I watched and cringed for many years as my sister did this
As did the rest of Surrey, it would seem. Suddenly, when regional accents became fashionable, they decided they all came from Sarf-eest Larndon. Jamie fucking Oliver, you have a lot to answer for.

Oddly enough, since she moved up to Manchester, her Mockney accent has waned considerably.

Though it is amusing to hear my father's accent: grew up in Leicestershire but now lives down in London. You can hear a discernible reversion to East Midlands the further he gets up the M1.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 16 Jan 2009, 11:39, 1 reply)

Although...
...isn't a Surrey accent a gentler version of a South London accent (at least that's what mine sounds like, I think)? Mind you, talking like you're from Peckham when you're really from Reigate is a bit daft (innit)?

My wifey's accent does what your Father's does- she's from Cheshire and she becomes a little bit more more northern sounding when we visit her relatives. Worryingly, it's started to rub off on me, and I sometimes pronounce "done" as "doon" rather than "dun" which is what you would expect...
( milkybarnick is calming down Boris on, Sat 17 Jan 2009, 10:38, closed)

Hard to tell what a Surrey accent should sound like, actually
Depending on where you go, people either tend more towards Radio 4 or, as you say, something which sounds quite South London. Having said that, you could say the same about South London.

What you don't find naturally are the tones of cheeky cockney chappies from the East End. Just kids pretending they are. Or pretending they're from a black ghetto.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 16:54, closed)