The sound of the future, today

Nothing sounds more like the future to me than a hybrid British accent — someone speaking with an accent that’s part English, part something else.
At the Amsterdam airport we hear a woman on the PA with an accent that’s 40% Dutch, 60% BBC. Over and over, in fabulously layered tones, she announces: “Passenger [X] for [destination y], you are delaying your flight. We will proceed to [pause] offload your luggage.” If I close my eyes, it could be the year 2417.
I keep waiting for her to say “Passenger Davis for Titan, you are delaying your flight. We will proceed to [pause] vaporize your luggage.”
Still waiting.

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