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He's English - from the east end of London. You're not the first American to get an English and an Australian accent mixed up.
 
Badger said:
He's English - from the east end of London. You're not the first American to get an English and an Australian accent mixed up.
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I only ask because it was on a recent commercial.
 
Yeah I saw it too on the 'net and I thought "why does that thing sound like a cockney?" ( East Londoner)
 
Badger said:
He's English - from the east end of London. You're not the first American to get an English and an Australian accent mixed up.
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I think they've used at least three different voices for the Geico gecko, and all of them have had very different accents. I've heard a blatantly Aussie/Kiwi accent, a more straight-forward English accent (with voice similar to The Simpsons' Sideshow Bob), and the current Cockney/East Ender accent.

To me, they're like Darrens on Bewitched.
 
I've only seen the cockney voiced one - but I'd love to see the one with a voice like Sideshow Bob. He's one of favourite cartoon characters.
 
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