I'm amazed at the response to this thread,I did'nt realise what I was letting loose!.

wrt accents I may have a tin ear for accents,I can distinguish between Canadian and American,North of Ireland vs South,and NYC(ie Joe Pesci,Al Pacino,And anyone from Soprano's)and the rwest of your great country but most others leave me in ignorance.

Can anyone outside the UK tell the difference between, Cockney(London),Scouse(Liverpool),Geordie(Newcastle),or Welsh.

Even harder for UK residents only,can anyone distinguish between,Manchester,Bolton,Blackburn and Yorkshire