Quote Originally Posted by valleys caveman View Post
I travel around South Wales all week (skip driver) and the difference in accents is huge.
I work from Brynmawr, and 8 miles north on the A465 is Abergavenny who sound quite posh, and 8 miles south on the A465 is Merthyr who sound as Welshy (not sure that's a word) as you can get. Then there's the difference in Cardiff and Newport accents who border each other.
Is there a similar accent change in Cardiff? ie can a Splotty tell a Thornhill by their accent?
I reckon that there's a difference between the east of cardiff and the south. The south is more traditional Cardiff accent, quite gruffy and to the point and more pronounced. The east is a bit lazy, 'arrighh lurve' The south is more 'Orite luv' There's a definite difference in the accent in the more affluent areas.