Accents Like/Dislike ? (1 Viewer)

bringbackrattles · May 2, 2017

My sons ex girlfriend was in the pub with her new bloke at the weekend,and we got chatting over a drink. He's Glaswegian and a decent bloke but I couldn't understand a word he said ! All I could do was just smile and nod now and then when he spoke before I shot off.
And also a couple of Indian lads who I talk football with are also at times hard to understand as their accent is a mixture of Cov and Indian. Then again it got me thinking maybe the Glasgow bloke didn't understand me ! What accents do you struggle with ?

olderskyblue · May 2, 2017

One of my best pals when I was an apprentice was a Scot's lad. Could understand him fine, but when I went round his house, he used to have to translate what his older brother was saying...

Houchens Head · May 2, 2017

A strong Glaswegian accent sounds like a totally foreign language to me! Also can't stand Black Country accent.

Ranjit Bhurpa · May 2, 2017

Know what you mean BBR.
Once took a call from a Glaswegian customer, and this is how I heard the call....
'Is Carol there?'
'Pardon, who are asking for'
'Carol'
'I'm sorry but we don't have a Carol'
'Yes you do, I need to speak to Carol'
'Well we have an Emma, Janet, Maxine, Lindsay and a Dawn. But no-one called Carol'
'Oh yes you do, it's Carol spelt C-A-R-L, I spoke to him yesterday'

Cringeworthy moment. That said, I could listed to a female Glaswegian or Edinburgh accent all day long. Very seductive, might not understand it all but very seductive.

Deleted member 5849 · May 2, 2017

Used to have to have phone conversations with my mate from Mid Wales twice, the first time to get my eye in with the accent, the second to actually understand him!

Wasn't sure in Newcastle if the barman was telling me how much my pint cost, or as offering to fight me.

Rab C Nesbitt I tried with subtitles, shame they spelt the subtitles as per the accent, so was still none the wiser.

Houchens Head · May 2, 2017

A Jamaican friend of mine was given an empty can of Guinness flattened between two slices of bread. He wanted a "beer can sandwich" for breakfast!

Houchens Head · May 2, 2017

Ranjit Bhurpa said:
Know what you mean BBR.
Once took a call from a Glaswegian customer, and this is how I heard the call....
'Is Carol there?'
'Pardon, who are asking for'
'Carol'
'I'm sorry but we don't have a Carol'
'Yes you do, I need to speak to Carol'
'Well we have an Emma, Janet, Maxine, Lindsay and a Dawn. But no-one called Carol'
'Oh yes you do, it's Carol spelt C-A-R-L, I spoke to him yesterday'

Cringeworthy moment. That said, I could listed to a female Glaswegian or Edinburgh accent all day long. Very seductive, might not understand it all but very seductive.

Yep. I heard they like to roll their arse. (Or was that 'R's?) :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

vow · May 2, 2017

I do love all accents, sorry to be boring!
But their is some of my wife's family, Irish, that I can't understand sometimes.

bringbackrattles · May 2, 2017

I too like different accents it would be pretty boring if there was just one ! A customer of mine is from Belfast and what a strong accent that is.As I know him well I tell him, what was that you said John ? He laughs as he knows it is hard going. My favourite accents though are a Welsh female, and a soft Scottish female accent,and a Scandinavian female talking !

Houchens Head · May 2, 2017

bringbackrattles said:
I too like different accents it would be pretty boring if there was just one ! A customer of mine is from Belfast and what a strong accent that is.As I know him well I tell him, what was that you said John ? He laughs as he knows it is hard going. My favourite accents though are a Welsh female, and a soft Scottish female accent,and a Scandinavian female talking !

I prefer them whispering - seductively!

Marty · May 2, 2017

Love South African and Australian. I can't understand the Birmingham accent at all
It's quite bad actually as I work in Birmingham and all my colleagues are Brummies. Mainly villa fans as well.

Monners · May 2, 2017

When I go to Dublin to see family I have to tune my ear in for the accent and the slang.

Cork however, what on earth are they talking about? Mate of mine who is English moved out there 20 years ago. It took him a while to adjust, and when I asked if he knew what they were saying he responded "Yes, I now know what they are saying, just don't know why they are saying it!"

Sick Boy · May 2, 2017

My family are from Limerick, it always take a while to get used to the accent. After they've had a few drinks it's a nightmare haha

bringbackrattles · May 2, 2017

When I worked on the railway there were about 12 of us in our working gang. It was made up of a Jock, aTaffy,a Pole,2 Italians, a few English,and a couple of West Indians. But we got on great until we had a good drink,then it was a confusing babble !

duffer · May 2, 2017

Other than mockney, and people trying to fake a working class accent when they're posh and vice versa I really like proper regional accents and terms like "m'duck" etc.. Ditto with Indian subcontinent and Eastern European accents, maybe it's just me but it makes conversation a bit more interesting when you're trying to figure out where people are from.

I've always got a soft spot for an Irish accent because of my heritage, but Norn Iron and especially Belfast is harder to follow than full-tilt Glaswegian in my book, y'ken. The more you drink, the easier it gets is a good rule of thumb if you're struggling.

The best dublin accent I can recall in recent years was Michael Doyle, classic speedy mumbler "y'know'.

The one that I always remember is being stopped up in Cumbria by an elderly gentlemen who politely enquired, "Have yer got the time on yer cock?". There's really no answer to that.

fernandopartridge · May 2, 2017

vow said:
I do love all accents, sorry to be boring!
But their is some of my wife's family, Irish, that I can't understand sometimes.

Same as. Americanisation and the increase in people attending universities are leading to some homogeneity in accents sadly.

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Malaka · May 2, 2017

My Black friends speak good English, but when there is a gang of them a West Indian accent is suddenly adopted. They say they are speaking their language, but I understand what they are saying, they just put on a fake accent Jafakan.

Nick · May 2, 2017

My daughter on holiday thought some scottish kids were foreign. Properly thick scottish accent.

bringbackrattles · May 2, 2017

What has always baffled me is how many people keep their accent even when they've been living here for decades.I know a couple of Scots who have lived in Coventry for at least 30 years, but for some reason their accent has got even more Scottish !

Monners · May 2, 2017

bringbackrattles said:
What has always baffled me is how many people keep their accent even when they've been living here for decades.I know a couple of Scots who have lived in Coventry for at least 30 years, but for some reason their accent has got even more Scottish !

My mother lived in the UK for 60 years and never lost her Donegal accent. She did forget a lot of irish though (came from an Irish speaking part)

bringbackrattles · May 2, 2017

Arsenal manager Wenger's accent gets more French season after season.Arsene has been here in England for years but you'd never guess. I've come to the conclusion people like to retain their accent/identity no matter where they live.

dutchman · May 2, 2017

I can't understand people from Bedworth let alone Scotland!

Gazolba · May 2, 2017

Marty said:
Love South African and Australian. I can't understand the Birmingham accent at all
It's quite bad actually as I work in Birmingham and all my colleagues are Brummies. Mainly villa fans as well.

I also like the South African accent.
I find some Indian speakers very difficult to understand and others pretty easy. I guess it depends on their native language (hundreds of different native languages in India) and how well they learned English. Same thing with Chinese, some are very difficult to understand, some easier.
The Haiti accent is difficult since their native language is French but it sounds nothing like the French in France or Canada. Sometimes you have to listen very carefully to even tell it's French.

Captain Dart · May 2, 2017

Have you noticed the increasing tendency to subtitle TV when someone is talking with a heavy accent.
I swear that listening to raw Geordie & Glaswegian accents on TV and having to concentrate to understand what they are saying is more beneficial than spoon feeding like that.
I find it exceptionally annoying where an American program subtitles an English voice.

Nick · May 3, 2017

If we are going to get into dislikes, it's when people type / spell in their accent....

dancers lance · May 3, 2017

My hate is not so much an accent (even though the Aussie's do it all the time) but the upward inflection, the Australian questioning intonation, going all high pitch at the end of every sentence? What the fuck is that all about? .....................................(in a high pitch voice)

dutchman · May 3, 2017

dancers lance said:
My hate is not so much an accent (even though the Aussie's do it all the time) but the upward inflection, the Australian questioning intonation, going all high pitch at the end of every sentence? What the fuck is that all about? .....................................(in a high pitch voice)

I assume it's the result of years of watching Aussie soaps? I don't know though.

dancers lance · May 3, 2017

dutchman said:
I assume it's the result of years of watching Aussie soaps? I don't know though.

People who do it would most definitely fit the demographic of 'Aussie Soap Watcher'

Astute · May 3, 2017

My eldest lad is getting married to a Glaswegian this year. I go up frequently. I am starting to feel like I have learned another language. I used to think that I couldn't understand a lot of what they said. But all it was is that they have their own words for things.

I work with a South African. He was talking to someone about arse cream. I was intrigued until I worked out it was really ice cream he was saying

Have been in Cumbria for 10 years now. The longest word they have is no. It is spelt nooooooooooooooooo. Any word with an o in it is stretched. A batch is a roll. Unless you want a sausage batch. Then it is a sausage in a bun.

And I love the Irish accent on a bird. It just does something for me.

bringbackrattles · May 3, 2017

Another curious thing is you only need to travel a few miles and you hear a different accent. Go to Nuneaton or Bedworth and they've got their own language ! And when I go to my sisters over in Leicestershire the East Midlands accent is completely different than say Warwickshire.

Bumberclart · May 3, 2017

Can you take anyone seriously who had a Black Country/Brummie accent?
If Stephen Hawking had been given a Brummie voice, nobody would have paid him any attention at all.

I was born in Cov, to Mancunian parent, brought up in Evesham and have lived in Huddersfield for 24 years. I sound southern to northerners, and northern to southerners. I can also do a passable impression of most regional accents, which has got me out of a few scrapes whilst following City over the years.

Liquid Gold · May 3, 2017

My ex was from Glasgow, her accent sent me wild.

Gazolba · May 3, 2017

I love the accents of Liz Hurley, Joanna Lumley and Diana Rigg.

dutchman · May 3, 2017

Gazolba said:
I love the accents of Liz Hurley, Joanna Lumley and Diana Rigg.

Or "Posh Totty" as it's colloquially known.

Monners · May 3, 2017

I like a north east accent on a woman - Gina McKee springs to mind

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