More accents (was McGonagall's accent was Re: SS/PS question

[potioncat]

> Geoff:

> 
> If you go into the Western Highlands -where a fair number of 
> people also speak Gaelic on a regular basis - the accent is much 
> softer and often slower.

Potioncat:
Have you seen 'Driving Lessons'? Rupert Grint's character meets a 
young woman in a hotel in Scotland. What sort of accent did she have? 
I thought it was rather pleasant sounding. 

The other movie that comes to mind is 'Blow Dry'. Natasha Richardson 
and Alan Rickman play a working class ex-couple. Their accent is very 
different than the ones the actors usually have. Of course, so is the 
part! That one was fun to listen to.

I suppose that's like Steel Magnolias. There are quite a few 
actresses playing Southern women with strong Southern accents. 
Or 'The Ya-Ya Sisterhood' with Maggie Smith as a Southerner.