It’s great to hear some positivity towards the United Kingdom on the CR for once. And now that I’m here, I suppose T’d better attempt to clear some of the apparent the confusion.
What most people would consider a typical ‘British’ accent is officially termed ‘Received Pronunciation’, or RP. This is common amongst the middle and upper classes, and is generally, but not specifically, found in the South of the country. I would love to go into greater depths about the incredible variety of British regional accents, but since the UK has more distinct regional accents, relative to population, than any other country worldwide, I’ll give it a miss for now. And I don’t think it would be fair to expect anybody not from these fair Isles to be able to distinguish between them easily, any more than a Briton could be to distinguish between New York and California, for instance. Although some differences, such as between Scottish, Northern Irish, Geordie, Manc or RP are pretty obvious. But to suggest the same leniencies apply when talking about the British accents relative to South Africa or Australia is laughable.
Interestingly, I’ve noticed that whilst the Yidden in England tend to conform to their respective local accents, the accents tend to be much less obvious, and similarities in accent can be detected across the different kehillos.