Sorry, but Americans aren't so duped, and luckily, Toby agrees:
In my experience, this particular cliche is long past its sell-by date. Planeloads of freeloading British hacks - not to mention the three million British tourists who visit the country every year - have poisoned that well. On first hearing an English accent 50 years ago, Americans might have thought: stately home, private school, good manners. Nowadays, they think: low income, poor diet, alcohol problem.
So according to Toby Young, Brits perhaps can't milk their accent anymore. They actually have to prove themselves.
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Hey Toby, add to that list "bad teeth". I hear this is something that Americans always notice about the Brits. But I say, better bad teeth that are real, than expensive, fake-looking veneers. What's up with those. I noticed that even David Bowie finally ditched his crooked teeth (which I loved) for some big horsey white veneers. Shame on you, Mr Bowie!
Toby Young is a pretty good read. I like him.
In his column he talks about Americans mentioning Brits' bad teeth. I love Bowie, never liked his teeth :) But fake ones can be too much--go to Beverly Hills and you'll see plenty of them.
Read Toby's books--they're really good! I'd love to meet him!
I know I've read one but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called. It was about his experiences working for Vanity Fair – part of it was, anyway. Nice wry humour.
It was called "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
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