Lol, I love that idea. That's got to be it.
I just used to think of him as British unless France was specifically mentioned, then I just liked to assume it was a writing error
Your way's much better.
Picard's British Accent
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Lol, I love that idea. That's got to be it.
I just used to think of him as British unless France was specifically mentioned, then I just liked to assume it was a writing error
Your way's much better.um SCOTTY?!
Reed? (played by an English guy)
Bashir?
Bashir's dad, both of Reed's 'rents...
Perhaps the Picards were Huguenots who fled France after the revocation of the Edict Of Nantes in 1685, settled in England, and gradually become English.
Then, at some point over the next seven centuries, some of them moved back to France.
That would help explain the Captain's fondness for Shakespeare, along with his family's English-accented English, and the fact that he considers it noteworthy that one of his ancestors fought at Trafalgar.
That's still not very many though, proportionally speaking.
He said "until Picard", so Bashir, Reed, and their families don't apply, as they didn't come into being until well after Picard.
Yes, fought at Trafalgar at the English side! Was that famous ancestor a traitor? Honestly, I've no problem with his accent, but sometimes it seemed that the writers forgot that Picard was supposed to be French.
This is correct.
But I did forget about Scotty! 
In my defence, I was thinking "English" not "British" (although I did say "British" but that's because I've been conditioned to say "British" when I think "English"!)
Whatever Doohan's accent was it sure as hell wasn't anything from the British Isles.
I really had to think about that one - oh the prequel
I think for such a small - if over populated - island we do ok, and by the time of Star Trek the only thing left that is English will be the English Language, mainly thanks to our American cousins
What about Mister Kyle?
I really had to think about that one - oh the prequel
I think for such a small - if over populated - island we do ok, and by the time of Star Trek the only thing left that is English will be the English Language, mainly thanks to our American cousins
Exactly.
He was the guy on the Reliant isn't he? Former Transporter tech from USS Enterprise.
How about Edith Keeler? I don't think she sported an American accent. Then there was "Leo Walsh" in Mudd's Women.
Is he the same guy?!? I've been watching TOS for 30 years and I never knew this!
Oh, God, I'm such a loser! 
Yeah, I just imagine that Picard was actually English, aside from the French name and the rare reference to his French background.
Maybe they should have dropped the French thing when they cast Stewart in the part, and made the character an actual Englishman instead.
Did he say his ancestor fought on the English side?
Lost causes are quite romantic, though, especially after a few centuries. Bashir mightn't have had relatives at the Alamo, but if he had those, he'd sure want to mention them.
Also, the French navy at the time was famous for winning battles and wars by using their superior agility for clever retreating. It was virtually impossible to strike a decisive victory against French naval forces, meaning nobody could deny them the control of the seas. In later days, though, the amazing stereotype has emerged that the French always retreat from combat, and thus a French person separated from the glory days of France might have an urge to prove that at least his ancestors didn't retreat at Trafalgar. Even when this actually means that said ancestors were tactically inept...
Timo Saloniemi
No. I thought that the uniform in the painting was a Royal Navy uniform. But now that I think of it, I'm not sure anymore. They looked pretty same at those times I suppose. French officer would probably have had epaulets, though. But it makes more sense to assume that he fought on the French side, so better stick with that.
See, one day, Stewart was in an accident, and had to give a blood donation to actor Christopher Lambert. As luck would have it, a week later, Stewart needed blood for an operation, and Lambert returned the favor. As a result, you have Lambert, who played a Scotsman but still sounds French, and then Stewart, who played a Frenchman but still sounds like a resident of the British Isles.
The uniform looks definetly more british than french:
http://www.amazon.com/Napoleons-Soldiers-Men-at-Arms-Rene-Chartrand/dp/0850459982
http://www.amazon.com/Napoleons-Soldiers-Men-at-Arms-Rene-Chartrand/dp/0850459982
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