British/Irish accents

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:32 am

now where i work the woman in the canteen comes from leigh (a small town 20 miles north of manchester) her voice just goes straight through me it is terrible. your sat there having something to eat (brought from home not her making)and she just start talking very loud and squeaky, every1 just cringes.

to kahless i can understand the difference from belfast and dublin, do not tar us all with the same brush.

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:33 am

most british accents are okay with me...I understand them...but its the rich bahstahds that annoy the livin' hayl outta me

scottish accents are hilarious if you watch willie on the simpsons
"KEEP OOT!"

Kahless · Post by **Kahless** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:37 am

DAZMCFC wrote:to kahless i can understand the difference from belfast and dublin, do not tar us all with the same brush.

Thanks Daz, and I can tell a Manchester accent apart from one of a Man Utd fan

Genghis Khant · Post by **Genghis Khant** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:41 am

The funniest British accent has to be the brummie (Birmingham/Wolverhampton) accent, the thicker it gets the funnier it is. I've got a friend from Dudley and I generally find it really hard to take anything he says seriously.

for dummies · Post by **for dummies** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:06 am

personally i have a boston accent as i have lived my whole life here. but as most of my family is British i can understand almost all of the different accents (london, lake district, cornwall scottish, welsh, etc.) i love them all.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:18 am

Jesse, Bad Boy wrote:I am proud to say that I am accentless.

I'm pretty sure that's impossible...

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:26 am

unriggable wrote:
Jesse, Bad Boy wrote:I am proud to say that I am accentless.
I'm pretty sure that's impossible...

Yes.

Genghis Khant · Post by **Genghis Khant** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:27 am

unriggable wrote:
Jesse, Bad Boy wrote:I am proud to say that I am accentless.
I'm pretty sure that's impossible...

Unless he's mute.

Titanic · Post by **Titanic** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:43 am

Genghis Khant wrote:
unriggable wrote:
Jesse, Bad Boy wrote:I am proud to say that I am accentless.
I'm pretty sure that's impossible...
Unless he's mute.

Or just dusn talk...

Kugelblitz22 · Post by **Kugelblitz22** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:55 am

I have some friends from London. I have never been there.

But they have been here. I always love the culture clash. Do you guys have White Castles over there? Anyways my buddy John had never been to a White Castle so me and about six guys, including him went while he was in the states.

Me: "Hi, yes can we have a sack of fifty burgers? Thanks."

Johns eyes go huge and he looks completely aghast and horrified. With a wavering voice he says incredulously, "FIFTY BURGERS! What the F*** are we going to do with FIFTY BURGERS mate?"

You probably had to be there for this to funny. But I think it was partially funny because of his accent.

British/Irish accents

What do you, as a foreigner, think of British/Irish accents?