Wow! Thank you so much for your message :) My Great Grandfather from way back sailed over to Massachusetts in the 1600's too!!! He was John Hunting and was an Elder who set up the town of Dedham there. He took his wife with him and he lived until he was 92, quite something back then. I love your family history dating back to here in Suffolk, and who knows, our ancestors may well have met!!! Plus I have relatives from Rattlesden also :) Thank you so much for getting in touch and also for liking my videos. I love that they show you how your ancestors spoke :) I have what's known as a broad Suffolk accent so I have the same accent and dialect as those from many years ago, most of my family are like it. (Not very cool in these modern times)

I found the cemetery where John Hunting and his wife Hester are buried. I plan on visiting the area to visit my ancestors' grave sites. One of my granddaughters wants to visit Salem so I guess it will be a family road trip.

Sadly after 12 years in Navy, followed by gradually moving further anf further away, what little Suffolk dialect I had is long gone. I live near Liverpool, have done for over 30 years, and hearing your voice with my native dialect is music to my ears. I was born Bury St Woops and lived both sides of River Stour, my parents retired and moved from Bury to Wixoe (near Haverhill............or Ay'vrill if Essex, Hay'vrill if Suffolk! Lol

Hiya, I'm glad you're proud of your accent too! We should be, it's disappearing quickly sadly. Fantastic story, Ralph Fiennes no less! He's made some amazing films, and to think he heralds from Ipswich. The boy did good :)

@@EssEvergreen the Dark lord himself 🐍. Its about Sutton-Hoo, i believe its called The Dig and will be on Netflix, so look out for it, will be great to hear Suffolk in a mainstream movie 👍🏼.. Also i think my favourite example of the phonological sound of Suffolk is Human, to the world. but to us.. Hoo'min 🤣 also "Buh" is a favourite!

@@Matt-Hurin Thank you so much for letting me know what the film is! I was going to ask you, but you beat me to it. I love the history of Sutton Hoo, so it will be right up my street I think. Hopefully no Dark Lord action this time, there's enough magic there already. I did laugh when you mentioned 'Hoo'min', that is so us!!! :D

Of course the Australians sound like Suffolk people. A lot of Suffolk people emigrated to Australia. Have you every seen the Charlie Haylock video to promote his book?

@@EssEvergreen As a kid in east Suffolk in the 70s I used to hear people mention Sutton Hoo. I had no idea what they were referring to. I now guard the Sutton Hoo treasure on a regular basis, as a gallery warder at the BM!

Dan, wherever you are in the world, you will always have a part of Suffolk with you. And it'll always be here if you decide to return, even just for a visit :)

Couldnt agree more........just lkike hearing my mother or her sisters speaking...........hits home the realisation, that at age of 80 and living near Liverpool, I am unlikely to ever set foot in my nastive Suffolk again, nor, unless listening to Sarah's lovely voice, ever hear my native tongue. Sad really............reminds me, many years ago my mother used to take "The East Anglian" Magazine...........in one addition was an article about a old Suffolk man, living in Manchestyer and longing for farmlands of Suffolk. In 199-something, working in Liverpool, I was standing my entrance gates, having a smoke, and I remembered that article.............all too true.

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Hiya, I’m pleased to her that my video took you back to your years here. I remember being taken to both Lakenheath and Mildenhall as a kid to watch the planes, I loved it! Sadly the accent you remember is disappearing fast, so I’m glad you remember it.

I feel exactly the same way, it breaks my heart that all our lovely regional vocal heritage is being lost. It’s a huge part of who we are, our heritage and culture. I’ll keep sharing mine, that’s for sure 🙂

​@@EssEvergreenSometimes I think accents can evolve over time. I've noticed that some of the way people speak from London these days sounds like English with a bit of Jamaican thrown in. Not as much of the old cockney. Accents also seem to be a class thing. I'm originally from Yorkshire and so are parents who were both teachers, so they were never especially broad. So neither am I. But most kids with parents on lower incomes were much broader Yorkshire. And those class divisions have always existed in Britain. Kinda of a shame when the old accents are losing reign but I also blame trends in recent decades of failures to build affordable housing. Too many once working class communities have become infiltrated with these awful posh estates they keep building

Thank you so much! That's very kind of you :)

That can only be a good thing, thank you :)

Thank you so much, and I’m so glad my little videos have been of help to you 🙂 I’d not heard of that play so I looked it up and saw it was a film too. I’ve now ordered it as it looks like so much fun. I bet you enjoyed having a part in the play, it sounds so entertaining. Thanks for learning the accent and bringing our accent alive on stage.

Brilliant! I'm playing Dennis in the play in Swaffham in a "foo" months, so same here! (I've already sourced an Ipswich Town FC bobble hat!)

I hope you have fun playing Dennis :) I've now seen the film and think it's a great story, it's so much fun.

You’re right about that, our accent and dialect here can be rather complicated. It’s a full language really 🙂 As you say, you mostly hear the broad accent amongst the older locals and it’s exactly the same here sadly. x

Being a deep Suffolk boy meself I can tell us that once you get deep enough in both Suffolk and Norfolk, they both start sounding pretty much the same. Part from a few words here and there.

@@jeromeavery8649 Cheers fella! I'm keen to get down to East Anglia and have a mooch about.

East Anglia is definitely worth a visit, so much history on so many levels. And as the helpful person above mentioned both the accents are very similar. Depending on the area and even the age of the person it can vary, or even be very alike. We're a very mixed bunch, even though at times we sound so similar :)

Thanks for helping answer this, especially as I've been away from my computer for a few days :) You're right, they are so alike in many ways, yet with subtle differences. It's all very interesting (for those that like that sort of thing) :)

@@EssEvergreen please do a video again soon. Maybe show us a local beauty spot. Your accent chills me out and as I'm a keyworker I figure you and the country owe me!!! Seriously though a new vid would be ace 😊

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you like my videos. And yay! You’re a Suffolk gal too 😀

What a lovely thing to say, thank you! Yes, I am rather thoughtful, and probably why this modern world perplexes me so much 🙂 Best wishes.

I can really hear it too when I watch some Aussie films or tv shows. No wonder I get asked if I’m Australian on a regular basis (not that I mind, it’s a lovely country)

I heard Suffolk many years ago and it struck me how similar it was to our accent. Kind of cross between West country and broad Aussie. Here's a link to a song from a few years ago, summing up Australian TeenSpeak, called Sort of, Dunno, Nuthin kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldyVfKp4tZe5mGg.htmlsi=zN4O3Wcfccwdg9fl

You are so right Ian, it's a really sad thing indeed. Our identities and heritage are very important.

Funny you should mention that, I know some people from there and I can hear it at times too. I hope when you come to Suffolk we welcome you with plenty of sunshine :)

@@EssEvergreen thanks so much! Can't wait to see Suffolk 😊

No wonder I get asked if I’m Australian so much. Not that I mind, it’s a great accent 🙂

@@EssEvergreen seems like **most the prisoners sent to australia were from suffolk or something**

I wouldnt have thought the Australian accent like Suffolk............more like "Cockney on speed". Lol Suffolk is a "soft" dialect, Aussie is much more "harsh" and IMO akin to London.

That's exactly it, we're saving our energy too. Word economy, I like it :)

Hellloooooo stranger! I am so, so pleased that you found me on here, what are the chances?! It was only last week that I mentioned to mum that I wondered how you were and if you were still in Spain. It's been so long, and there's so much to catch up on. I'll pop my email address over in a bit, I'm now setting one up for on here :) It really is nice to here from you :D x

Ah I went to a few car boot sales in Woolpit :P

They are very similar indeed. There’s a slight difference, mostly noticeable in vocal tone. Plus some of our old dialect is different, and those words that we share can change in the way they’re spoken depending on the county 🙂

In Scotland we have a huge variety of dialects. I used to travel to the north east and had difficulty understanding what was being said. ‘Fit like” meaning how are you. I don’t believe I have a strong Scottish accent, but I do, English people have difficulty understanding

You’re not the only one, I’ve had people ask me all my life if I’m from Australia. Not that I mind, it’s a lovely country :)

@@EssEvergreen Okay, I must visit Suffolk County.