Why doesn’t Paddington, who is famously from "Darkest Peru," speak with a Spanish speaker’s accent? (lemmy.world)

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Or is he from one of those indigenous Peruvian tribes that speaks the King's English?

Edit: A friend of mine pointed out that he's also not a South American spectacled bear.

What the fuck, Michael Bond?

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[-] dugmeup@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

His ESL teacher was a Brit and his study abroad changed him. He never got over his subtle bear speaking accent though which is his first language.

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