I get a lot of questions in class like, "Is that only in American English or British, too." And sometimes I just don't know! I'm an American English speaker who does not have enough exposure to British English other than through the modern media and literature. It's a limited knowledge.
But, nonetheless, we know enough to be able to make fun of one another's accents. Here is a very comical video of a trailer (preview) for a fake movie that Saturday Nigh Live did. In the beginning we can understand what the characters are saying. But as soon as the villian threatens the lead man and holds up a picture of his daughter, they start speaking gibberish. They're not saying any intelligible words but nonetheless it sounds British! I got a good laugh out of it. See what you think.
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