text: you know how australians kinda sound british to americans?do americans sound british to australians? it would be nice to hear from australians but open to any thoughts. i have several friends in melbourne, perth, sydney and brisbane, and they have no trouble at all distinguishing americans from the british. the american accents (even regional ones like southern, new yorker, bostonian, and california) are very distinct, and with the widespread viewing of american films, no one from other countries seems to have any trouble picking an american accent out from the crowd.  they may have american accents down, but could a typical australian tell the difference between a south afrikaan, a kiwi (aka new zealander), an irish, a british, a scottish and a welsh accent? ;-) come on, aussies! show us what you got!