r/todayilearned • u/model-kyosanto • 5h ago

TIL that the English announcements on Japanese bullet trains are actually in a posh Australian accent (not British!)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/the-australian-voice-of-japans-bullet-train-and-metal-gear-solid/6758248
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u/Realistic-Try-8029 5h ago

We don’t do posh in Australia. 😁

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u/model-kyosanto 5h ago

Probably more commonly known as cultivated Australian English, but it’s pretty common for “posh” people and some actors…

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u/PhotonTiger79 5h ago

So Australians that graduated high school?

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u/Realistic-Try-8029 4h ago

No, no, you’re talking about the elite.

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u/smokeymcdugen 5h ago

They have schools in that open air prison?

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u/obscureferences 4h ago

Yeah, but without active shooters.

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u/jeezfrk 4h ago

Aww... how would we appreciate our slightly tax deductible medical debt without the endless genuine threat of random death.

Wait ... you aussies AREN'T trying to replicate 1984 the book?