JamJarre

We had longer in isolation to develop them before the arrival of rapid transit and global communications. Under the feudal system peasants were tied to the land they worked and couldn't really leave. Whole generations lived, worked and died in the same places, in the same communities, with the same linguistic influences. Not surprising that every little village ten miles from every other one has a distinct accent. It's like evolution - isolation leds to variation.

With the US you already had carriages, railways etc when you went out there (or soon after - not so hot on rail history). Your range of movement was much larger from the off, plus you're a young nation. Accent variation at that kind of level hasn't had the time or isolation to develop. Therefore, greater distances between distinct accents.

There were definitely people who visited thinking slavery was kinda alright

This fucking boggles me

did Solomon Northrup actually think Benedict Cumberbatch was a great slave owner

I didn't get that sense much at all. He was portrayed as a nice but ultimately weak-willed man who was almost as bad as the other slave owners if not worse. I mean he treats Solomon almost like a human being but still can't bring himself to acknowledge that he's keeping him as a slave.

You still didn't answer yes or no

How do you square "treat others as I would like to be treated" with your day job?

Good AMA by the way