What's the worst accent?

Fago!

For me it's the Drogheda accent. It's terrible. Absolutely horrible. But so funny. I pity people with that accent. I crack up laughing when I hear it.

Talking to a bloke from "Dwaawwda" yesterday and he saw someone on the TV and goes "Oowh, oi dun loike him, hee wamiynds mee a moy ex, especially de beeawd" - translation - "Oh, I don't like him, he reminds me of my ex, especially the beard" I burst out with laughter. Another time in Mcdonalds, a Drogheda fella working there shouted for more hamburgers "MAW HAMBAWGAWS" and a few people were laughing at him and shouting maw hambawgaws at him...... Hehe. Maw.

Yuck!

So what do you think is the worst accent in Ireland? Or even anywhere else in the world.

bleg

Inner city dub or north side cork.

KeithM89_old

As a fellow Draawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwda hater, i agree - doesnt even sound like the english language

Gunsfortoys

bleg wrote: »

Inner city dub

Howya buuuuuud, stoooooory have you a fewww euro. Despicable accent. Dublin accents in general really.

Kiera

South Dublin.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Irish: "Hello"


Ick.

Gummy Panda

Cork

ronaneire

A Hyundi (Accent) don't do it for me

bigwormbundoran

New York Jew - endless shudders flow down my spine with each word

Dord

The "Dorsh" accent.

uvox

Vincent Browne held a competition in 2002 (I think), while he was standing in for Pat Kenny on Radio 1 during Pat's holidays one summer to find the worst accent in Ireland. I believe the winner was the accent from Ardee, Co Louth.

mariaf24

Waterford/Kilkenny (Sorry anyone from there)!

bambera

Dublin teenagers who have a weird fake american accent

Definitely the Dublin accent. Also the Midlands (?) one. I was shocked when I watched an episode Pure Mule.

Superbus

This:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxDf-KkMCKQ

Abi

Fago! wrote: »

For me it's the Drogheda accent. It's terrible. Absolutely horrible. But so funny. I pity people with that accent. I crack up laughing when I hear it.

Talking to a bloke from "Dwaawwda" yesterday and he saw someone on the TV and goes "Oowh, oi dun loike him, hee wamiynds mee a moy ex, especially de beeawd" - translation - "Oh, I don't like him, he reminds me of my ex, especially the beard" I burst out with laughter. Another time in Mcdonalds, a Drogheda fella working there shouted for more hamburgers "MAW HAMBAWGAWS" and a few people were laughing at him and shouting maw hambawgaws at him...... Hehe. Maw.

Yuck!

So what do you think is the worst accent in Ireland? Or even anywhere else in the world.

Ahh Fago. Not another one of these damn threads =P


Agreed on the Drawwwwdeda accent though.




/goes off to start "whats your favourite humming noise" thread

Fago!

bambera wrote: »

Dublin teenagers who have a weird fake american accent

It's all put on, so I hear.

caseyann

Deleted User wrote: »

Definitely the Dublin accent. Also the Midlands (?) one. I was shocked when I watched an episode Pure Mule.

Out of curiosity how many Dublin accents do you think there is?:p

sdanseo

I hate Aussie accents. They sound, I dunno, so forced and drawling. Like they're choking on something...and I have a load of Aussie relatives who would kill me for saying that but its true!

Wade in the Sea

Spanish speaking English. Het sounz horybull I theenk. and all that lisping gets on my knackers!

I like the cork accent from Girls. Very cute. But the lads, sorry you sound like a bunch of turkeys.

NornIron is good too. Whata boutye

D4 is very very annoying. Especially when they say OMG. And I mean they actually say "O M G" :mad:

Dudess

D4 - every time I hear it, I die a little inside.

Wade in the Sea

caseyann wrote: »

Out of curiosity how many Dublin accents do you think there are?:p

FYP,

well you know in the theme of the thread n'all

caseyann

I take it no one from D4 has found boards.ie as yet

Larianne

Ardee/Dunleer accent. Much worse than the Drogheda accent.

I can't understand what they are saying!

Melion

The duurty dooblin accent

And Jackie Healey-Rae too

Fago!

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

Spanish speaking English. Het sounz horybull I theenk. and all that lisping gets on my knackers!

I like the cork accent from Girls. Very cute. But the lads, sorry you sound like a bunch of turkeys.

NornIron is good too. Whata boutye

D4 is very very annoying. Especially when they say OMG. And I mean they actually say "O M G" :mad:

+1 on the cork accent on girls, makes me melt it does. Sexy.

Saibh

Anyone that tries to imitate any accent and does a bad job on it.

DerekDGoldfish

The male Northie durdle durdle accent

caseyann

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

FYP,

well you know in the theme of the thread n'all

AH shiat dont ya kno ya only gone and wrecked it :mad::D

mikemac

Has to be Drogheda

Just listen the likes of Steve Staunton as an example, many others from the area have that long drawn out accent

I do like the way they say "bewk" instead of book though

plein de force

a thick kerry accent is horrible and you can't hear what they're saying, it doesn't sound like english

i hate welsh accents too

bambera

Fago! wrote: »

It's all put on, so I hear.

Saibh wrote: »

Anyone that tries to imitate any accent and does a bad job on it.

my point exactly

uvox

plein de force wrote: »

a thick kerry accent is horrible and you can't hear what they're saying, it doesn't sound like english

i hate welsh accents too

I now love Welsh accents after I heard Road Rage by Catatonia. I think context is critical to perception of accents.

caseyann

plein de force wrote: »

a thick kerry accent is horrible and you can't hear what they're saying, it doesn't sound like english

i hate welsh accents too

Makes sense seen as they are from kerry,they wouldnt be speaking English:D

Mimojo

Def the D4 account, esp on people who are not for Dublin but have somehow managed to adopt a version of it

Not a big fan of the cork accent, have to agree with another poster that it very turkey-ish.

That really happy American accent too "Have a nice day!", gawd its awful

caseyann

The people on all the shows on tv like maury and jeremy kyle etc.... I need subtitles to under stand a word they are saying :mad:

jd007

Jedward



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tony1kenobi

I hate Grahams accent....I should find out where he is from....but I won't...because I hate his face too.

Yakult

Dublin accent is probably the worst, ye all sound like scum bags.

jesus_thats_gre

Ardee, Dundalk and Drogheda are all horrible. Thank god I have largely lost the Dundalk accent!

Larianne

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Ardee, Dundalk and Drogheda are all horrible. Thank god I have largely lost the Dundalk accent!

I went travelling with a guy from Dundalk. I used to have to translate everything for people who we met! :pac:

christ on a bike!

Let's not forget Caaaaaaaaaaavan

KeithM89_old

Larianne wrote: »

I went travelling with a guy from Dundalk. I used to have to translate everything for people who we met! :pac:

Not our finest moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_W-vaEMTc

DerekDGoldfish

caseyann wrote: »

The people on all the shows on tv like maury and jeremy kyle etc.... I need subtitles to under stand a word they are saying :mad:

I remember futball mundial or a similar show doing an intewview with Brian Kerr back in the day and they had subtitles in englsih while he was speaking.

Cant imagine how he gets on in the Faroes

Larianne

jesus_thats_gre

christ on a bike!

Love the names!

Keithm89 wrote: »

Not our finest moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_W-vaEMTc

Ah, brings me back! :pac: Shockin accent!

bored and fussy

I have no problem with accents if I can understand what people are saying.

I cannot stand people trying to pronounce their THs and doing it badly.

I swear I heard Joe duffy saying RTE doth com. It sounded terrible.
He would be wise to speak the way he speaks at home in his mothers.

I would have no problem with that, but I have a huge problem with him struggling to speak Proper

Wade in the Sea

caseyann wrote: »

Out of curiosity how many Dublin accents do you think there is?:p

Nine

D4 - Roight, Blackrock-Dalkey
D-South, West Brit/North Wicklow (annexed in 1999)
D-Orange County
Co Dub South County, Brayish
Co Dub North County, Skerries/ Rushish
D-North (hon. South Sider), Clontarf Howth
D-North, salt of the earth.
D-Inner Scum bag/of the Hoodie Clan
Dublin, ("Man" used a lot) dialectic hybrid of D-South & D-North

orourkeda

The scouse accent is horrible I think. Theres something really skangery about it.

caseyann

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

Nine

D4 - Roight, Blackrock-Dalkey
D-South, West Brit/North Wicklow (annexed in 1999)
D-Orange County
Co Dub South County, Brayish
Co Dub North County, Skerries/ Rushish
D-North (hon. South Sider), Clontarf Howth
D-North, salt of the earth.
D-Inner Scum bag/of the Hoodie Clan
Dublin, ("Man" used a lot) dialectic hybrid of D-South & D-North

I take it that points to where you live

MJ23

Cork
"d'ye knooooow like"
What does a cork dog say? Woof Woof Boy
And why the fúck has the word 'like' have to be said 20 times in every sentence ?

Gunsfortoys

MJ23 wrote: »

Cork
"d'ye knooooow like"
What does a cork dog say? Woof Woof Boy
And why the fúck has the word 'like' have to be said 20 times in every sentence ?

As opposed to loike?