an international truck driver for 20 years and spent a lot of time delivering goods all over Europe and Russia. I soon fell in love with the country and people. I'm now a wildlife photographer and have saved money since I was 16 years old, so I'm financially independent and own my house { No mortgage } A few years ago I lost my wife to cancer and my only son in a car accident. My neighbours are Russian and we have become great friends over the years. They are moving back to Russia next month, because their children are being taught things at school that don't align with traditional family values and they're missing home and family. I'm no longer driving trucks and I'm now a landscaper and wildlife photographer. I'm also an administrator on Flickr. I can move to a gorgeous province and buy a beautiful house for a quarter of the price that a house costs in England, and with the money I have, I can live a good lifestyle. Also the Government is more stable { I won't go into detail } I can explore Russia and photograph wildlife and beautiful landscapes for the rest of my career. I want to live near the Kamchatka Peninsular for wildlife. That's just the short story.
Hi! Thank you for the video. I'm Brazilian and have never been abroad. I can understand American English, but I recently started studying British accents here on UA-cam, such as Cockney and Scouse. I think your dad spoke more slowly just to make us believe we can understand his accent. I could understand 100%, so I know he was being soft with us. 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm a Spanish native speaker who learned American English about 20 years ago. And I have no problem understanding your dad. Even his slang is similar to American slang. But I bet he's trying to talk more formally because he's conscious about the millions of eyes and ears behind the lenses.
I came here from the US and decided to stay in London. That was over 55 years ago. I understood every word of your Dad and, even though my accent now is sort of "transatlantic", your Dad's speech pattern is - almost - the one I best understand. I love the slang, and you might do a course on that. It's very creative. I love it...and love to confuse my US friends with it. I note that many below also understand your Dad...perhaps you need to get two Cockneys really going at it, using slang & all, know what I mean?. Even I lose track sometimes. Good luck...
Thank you for this bit of interaction with your dad. I could listen to you guys speak the whole day. What an interesting man and life. I always admired how taxi drivers in London just seem to know the whole city. Spent 6 months in London in 1996 for my internship. As a young student, who had never travelled alone, a London taxi driver picked me up from Heathrow and greeted me with "Hello love, where to?". He spoke just like your dad, maybe a bit stronger accent even. He spoke the whole trip and I loved it. Made me feel safe and welcome. Wonderful time. Your dad took me back to that day. And yes, he gave me advice, he understood the situation. A young girl alone in the big city. I had a wonderful time and had to go back home to finish my education, but enjoyed it so much that I almost changed my mind. Thanks again to you and your dad🥰
Thank you for giving us the chance to meet your dad, it was super nice listening to him, I liked when he said "it learned them alot" instead of it teached them alot, I remember my teacher back then in school & how she was shocked when I used similar expression 😅
How he drops the "h" in "happy" and "it learnt them a lot" interesting!! Please say Gracias! From Argentina for opening up and sharing a bit of his life w all of us ❤ loved listening to u both.
Such a nice video! It is so nice of your dad to participate in this video! It was in my recommendations and my first video here but I Iiked it so much that decided to subscribe ))) good luck to you and your dad! I really hope to see more videos of different British accents !
Im Australian. Cockney rhyming slang is used to some extent in Australia today! I understood all of it. Im sixth generation and only travelled to London once and stayed for a week.
One of my Australian ancestors arrived here in OZ from London in 1820 ,didn't want to but got caught,allegedly, stealing a handkerchief from a right gent ,and was transported from the old dart for the term of his natural.
"Nuffink". I loved that! When I was in Dutch high school my friends and me used to talk in a Cockney accent to annoy our English teacher. "Oy, guv'nor" ;-)
As a Southern Man from the United states, I never even looked at the video, and I understood him perfectly well. I think he is actually very well spoken, and it was a treat to listen to his speaking.
Understood every word. Not an extreme accent at all. I'm from Massachusetts, grew up in Vermont, USA with Dutch immigrant parents. Love the way you explain terms with those pop-up definitions. Very handy for folks learning the finer points of English! My parents listened to the radio a LOT to learn English when they first moved to the USA in the 50s. Something like this would have been handy for them!
I was really pleased that I understood your father quite well. I would have liked to know more about his 😂life. I worked as an English teacher in Berlin and to this day I enjoy reading books in English to further cultivate the language. Best regards 😊
I grew up watching Jack Wild as Jimmy on HR Pufnstuf. His Cockney accent was much more difficult to understand. Your dad's accent is very mild and makes his speech charming. I'm from the Western Mountain states area of the US.
I could understand everything, but now I want him to have his own channel and tell cabby stories because he's a delightful human being. I forgot I was watching for the accent, and was just listening to him wax.
I think this is another type of cockney accent because your Dad spoke very well, I understood almost everything he says except the slang but you explained very well in the video
It may feel a little lighter as he has been away from London for a while but it’s still the Cockney accent. Fantastic job on understanding a lot of it ☺️
I understand everything your dad says, I have never been to London, wish I had, but no trouble understanding... been a yank all my life.. love to have a pint with your dad, .thx, Matt
I had no problem understanding every word your dad said. I am a 70 year old New Zealand woman from Central Otago and people often say they don't understand us! He is quite correct in his opinion of city folk always the hustle bustle, with no time for the niceties of human communication. Cheers from NZ.
Hello, i have only discovered your work a few days ago, this vidéo with your dad is excellent, even though he has a strong accent the conversation sermed really natural and causal and with some concentration i have had no trouble folowing it, i think it is of prime importance to listen to local people when you go somewhere because there is a cultural connections then.i am 61 and i learned English with the Beatles, now 5 years ago i decided to take my English to the next level and i am working hard on listening and reading, thank you guys you just boosted my motivation.Say hello to your dad for me.best regards.Serge from France.
That’s great!! Keep on studying and practicing! You’re right about listening to locals especially if you visit or live in the U.K. it’s essential I’m glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching
It's amazing to me that I clearly understand both of you. I'm from Russia and I can't even speak English at all (Google translator helps me writing messages). And your father is a very nice man.
I love Cockney accent. I'll never forget a man on the phone trying to pronounce something with phonetic alphabet. He said "I" for "apple"! I fell off the chair! Lol 😂
Canadian here and had no trouble at all in understanding what your dad was saying. I thought I was going to be asked to unpack sentences full of rhyming slang, but that didn't happen. I wondered why the captions were coming up to explain words or phrases that really needed no explanation. My own father-in-law was Glaswegian, right from the Gorbals. He used the Glaswegian rhyming slang that he grew up with; tit-fer-tat=hat, pineapple=chapel. As well, all the relatives had a thick Scottish brogue, so I learned in a hurry how to parse the language.
I grew up in London and the 'Cockney' accent I recognise is nothing like the way your father speaks, who has a clear well-spoken voice, almost the so-called 'received' English voice, although not so affected as your own way of talking. Also, his vocabulary includes very few, if any, of the special Cockney words. Today, there are very few Londoners who speak the Cockney lingo and it would be worthwhile to record two such speakers talking to each other. Also, the waters have been muddied since the 1970s, by middle-class Surburbia students who think they can assert their 'revolutionary' credentials by speaking in what they believe to be a 'working-class' Cockney accent, which genuine Cockneys recognise as laughable.
He speaks pretty much exactly like my nan. Perfectly audible. Probably more like my nan from Deptford than the one from Eltham, but close to either. My pop was from Deptford but he had a grammar school accent from going to an art school (not like your posh grammar schools, it was almost like he had no accent at all.) Honestly they didn't use slang as much as I think people assume they would have.
@@adifferentangle7064 my family are from Deptford and sounded much more London than that gentleman, i feel he maybe moved out and the edges were smoothed out of his speaking voice. He sounds lovely though
@@annmcevoy5686 My nan was 12 when the war started and lived on Vanguard St when it was rebuilt till she was moved into a home. I'd agree his might be a bit "softened", he probably hasn't spoken to many other people with that accent for over a decade. But then the fags tend to rougen up the voice a bit anyway (that nan smoked three packs a day pretty much). It's nice to hear from people who came from the same place! There's a good chance your parents or grandparents knew my pop.
Most accents are no where near as strong as they were when I was young and I’m in my late fifties, also even I don’t use local dialect words now my older relatives have all died.
A Japanese expat living in te US since 1989 here. Surprisingly, I understood him quite well though not perfectly. I remember I didn't understood cockney at all when I visited London a few decades ago. I also understand your dad's t-shirt says "Big Boss" written in Japanese. Your dad seems like a nice man with the good old English charm.
Your video brought back some great memories I have of my 3 years spent in London from 1988 to 1991.... Del Boy and Rodney were on Tv with Only fools and horses. The best time of my life as a young Italian in a London that doesn't exist anymore. Thanks. ❤
The neuroscientist at University College in London, Eleanor Maguire, after 15 years studying cabbies and Knowledge boys, has discovered that the posterior hippocampus, the area of the brain known to be important for memory, is bigger in London taxi drivers than in most people, and that a successful Knowledge candidate’s posterior hippocampus enlarges as he progresses through the test. It´s really shocking the amount of information they are able to assimilate and retain.
Hello from Houston, Texas, just subscribed and enjoyed listening to your Dad. It was completely familiar, but the accent kind of reminds me of Australians I knew while in the Philippines. I also spent a little over a year in Ipswich and the accent there is more "posh", but quite different at any rate. I am a big fan of the BBC program Dads Army, my favorite character in the show is Walker, he throws out such rich slang that I'm just gobsmacked ! Thanks, great Chanel looks like it will be fun to follow.
All perfectly understandable to me. I am Cornish and you may struggle to understand some of what we say, but generally all Brits understand each other's accents.
I'm from Southeastern Georgia in the United States. I understand every word and every phrase your father said with no difficulty at all. For me, the subtitles were unnecessary, although I read them anyway because they were there. Yes, I can listen to your father speak and read at the same time. I have had this ability for the better part of 70 years. Good video! 👍🏼
I also understand everything he said. But I am not a native speaker of English, but I do notice some accents traits. The words that are listed and explained are not difficult words. Native speakers of English, and non-native speakers that know English very well (maybe at level B2 or C1), know the meaning of these words.
God bless this old british man, he's a treausure, Excellent video! I've understood 70 % but I'll review this video many times. I'm from Chile, South America.
It took this "geezer" 3 years to learn the routes and streets of London because he did the "Knowledge" back in the day, the current crop of Knowledge boys would now need between 3.5 and 5 years, depending on whether they are in full-time or part-time employment. Best time to do it is when you're young with a fresh mind but no full-time job, and living with parents; it can be knocked out relatively quickly. It took my grandfather 2 years - but that's because he did it in the 1960's when London was considerably smaller than it is today - fewer routes and places to learn. Even 25 years ago green badge cabbies could earn 250-300 quid a day if they put in the hours. Nowadays the fares are sky-high but the 2020-21 Pandemic mutilated the London black cab trade. I hope it has recovered. I hope the "green shelters" are still in their locations and serving tea and fried eggs and bacon too ! I was a regular at the one in Hanover Square even though I never drove a black cab !
@@edwardmorris1501 Not loaded at all and probably never will be ! I used to have breakfast at the shelter in Hanover Square because my earnings as a mini-cab driver were a dismal pittance - driving a mini-cab is the lowest point in human life that a man can descend to. Thankfully, I got myself out of that hole a long time ago. But I'm still not loaded ! 😉
This is very easy, because it is quite close to what we learn at school. My first contact in UK was a taxi driver in Newcastle upon Tyne with his Geordie dialect - I did not understand a word. Travelling down to Hull and facing Yorkshire did not make things better...
Wow! This was an amazing video. I went through all kind of emotions haha. Pretty easy to understand your dad's cockney accent (against all odds) Besides he told so interesting things. That's why I love to listen elderly people. They have so much to teach to younger people. Even when younger means being in my 40's ☺️☺️☺️
As I was watching the video, I pictured your father driving a black cab. 🇬🇧 I don’t know why, but I usually find most black cab drivers to be quite trustworthy. I can say that I understood almost everything your father said-I have been living in London for 8 years! 😊 Still when I hear a Cockney accent, I get excited thinking wow I have come across a rare to find local! 😂 Interestingly, the Northern Irish and Irish accents don’t challenge me as much as they do my other friends; I can understand most of it when I ask them to speak a bit more slowly. However even though I love Scotland and we have cousins from there I do struggle to follow Scottish accents. By the way, the resemblance between you and your father is very noticeable. Thank you both for this video, you are wonderful!
Yeah I think it's funny how people who are NOT from London, can understand the strong Cockney or even Scottish accents... but many other people in England cannot! 😅
Loved this video! I had no problem understanding him. Anyone who has read the Dick Francis stories has read some of the Cockney slang. I love the way he speaks!
Scots like Edinburgh is very easy, inner city Glasgow - no chance at all. I remember being in Glasgow pubs and never understood a single word. I'm a Northerner too.
I really love your father’s way of speaking, I’m just an English learner, learning English is a hobby of mine, though. However, what I love most is maybe his character itself! Really lovely! Thank you so much for really interesting up. I’m looking forward to your next up as well! Cheers ❣️
I’m American and I can understand him. I wonder if he can understand some of those Americans with strong Southern accents. I’m a born and bred Californian and I have trouble understanding strong Southern accents. I have never traveled to another country but I want to!
I understood him quite well, he speaks 'normal english' in my dutch old ears. I have more difficulties with real old Utrechts'-speaking gents and women, more with real old 'Rotterdams', or 'Gronings'(Grunnings), Frisian is even a real different language, but what old people speak in the south of Limburg is not to be understood by people from outside that region. It is also remarkable that those old folks had such a briljant, fantasy-rich vocabulary, in an instant, right to the point in a certain situation. I love to hear them speak. Joking, well-humoured.
Only Fools And Horses is easily one of my favourite TV shows and I still watch it to this day. I was really expecting some Del Boy-esque kind of talk from your dad 😂😂 Great interview nonetheless 👍🏾
This isn't a particularly heavy Cockney accent. I remember a colleague who was often saying about who was "''aving the 'ump" and how "it don't ma'er 'arrold 'e is".
Yeah you’re right. It’s quite a soft one, but a good introduction for learners. I’ve got one with Danny Dyer on the channel as well if they really want to test themselves 😂😂
I'm American and have no trouble understanding your Dad. He speaks quite clearly.
yeah me too
Same here sounds perfectly clear the one accent that I struggle with the most is Scottish especially if it is heavy guttural.
Some UK accents are difficult for me to follow, but not this one.
Ditto!
I understand him without subtitles. I am American.
Zero issues understanding your dad. Very engaging man.
True
1.75 speed no problem
Then again I live in Newfoundland where apparently we speak fast and use similar slang mixed with Irish and French
Your dad's accent is natural yours is contrived 😅
A lot of my mates are London taxi drivers around the same age. They all say that they had the golden years oof cabbing and wouldn't advise anyone to get into it as a living today 😅
He's automatically speaking more clearly because he's being filmed - if he was talking to a mate off camera, I think his accent would be stronger...
You’re completely right. That definitely does happen. He was also super nervous. All those things are good for learners to see how people change in different situations
I am Portuguese who live in London and understand most of British accents.. I worked at a service station where often I talked to Scottish drivers and my English staff always seemed impressed with my language skills. They would call me every time we had French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese or Scottish clients😊 I only struggled with some American from Texas😅
Yes I agree. This is clearly a Londoner, even an east Londoner, but it isn't a really strong Cockney. It gets a bit better as he becomes more relaxed.
I’m from New Zealand and I found your Father quite easy to hear and understand every word.
The real test is an everyday convo where he’s unaware he’s on tape. So perhaps try and sneak that in to a video one day.
I am not even English and I understood 100% of your dad's English accent. He spoke absolutely fine.
I think it's because he's used to talking to foreign English speakers. I'm from Canada, and what he's saying is clear to me. He's like an a combination of tour guide and an ambassador for the city.
Interestingly, his dad’s pronunciation reminded me that of Andy Scott of the Sweet rock band )
The title is just there to generate attention in the video. He speaks perfectly and clearly
same here
You must be from America......
American here, I understood every word Dad had spoken. He seems like a very interesting guy.
But why is he so dusty?
Love your dad! Thank you for interviewing him. He is a London treasure.
Thanks a lot 😍
God bless your dad! He is such a sweet man! you treat your dad with such respect!
Thanks a lot. I’m glad you enjoyed the video
Perfectly easy to understand your dad. He's talking loud and clear...just fine. 😊
Your father seems to be a noble person.
Noble? 😂😂😂😂
I agree, he has the confidence and bearing of a skilled man
I'm Italian and I lived in London for one year, ages ago: his speech brings me back so many memories... I love his accent and I could understand him😊
So pleasant to listen your Dad's accent. Fascinating life as a London cab driver. Thanks for sharing !
Your father is so lovely! And thank you for the video 💟
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video
I'm a Londoner but I enjoyed listening to him. My parents were brought up during the war and they were a different breed from people here now 😊
I had no trouble at all. I am American, and I have more trouble with RP. Your Dad's accent is pretty straight forward. And all the vocabulary assists were things common in US English. I think he is wonderful!
I’m an American, and i had zero problems understanding him. Modern media has shrunk the world, so we get to hear other accents a lot more frequently than we did decades ago and probably share more colloquial expressions because of it.
He's totally easy to understand.
@@MothGirl007I agree
Your father seems to be a nice person. He transmit honesty. I could get almost 80% of his vocabulary but I'not native english speaker. I'm from Buenos Aires.
As an Aussie, I understood everything that your dad said. I love his accent, and I loved hearing about London and his childhood. Thanks for sharing 😊
This is for English learners. Of course you understood 😂
I'm from a different part of England Cockerney and aussie sound alike
@elwolf8536 I have heard that said before, but personally I don't see many similarities, other than we shorten a lot of words too.
@@mrchoon2010Some English accents are hard to understand even for native English speakers. My cousin is from Midlands and my friend is a Northerner and I struggle a lot with their accents even though my dad is originally from Midlands.
@@lozzielou Understood. Still not sure about commenting, "I can understand him" as if you're proud of yourself
My Nan was born in Poplar. All her family are from the East End from 1625. (Yes I’ve traced the tree back that far) they left the East End after the war and moved to Essex. My Nan passed in 2012 at the age of 102 and was a proud cockney to the end. She would always tell anyone who would listen that she was born within the sound of Bow Bells 🤣😂
May your nan's memory be a blessing. Kudos from a historian for tracking your family history so neatly. 👏🏼 I adore the phrase 'born within the sound of Bow Bells.' I was so surprised when I found out how close St Mary-le-Bow Church is to the Houses of Parliament, right at the heart of London! Anyone born there would and should feel special!🎉
So were a large group of my Ancestors ,mainly Huguenot who arrived there from the 1600 onwards.
@@Mercmad Huguenot here too! 😊 My Aunt and Cousins lived in Poplar - 3 of those have The Knowledge and own Black Cabs. My Mum was born in Wapping, My Dad was born in Shoreditch, true Cockneys. They were children during World War Two. My Dad grew up in the same flat as my Nan refused to move and luckily their block of flats survived, despite others being hit around them. My Mum grew up in a prefab after their home was bombed. My Mum is no longer here, my Dad is coming up 91. My Mum did once meet The Krays, they invited her to a party...she was 14! 😮 And no, she didn't go, nor ever saw them again. Frightened the life out of her! My Parents moved out of London in 1969, my Brothers were 8 and 6 at the time, so they are Cockneys too. They moved to West Sussex where I was born in 1970, but we still went up to London regularly to see my Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Over the years most of them moved out and now live in Kent but most are in Essex, some even in Norfolk now. One set of Cousins I believe still lives in London, opposite Victoria Park, in Hackney. One of my Essex cousins is now a wealthy celebrity and does occasional charity work with Princess Catherine...very lah di dah! 😂 One of my Great Granddad's was the Mayor of Tower Hamlets back in the day, although I never met him. I think the Dad on this video has softened a lot of his Cockney accent since moving out, because it's nowhere near as strong and coarse as the rest of my family's is, especially when they all get together! It sounds like he's speaking in his "telephone voice"... Like most of us have on the phone or having a camera shoved in our face. 😂🤣😅
That is super cool. Your Nan sounds lovely ❤.
What a lovely person your father is!
I could listen to your dad talk all day! I'm from Canada and had the chance to meet your mum and dad. Absolutely wonderful people! I have to admit... I had to use the subtitles a few times. haha.
oh, your dad is just super person, yes, little bit nervous during the interview but this is so cute and charming. I really wish everything best for him and a lot of health
I've never seen this channel before. I'm American and have no problem understanding this. I don't know what I was expecting, or why I clicked this video, but I stayed because since losing my dad and grandparents, I really treasure hearing the stories of our elders. Your dad is really engaging and I loved to hear his story. Thank you.
Your father is a good man, I liked him saying that he liked his job, and it was the best thing he did in his life. It's so good when people like what they do.
I am a native Russian speaker and have never been to England. I learned English using textbooks and audio courses. I was surprised how well I understood him!
Я переезжаю в Россию в следующем году. Я подаю заявление на временное проживание, затем на постоянное через 1 год, затем на гражданство через 5 лет. Привет из Англии 🙋🏻♂
@@elijahheyes9061why are you moving to Russia?
@@quai7865 Hi. I was an international truck driver for 20 years and spent a lot of time delivering goods all over Europe and Russia. I soon fell in love with the country and people. I'm now a wildlife photographer and have saved money since I was 16 years old, so I'm financially independent and own my house { No mortgage } A few years ago I lost my wife to cancer and my only son in a car accident. My neighbours are Russian and we have become great friends over the years. They are moving back to Russia next month, because their children are being taught things at school that don't align with traditional family values and they're missing home and family. I'm no longer driving trucks and I'm now a landscaper and wildlife photographer. I'm also an administrator on Flickr. I can move to a gorgeous province and buy a beautiful house for a quarter of the price that a house costs in England, and with the money I have, I can live a good lifestyle. Also the Government is more stable { I won't go into detail } I can explore Russia and photograph wildlife and beautiful landscapes for the rest of my career. I want to live near the Kamchatka Peninsular for wildlife. That's just the short story.
@@elijahheyes9061 Добро пожаловать в Россию! 🤗🤗
@@pavelteplikh4750 с субтитрами даже русский в состоянии понять
Hi! Thank you for the video. I'm Brazilian and have never been abroad. I can understand American English, but I recently started studying British accents here on UA-cam, such as Cockney and Scouse. I think your dad spoke more slowly just to make us believe we can understand his accent. I could understand 100%, so I know he was being soft with us. 😂😂😂😂😂
You are the luckiest!
Thank your Dad for sharing this lovely moment with us.
I'm Spanish speaker learning English and I understood about 90%
I'm a Spanish native speaker who learned American English about 20 years ago. And I have no problem understanding your dad. Even his slang is similar to American slang. But I bet he's trying to talk more formally because he's conscious about the millions of eyes and ears behind the lenses.
I came here from the US and decided to stay in London. That was over 55 years ago. I understood every word of your Dad and, even though my accent now is sort of "transatlantic", your Dad's speech pattern is - almost - the one I best understand. I love the slang, and you might do a course on that. It's very creative. I love it...and love to confuse my US friends with it. I note that many below also understand your Dad...perhaps you need to get two Cockneys really going at it, using slang & all, know what I mean?. Even I lose track sometimes. Good luck...
Very light Cockney really :)) Wish I had a driver like that once. All the best!
Thank you for this bit of interaction with your dad. I could listen to you guys speak the whole day. What an interesting man and life. I always admired how taxi drivers in London just seem to know the whole city. Spent 6 months in London in 1996 for my internship. As a young student, who had never travelled alone, a London taxi driver picked me up from Heathrow and greeted me with "Hello love, where to?". He spoke just like your dad, maybe a bit stronger accent even. He spoke the whole trip and I loved it. Made me feel safe and welcome. Wonderful time. Your dad took me back to that day. And yes, he gave me advice, he understood the situation. A young girl alone in the big city. I had a wonderful time and had to go back home to finish my education, but enjoyed it so much that I almost changed my mind. Thanks again to you and your dad🥰
I really enjoyed this interview, i think your father is loveble and some kind of sage. Thanks for share it!!
Thank you for giving us the chance to meet your dad, it was super nice listening to him, I liked when he said "it learned them alot" instead of it teached them alot, I remember my teacher back then in school & how she was shocked when I used similar expression 😅
How he drops the "h" in "happy" and "it learnt them a lot" interesting!! Please say Gracias! From Argentina for opening up and sharing a bit of his life w all of us ❤ loved listening to u both.
Such a nice video! It is so nice of your dad to participate in this video! It was in my recommendations and my first video here but I Iiked it so much that decided to subscribe ))) good luck to you and your dad! I really hope to see more videos of different British accents !
I had absolutely no trouble understanding him. Actually, I understood him as good as I understood his son.
Beatiful video. Thanks for sharing ❤
Easily understood 99% of it. Thanks for the video. Now trying to switch from standard American accent to British accent.
What a lovely man with so much knowledge. That would be so cool to take people all around London!
Not for nothing, but the thought of being a cab driver in a city like London before the advent of satnav terrifies me. Huge respect for those guys.
Understood every word without the subtitles. A pleasure to hear. Not from London but grew up with many Cockneys here in Australia
Im Australian.
Cockney rhyming slang is used to some extent in Australia today!
I understood all of it. Im sixth generation and only travelled to London once and stayed for a week.
One of my Australian ancestors arrived here in OZ from London in 1820 ,didn't want to but got caught,allegedly, stealing a handkerchief from a right gent ,and was transported from the old dart for the term of his natural.
Aussie accent is derived from cockney
"Nuffink". I loved that! When I was in Dutch high school my friends and me used to talk in a Cockney accent to annoy our English teacher. "Oy, guv'nor" ;-)
I'm only 3 min into the video, but I can understand your dad perfectly. It's just ordinary British English, no too heavy accent.
As a Southern Man from the United states, I never even looked at the video, and I understood him perfectly well. I think he is actually very well spoken, and it was a treat to listen to his speaking.
Understood every word. Not an extreme accent at all. I'm from Massachusetts, grew up in Vermont, USA with Dutch immigrant parents. Love the way you explain terms with those pop-up definitions. Very handy for folks learning the finer points of English! My parents listened to the radio a LOT to learn English when they first moved to the USA in the 50s. Something like this would have been handy for them!
I was really pleased that I understood your father quite well. I would have liked to know more about his 😂life. I worked as an English teacher in Berlin and to this day I enjoy reading books in English to further cultivate the language. Best regards 😊
This accent is absolutely cool, he is being gentle. Had he been talking to one of his peers it would be a lot more difficult to get it
You got it buddy! Great job!
I grew up watching Jack Wild as Jimmy on HR Pufnstuf. His Cockney accent was much more difficult to understand.
Your dad's accent is very mild and makes his speech charming.
I'm from the Western Mountain states area of the US.
Hearing your father reminded me of my one trip to London, and how the people spoke. I loved visiting London and the environs.
I hope you enjoyed your time therw
I could understand everything, but now I want him to have his own channel and tell cabby stories because he's a delightful human being. I forgot I was watching for the accent, and was just listening to him wax.
I think this is another type of cockney accent because your Dad spoke very well, I understood almost everything he says except the slang but you explained very well in the video
It may feel a little lighter as he has been away from London for a while but it’s still the Cockney accent. Fantastic job on understanding a lot of it ☺️
From Philippines...i understood every bit....so clear...no difficulty whatsoever...no definition required
What a charming man. I understand him perfectly.
Glad you enjoyed the video
I understand everything your dad says, I have never been to London, wish I had, but no trouble understanding... been a yank all my life.. love to have a pint with your dad, .thx, Matt
I understood more than I expected actually. Thanks a lot for this video and my best regards to your dad!
I had no problem understanding every word your dad said. I am a 70 year old New Zealand woman from Central Otago and people often say they don't understand us! He is quite correct in his opinion of city folk always the hustle bustle, with no time for the niceties of human communication. Cheers from NZ.
Hello, i have only discovered your work a few days ago, this vidéo with your dad is excellent, even though he has a strong accent the conversation sermed really natural and causal and with some concentration i have had no trouble folowing it, i think it is of prime importance to listen to local people when you go somewhere because there is a cultural connections then.i am 61 and i learned English with the Beatles, now 5 years ago i decided to take my English to the next level and i am working hard on listening and reading, thank you guys you just boosted my motivation.Say hello to your dad for me.best regards.Serge from France.
That’s great!!
Keep on studying and practicing! You’re right about listening to locals especially if you visit or live in the U.K. it’s essential
I’m glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching
🎉 My English is in the 25,6 % that can 😂😂😂🎉 I understand your dad perfectly, looks like a lovely chap.
It's amazing to me that I clearly understand both of you. I'm from Russia and I can't even speak English at all (Google translator helps me writing messages). And your father is a very nice man.
what a great interview with your Dad it looks like a great person. I'm Dutch and try to understand it without subtitles and it goes verry well. Thanks
I love Cockney accent. I'll never forget a man on the phone trying to pronounce something with phonetic alphabet. He said "I" for "apple"! I fell off the chair! Lol 😂
Canadian here and had no trouble at all in understanding what your dad was saying. I thought I was going to be asked to unpack sentences full of rhyming slang, but that didn't happen. I wondered why the captions were coming up to explain words or phrases that really needed no explanation.
My own father-in-law was Glaswegian, right from the Gorbals. He used the Glaswegian rhyming slang that he grew up with; tit-fer-tat=hat, pineapple=chapel. As well, all the relatives had a thick Scottish brogue, so I learned in a hurry how to parse the language.
I think his accent is very understandable for me who came to the US in 1976 from Japan. But I still here and there missed it. I love his T-shirt.
Did you notice that in the in and outro of the video, the background was the Kanagawa great wave? Seems like a family thing...
@@OlivierDALET yea, this video makes me very happy, talking about Cockney, sneaking peeks of Japanese influence.
I'm Brazilian and have no trouble understanding your Dad. He speaks quite clearly.
I grew up in London and the 'Cockney' accent I recognise is nothing like the way your father speaks, who has a clear well-spoken voice, almost the so-called 'received' English voice, although not so affected as your own way of talking. Also, his vocabulary includes very few, if any, of the special Cockney words. Today, there are very few Londoners who speak the Cockney lingo and it would be worthwhile to record two such speakers talking to each other. Also, the waters have been muddied since the 1970s, by middle-class Surburbia students who think they can assert their 'revolutionary' credentials by speaking in what they believe to be a 'working-class' Cockney accent, which genuine Cockneys recognise as laughable.
He speaks pretty much exactly like my nan. Perfectly audible.
Probably more like my nan from Deptford than the one from Eltham, but close to either.
My pop was from Deptford but he had a grammar school accent from going to an art school (not like your posh grammar schools, it was almost like he had no accent at all.)
Honestly they didn't use slang as much as I think people assume they would have.
@@adifferentangle7064 my family are from Deptford and sounded much more London than that gentleman, i feel he maybe moved out and the edges were smoothed out of his speaking voice. He sounds lovely though
@@annmcevoy5686 My nan was 12 when the war started and lived on Vanguard St when it was rebuilt till she was moved into a home.
I'd agree his might be a bit "softened", he probably hasn't spoken to many other people with that accent for over a decade.
But then the fags tend to rougen up the voice a bit anyway (that nan smoked three packs a day pretty much).
It's nice to hear from people who came from the same place! There's a good chance your parents or grandparents knew my pop.
Most accents are no where near as strong as they were when I was young and I’m in my late fifties, also even I don’t use local dialect words now my older relatives have all died.
yeah, hes got a softer accent... probably cos hes speaking clearer for the interview... but this is a Londoner...
Your dad is charming and yes, I understood him perfectly. Lovely man! 😊
I’d love to hear more about his cabbie stories and London history.
I am from Argentina and I have no problem understanding your father.
Fantastic job! 👍
A Japanese expat living in te US since 1989 here. Surprisingly, I understood him quite well though not perfectly. I remember I didn't understood cockney at all when I visited London a few decades ago. I also understand your dad's t-shirt says "Big Boss" written in Japanese. Your dad seems like a nice man with the good old English charm.
I'm Quebecois (French Canadian) and i understood 100% of what your dad said
I understood every word and really enjoyed listening to your dad. He is a true British gentleman ❤
Действительно очень интересно послушать разные акценты 😊 очень хорошо, что вы записали это видео вместе.
Your video brought back some great memories I have of my 3 years spent in London from 1988 to 1991.... Del Boy and Rodney were on Tv with Only fools and horses. The best time of my life as a young Italian in a London that doesn't exist anymore. Thanks. ❤
The neuroscientist at University College in London, Eleanor Maguire, after 15 years studying cabbies and Knowledge boys, has discovered that the posterior hippocampus, the area of the brain known to be important for memory, is bigger in London taxi drivers than in most people, and that a successful Knowledge candidate’s posterior hippocampus enlarges as he progresses through the test. It´s really shocking the amount of information they are able to assimilate and retain.
Hello from Houston, Texas, just subscribed and enjoyed listening to your Dad. It was completely familiar, but the accent kind of reminds me of Australians I knew while in the Philippines. I also spent a little over a year in Ipswich and the accent there is more "posh", but quite different at any rate. I am a big fan of the BBC program Dads Army, my favorite character in the show is Walker, he throws out such rich slang that I'm just gobsmacked ! Thanks, great Chanel looks like it will be fun to follow.
All perfectly understandable to me. I am Cornish and you may struggle to understand some of what we say, but generally all Brits understand each other's accents.
I'm from Southeastern Georgia in the United States. I understand every word and every phrase your father said with no difficulty at all. For me, the subtitles were unnecessary, although I read them anyway because they were there. Yes, I can listen to your father speak and read at the same time. I have had this ability for the better part of 70 years. Good video! 👍🏼
I understood everything he said. I am from Australia and perhaps its all the British TV shows I have watched that makes the difference!😄
I also understand everything he said. But I am not a native speaker of English, but I do notice some accents traits.
The words that are listed and explained are not difficult words. Native speakers of English, and non-native speakers that know English very well (maybe at level B2 or C1), know the meaning of these words.
God bless this old british man, he's a treausure, Excellent video! I've understood 70 % but I'll review this video many times. I'm from Chile, South America.
I’m glad you found it useful. I’ll try to prepare some more ☺️
❤❤❤Love your accent so much, and dad’s accent too
I read subtitles and I found argument interesting. Beautiful your dad with his white beard. Thanks for sharing. 🙋♀️🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Thanks a lot. I’m glad you enjoyed the video ☺️
From the US. It was very easy to understand what your father way saying.
It took this "geezer" 3 years to learn the routes and streets of London because he did the "Knowledge" back in the day, the current crop of Knowledge boys would now need between 3.5 and 5 years, depending on whether they are in full-time or part-time employment.
Best time to do it is when you're young with a fresh mind but no full-time job, and living with parents; it can be knocked out relatively quickly.
It took my grandfather 2 years - but that's because he did it in the 1960's when London was considerably smaller than it is today - fewer routes and places to learn.
Even 25 years ago green badge cabbies could earn 250-300 quid a day if they put in the hours.
Nowadays the fares are sky-high but the 2020-21 Pandemic mutilated the London black cab trade.
I hope it has recovered.
I hope the "green shelters" are still in their locations and serving tea and fried eggs and bacon too ! I was a regular at the one in Hanover Square even though I never drove a black cab !
Is there a specific book to prepare for this exam? What kind of material are they given to study?
To tight to use the cafe bet your loaded
@@edwardmorris1501 Not loaded at all and probably never will be ! I used to have breakfast at the shelter in Hanover Square because my earnings as a mini-cab driver were a dismal pittance - driving a mini-cab is the lowest point in human life that a man can descend to. Thankfully, I got myself out of that hole a long time ago. But I'm still not loaded ! 😉
This is very easy, because it is quite close to what we learn at school.
My first contact in UK was a taxi driver in Newcastle upon Tyne with his Geordie dialect - I did not understand a word.
Travelling down to Hull and facing Yorkshire did not make things better...
Wow! This was an amazing video. I went through all kind of emotions haha. Pretty easy to understand your dad's cockney accent (against all odds) Besides he told so interesting things. That's why I love to listen elderly people. They have so much to teach to younger people. Even when younger means being in my 40's ☺️☺️☺️
Thats great that you got so much from the video (just don’t call my dad elderly to his face 😂😂😂😂)
Hahaa you made me LOL. I promise I won't 😅
As I was watching the video, I pictured your father driving a black cab. 🇬🇧 I don’t know why, but I usually find most black cab drivers to be quite trustworthy. I can say that I understood almost everything your father said-I have been living in London for 8 years! 😊 Still when I hear a Cockney accent, I get excited thinking wow I have come across a rare to find local! 😂
Interestingly, the Northern Irish and Irish accents don’t challenge me as much as they do my other friends; I can understand most of it when I ask them to speak a bit more slowly. However even though I love Scotland and we have cousins from there I do struggle to follow Scottish accents. By the way, the resemblance between you and your father is very noticeable. Thank you both for this video, you are wonderful!
I’m American, and I don’t fing him difficult to understand at all. Some Northern England accents are much harder for me to get.
Yeah I think it's funny how people who are NOT from London, can understand the strong Cockney or even Scottish accents... but many other people in England cannot! 😅
No problem, he's very well spoken. I had no difficulties understanding him
I am Czech and I understand him quite clearly.
Loved this video! I had no problem understanding him. Anyone who has read the Dick Francis stories has read some of the Cockney slang. I love the way he speaks!
Thanks your dad for this time it has been lovely
That’s great!! I’m glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching
Lovely guy, thanks mate for getting your dad in board 😊
I'm Italian and I understood 95% of what he said. I can't understand Scottish even with the subtitles.
Scots like Edinburgh is very easy, inner city Glasgow - no chance at all. I remember being in Glasgow pubs and never understood a single word. I'm a Northerner too.
I really love your father’s way of speaking, I’m just an English learner, learning English is a hobby of mine, though. However, what I love most is maybe his character itself! Really lovely! Thank you so much for really interesting up. I’m looking forward to your next up as well! Cheers ❣️
I’m American and I can understand him. I wonder if he can understand some of those Americans with strong Southern accents. I’m a born and bred Californian and I have trouble understanding strong Southern accents. I have never traveled to another country but I want to!
You're a native English speaker. Of course you can understand him
don’t you think typical US southerner’s accents are similar to Irish ones ?
I understood him quite well, he speaks 'normal english' in my dutch old ears. I have more difficulties with real old Utrechts'-speaking gents and women, more with real old 'Rotterdams', or 'Gronings'(Grunnings), Frisian is even a real different language, but what old people speak in the south of Limburg is not to be understood by people from outside that region. It is also remarkable that those old folks had such a briljant, fantasy-rich vocabulary, in an instant, right to the point in a certain situation. I love to hear them speak. Joking, well-humoured.
Learned English in Russia. Have been in the States for 30+ years. No problem understanding the father, but I had to pay attention.
07:03 I wonder if they say “them days, them friends” instead of *those* in America.
Only Fools And Horses is easily one of my favourite TV shows and I still watch it to this day. I was really expecting some Del Boy-esque kind of talk from your dad 😂😂
Great interview nonetheless 👍🏾
This isn't a particularly heavy Cockney accent. I remember a colleague who was often saying about who was "''aving the 'ump" and how "it don't ma'er 'arrold 'e is".
Yeah you’re right. It’s quite a soft one, but a good introduction for learners. I’ve got one with Danny Dyer on the channel as well if they really want to test themselves 😂😂
Thank you very much! Your dad is a perfect father, I've ever seen.