[PJ-Comix]

For most Americans, there's no distinction between British accents.

Oh yes there is. I can spot a Cockney accent right away and it definitely sounds low class.

[britemp]

'Oh yes there is. I can spot a Cockney accent right away and it definitely sounds low class.'

Definitely - most Americans may not be able to tell which was which, but if they heard an RP accent next to Glaswegian, Geordie, Cornish and Welsh they'd be well aware of how different each was.