Speaking as an American, from my understanding, it’s supposed to be a lighthearted tease. No one’s being seriously malicious about a Southern English accent on this side of the pond.
That said, having coached friends in the UK on American accents before for theater and voice acting and other things, I do have a legitimate question. Understand, I hope this is of no offense to you. But why is it the only two accents most Brits can do are Texan and Boston?
Speaking as an American, from my understanding, it’s supposed to be a lighthearted tease. No one’s being seriously malicious about a Southern English accent on this side of the pond.
That said, having coached friends in the UK on American accents before for theater and voice acting and other things, I do have a legitimate question. Understand, I hope this is of no offense to you. But why is it the only two accents most Brits can do are Texan and Boston?