So, zee german accent..

[Davroth]

Where does Photo Finish's german accent come from? Does that mean there are german speaking ponies somewhere?

[RarityDash]

You know, that's a good question....

Nopony else I can really think of really has a specifically foreign accent...

[Beat Match]

Sapphire Shores has a blackcent.... (black accent)

[Kite]

You know, that's a good question....

Nopony else I can really think of really has a specifically foreign accent...

Seriously? What about Applejack and Applebloom's Southern accents? XD Nopony else in Ponyville really seems to have it outside of those from Sweet Apple Acres.

[Davroth]

@Kite: That is different. It's the Southern dialect, not a Southern accent. There is a difference.

[Kite]

@Kite: That is different. It's the Southern dialect, not a Southern accent. There is a difference.

I dunno, I'd argue that she has a Southern twang to her voice as well as the dialect. Apples 'n Oranges, I gather. XP

[Davroth]

You don't know what you are talking about. A dialect is a local difference in pronunciation (and more) that happened over time, while an accent is what happens when you learn a different language other then your mother tongue.

Not apples and oranges at all.

[MyLittlePonyTales]

Well, Zecora also has an accent.

And since she comes from somewhere far away, there probably ARE other countries out there. I mean, Gilda is a Griffin, a creature not normally seen in pony society. So, where are all the Griffins living?

[Davroth]

Well there is a RP answer to where the zebras and griffins come from (or rather where they live). I was just wondering if there was an answer for Photo Finish's accent, too.

[Kite]

You don't know what you are talking about. A dialect is a local difference in pronunciation (and more) that happened over time, while an accent is what happens when you learn a different language other then your mother tongue.

Not apples and oranges at all.

Sorry friend, to my understanding an accent IS what you've described, but it is not exclusively applied to learning a new language; one can be speaking their mother tongue and still have an accent. Take Captain Falcon's Brooklyn accent as a perfect example. It may not be especially foreign, but things like a Brooklyn, Canadian, British or Southern accent DO exist, even if they all speak English.

[Davroth]

Alright, so after taking into account my trusty English dictionary, it turns out that all of them are accents, however, Southern and Brooklyn and so on are dialects, a German (French, Hispanic) accent isn't. It's just an accent. So my question still stands.

[crp_dude]

In Bridle gossip, there's one pony who works in the spa who has an implacable European-esque accent. I find it not all too out-there to assume that there are perhaps far, far extensions of Equestria, or perhaps even lands set outside it. (Itaily forever, yo) My favor goes to the latter, simply because it's a fun concept.

[RarityDash]

Seriously? What about Applejack and Applebloom's Southern accents? XD Nopony else in Ponyville really seems to have it outside of those from Sweet Apple Acres.

When I made my post this morning I specified "specifically foreign accent" for a reason. To me, the Apple family's thing I'd instead call a regional accent. When I said foreign I meant just accents we'd associate with another country and language.

Photo Finish was the only important pony with such an accent I could think of (as Zecora isn't technically a pony). I suppose there might have been some minor ponies with European accents like crp_dude is saying. I just have trouble remembering all the minor ponies sometimes.

[MyLittlePonyTales]

(Itaily forever, yo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmYkUEnIzYY

[Mojo]

And if you'll remember "Ticket Master", at the cafe, there was a waiter pony who spoke in a French accent and many times, Rarity speaks words in French as well!

Have to keep in mind that this is the "Magical Land of Equestria" so anything's possible!

One of my OC's (Professor Clyde Krashkop) speaks with a German accent and my latest OC creation (Calypso) will speak with a Jamiacian accent!

Accents are FUN! Hope we see more of them in Season 2!

[flutterscotch]

Back in the times Discord ruled Equestria he thought it would be funny to mess with the ponies under his rule by arbitrarily and suddenly having them speak totally different languages that he made up in different locations. This sowed the seeds of distrust among the citizens of this fair land....after all the ponies of Canterlot could no longer understand what the ponies of Fillydelphia were saying, so they must be saying something bad. Not only did this amuse Discord greatly, but had the added bonus of making sure that the ponies could not rise up against him, en masse. Until some fancy alicorns put him in his place and restored harmony.

Well over a millennium later you can still see the effects of this dastardly deed in the some of the accents of ponies from various parts of Equestria. Any analogues to accents found here on Earth are purely coincidental.

(Also, Discord gets direct TV, where do you think he got all the ideas from?)

[Davroth]

@flutterscotch: Tower of Babel much?

So what I take from this is that all ponies speak english, some with accents, most without? That's how it is?

[Kite]

I imagine there are areas of the world where the ponies speak other languages. Fluttershy specifically refers to "French Haute-Couture" in regards to what she wants for her dress, which implies that there is Pony France out there somewhere.

[AppleNitrox]

Lotus is aswell a pony with a little different accent, her accent is more like Western Europe accent like Slavs have. *Identify Yourself with Lotus accent* XD

[Zeal]

Think if you will, that this is further evidence of that theory that seems to be circulating around fanfics, that equestria is a repopulated earth, or at least a pony equivalent of our cultures.

[Willowbreeze]

Think if you will, that this is further evidence of that theory that seems to be circulating around fanfics, that equestria is a repopulated earth, or at least a pony equivalent of our cultures.

This makes the most sense I think. Equestria could just be viewed as a kind of alternate reality where people are ponies. Anywhere people are separated by vast distances they're bound to adapt to their surroundings and interact differently. Since in Bridle Gossip Zecora also spoke a completely foreign language I think it makes sense that there are other lands besides Equestria, or at least lots of different country type lands within it.