ok, here i go again.
i have wanted to write about this for some time now. but have refrained from it because it really is none of my business. and at the same time i feel is my business as i do listen to it i guess.
as i said before i like keeping in touch with dhivehi raajje even if am physically miles and miles away. so as much as i can, i listen to the dhivehi radio and DhiFM has become a favourite. and because of my daily schedule i most often am able to listen to programs broadcasted in the morning. i am not able to listen to everyday. but when i do, i start with “emme hendhunaa dhiraagaa eku” . and i should say i like it. some local news and some international news, some chit chat and familiar nice songs.
and then there is dhivehi news and the next program “wataniyya good morning maldives”. the concept of the programs is good. and i am happy that it is in english.
but… the moment i hear amish (?) talking my teeth grinds. his artificial accent just rubs me the wrong way. why do people try so hard to imitate other people? i believe he is trying to imitate (i could be wrong) jamie the english chef. jamies’s accent is a bit hard on my ears – but that is his own accent and it sounds natural(and beautiful at the same time) so don’t have a hard time watching his tv shows.
but amish sounds so artificial that i have the urge to press “mute” the moment he starts to speak. the songs on the show are superb and have a nice balance of genre. listening to the program i keep bracing myself for time for another song.
can’t amish please try to be a little more “real”? other than his accent he sounds good. is coherent and makes intelligent conversation. and this artificialness gets really worse only sometimes.
please!!!
nothing personal and please don’t consider this negative criticism 
You’re right. It is not only the accent but I feel he has difficulty talking. Sometimes talking sense even.
By: Simon on October 31, 2008
at 2:34 pm
lets callin a petition,hehehe
By: MrMV on November 2, 2008
at 12:36 am
figured that the name is anoosh. atleast that is what i made of jane’s pronunciation.
By: minr on November 3, 2008
at 3:03 pm
hey,,,thats simply not true,,,,,he is a maldivian…..but he sounds to me purely english……is there any accent called fake or unnatural,,,,,probabably his mother tongue is not english….english as a second language speaker will never sound like a native speaker….fact is that more than 90% of his accent for me sounds english…thats something non-native speaker in english really hard to achieve….surely no doubt about it……..just compare british accents and his accent…………in my research that i have done possibly he has got a really great british accent…..last words….u have not mention why his accent is artificial or fake…..u should have given evidence or facts…..coz its really these days hard to believe what people say without any proof!!!!i am waiting for ur reply as soon as possible,,,,,since u claim something difficult to believe….pls justify ur point…….
By: katie on November 19, 2008
at 11:19 pm
hey simon, i feel u dont understand english,thats why u dont get what he speaks,,,,u would be thinking…aha… “I feel he has difficulty talking. Sometimes talking sense even”.if u cannot prove please dont right rubbish as commets.
By: ayya,,,,fan on November 20, 2008
at 11:59 pm
sorry if i have offended anybody – but i was simply expressing what i thought.
i don’t deny that he is trying to talk in a british accent. my equating his accent with a british celebrity says that he sound very much like him, doesn’t it. but my point is why the need to imitate british accent?
who is the “wathaniyya good morning” program aired for? is it for the british public. i think not. it is firstly and fore mostly for the dhivehi public – at home or abroad. and any other audience is secondary – might include expatriate workers in maldives from a variety of countries (and again predominantly asian i would say).
so what english accent is the average listener accustomed to? we hardly have any british teachers in our schools. we hardly watch british movies (am not basing this on any hard facts – but my experience and the experience of people around me).
so why is the program in british english?
i can make out his accent most of the time – but what about the average english speaking maldivian?
now, i only listen about 10 minutes before dhivehi news.
the one thing that bugs me very much is his pronunciation of “dhivehi news” to say “divey news”. that is why i am saying his accent is fake. a native british, i agree, will have difficulty in pronouncing this. it is not an english word after all. but surely anoosh [still not sure of his name – sorry] can say “dhivehi” the dhivehi way i suppose.
again i am not criticising for the sake of criticising. i am just questioning the relevance of the program to the intended audience.
and i salute anoosh for having the guts and courage to go on air and speak in english. many of us are fluent in english but my experience says people generally have a hesitance to speak in english. so way to go anoosh. but there is room for improvement.
and katie! this is not a research paper to give proof. it is just piece of opinion
By: minr on November 21, 2008
at 12:13 pm
I agree with minr and simon…I was just listening to the Good Morning.. program and like Minr said, at times I had to grind my teeth listening to him.
Simon, yeah, he is concentrating on keeping his accent so much that at times he appears not to be making intelligent conversation with his co-host. If not for this problem, I think they could focus more on including a little bit more humor and more intelligent talk.
Why do many maldivian RJs feel that they either have to have an American or British accent to appear “cool”?
Also, I think these RJs and VJs should understand that when they’re CO-HOSTING a show, they are not COMPETING for the audience’s attention; they should complement each other – respond nicely and with humor to the partner to win with the audience.
By: imitalli on November 22, 2008
at 12:15 pm
after a long time, today i listened to wataniyya good morning (at least part of it). and was amazed and suprised to realize that the program is now in Dhivehi. and the male voice – does it really belong to anoosh? it sounds so different. yet very nice and very soothing on the ears
and he can pronounce “wathaniyya” and “dhivehi” the maldivian way
By: minr on January 22, 2009
at 11:23 am
while speaking dhivehi language every word should be in dhivehi way,,,in english it sound english.there is nothing to be amzed i think.ok.
just read what “minr” wrote on November 21, 2008 at 12:13 pm.wanna give a thought,,,how do you know”minr” that he is imitating a british accent.are you a angel or a god.only he knows whether he is imitating or thats just real i think you are jealous.coz you cannot talk in a british accent.if you feel disturb listening to the show pls tune to different radio station,like a indian or a maldivian radio station that speaks like a so called “maaaldfivian way”
By: hamid on January 27, 2009
at 10:55 pm
wow wow wow hamid!!!
i never meant to be offensive.
i was just stating my opinion and that is it.
chill out
By: minr on January 28, 2009
at 10:11 am