Which accent do you find most grating?

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs

I hate them all, but north and south are inexplicably vile.


What about you?

ziggy23

As in North and South Dublin? You nasty piece of work you:eek:
But no the southside accent is way worse:D

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs

ziggy23 wrote: »

As in North and South Dublin? You nasty piece of work you:eek:
But no the southside accent is way worse:D

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Poll added.

El Horseboxo

That scumbag accent in Dublin.

KeithAFC

I like Dublin. A great city which has a great history, particularly the British part of its history. I can't say I hate any of the accents as I have never heard any of them for myself.

But if I must vote, I will go with south.

biko

All Dublin accents sounds the same to me.
To be honest Dubliners all look the same to us Galwegians.

SEPT 23 1989

The North County Dublin Countryside accent is the worst

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs

KeithAFC wrote: »

I like Dublin. A great city which has a great history, particularly the British part of its history. I can't say I hate any of the accents as I have never heard any of them for myself.

But if I must vote, I will go with south.

I envy you!

Zulu

1. Cork.
2. Limerick (knacker)
3. Dublin (knacker)
But the Waterford one is fairly bad also, probably on a par with Dublin knacker.

ziggy23

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I envy you!

:pac::pac::pac: Mine is kinda in between can vary depending who I'm talking to ie I can be posh when I want to:)

foxyboxer

A nasally monotone australian accent.

Ugh.

KeithAFC

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I envy you!

Live in the Co. Down countryside. So no Dublin accent for me.

Zulu

Yank accent.

Immaculate Pasta

So by the accents you mean

North Dublin - The Commitments,
South Dublin - Bono
West Dublin - Tallafornia
Central Dublin - Fair City
East Dublin - Welsh

Hmm probably have to be West Dublin for me then :cool:

Jimoslimos

Did your GF run off with a Dub OP? Why the hate?

East Dublin: Glug..glugg....gluuggg:eek:

To my ear, there are really only three distinct accents in Dublin - Northside, Southside and North County. If you're from these areas you'd probably be able to pick out local differences, Balbriggan and Skerries for example but anyone else wouldn't have a clue.

Oh and most grating, Louth of course, always wee Louth.

ziggy23

Is a high pitched Cork accent not way worse than a boring flat Dublin accent?

kevohmsford

Cavan accent

Duggys Housemate

I don't want to rush to judgement here, but part of me feels the OP doesn't like Dubliners.

Grayson

I think I hate most irish accents. I don't mind the Donegal one on a girl.
Dublin is just irritating though.

emzolita

In this Poll Southside defo, but worldwide, I'd go with the Ozzie accent, it's minging, so nasal, and whining.

Giselle

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

South Dublin - Bono

I think he's a Northsider, but somehow got a visa and moved Southside.

Wibbs

Culshie?

Of the Dublin accents the one that really grates for me is the new "American" twang accent, beloved of south Dublin girlies, but not exclusive to them. The "D4" set of either gender suffer can also from it. It's spreading too. Must be that Hills programme or some such. I overheard a couple of young wans in a chipper a few months ago with this abortion of an accent and you would swear they were trying to outdo each other's level of nasal sounds.

foxyboxer

Also, fake, put-on, pretend accents.

Joey the lips

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I hate them all, but north and south are inexplicably vile.


What about you?

Where are you from again?

juan.kerr

No Cork option?

Wibbs

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

I don't want to rush to judgement here, but part of me feels the OP doesn't like Dubliners.

Fierce chip on their shoulders about the Jackeens your Culshies can have. Hotspots for this include Cork and Kerry, though they're so busy hating each other over something called a Gaaaaa pitch that it's easily ignored.

humbert

I hate fake accents and bad English and the exaggerated 'south Dublin' (as heard from people who need you to know they're from there, people who aren't from there but went to UCD and 90% of RTE presenters) accent is guilty of both, mostly as a result of adopting grating Americanisms like 'oh my god', and punctuating sentences with like.

Ironically south Dublin is also home of the best English you'll hear in Dublin(in general).

TiGeR KiNgS

Definitely the New Zealand accent

Lisp and nasal combined

Sounds very homosexual

Radharc na Sleibhte

Hate none.
If we all sounded the same life would be pretty shiite.

Do like a nice soft donegal accent on a lady tho.

Jimoslimos

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I hate them all, but north and south are inexplicably vile.

Inexplicably vile I can live with, still better than how my North County accent is usually perceived....dull and flat:(

Meath accent, muck savage with a hint of Blanch.

bigneacy

The worst dublin is the knacker dub accent - worst in the country is cork by far. Really hurts my ears. I'd say the flat midlands accent comes after that - (offally/laois accent)

johnr1

It's less particular accents than particular individuals that grate with me.

For instance those muppets who "dislike certain accents" and cant see past them.

These muppets are everywhere unfortunately, but a bit more prevalent when speaking by keyboard themselves. Makes one wonder what their own accent sounds like.....

Wibbs

humbert wrote: »

I hate fake accents and bad English and the exaggerated 'south Dublin' (as heard from people who need you to know they're from there, people who aren't from there but went to UCD and 90% of RTE presenters) accent is guilty of both, mostly as a result of adopting grating Americanisms like 'oh my god', and punctuating sentences with like.

RTE are knocked into a cocked hat by TV3 IMHO. Some of the accents on show there are crrrazy. Particularly though not exclusively among the women presenters/reporters. Really mangled elocution type accents ill fitted on more "common" accents from all over Ireland. That and a surprising amount of them who pronounce "His" as "He's".

Giselle

Wibbs wrote: »

I overheard a couple of young wans in a chipper a few months ago with this abortion of an accent and you would swear they were trying to outdo each other's level of nasal sounds.

Abortion of an accent???

jaffacakesyum

Cork without a doubt

Kev_2012

I don't like the D4 accent or the "Jaysis"/knacker type accent. There is one I kinda like, it's just a more neutral type accent but I've only heard it in Dublin, on people that I know personally, can't think of anyone famous with it. Seems to be a more traditional type accent not really influenced by knackers or the USA.

Best accent I think personally in Ireland is the Donegal one, and worst is the DRAWDHA accent. I was chatting to some girls from Drogheda for 2 minutes at Oxegen last year and just couldn't handle the accent! It was awful!

I quite like northern English accent too (Scouse, Mank, Yorkshire and Geordie), but some London accents on girls are unbelievably sexy

Wibbs

TBH the only accent I can't abide is a fake one. Your accent is a fossil record of who you are and where you hail from. In losing that you often lose more than the accent. A short term ex girlfriend of mine had one of those "D4" accents. When I met her parents I was surprised to find they had very strong Cork accents and a lovely version of the accent at that. They sounded great, she sounded like a fake pseud TBH.

humbert

Wibbs wrote: »

RTE are knocked into a cocked hat by TV3 IMHO. Some of the accents on show there are crrrazy. Particularly though not exclusively among the women presenters/reporters. Really mangled elocution type accents ill fitted on more "common" accents from all over Ireland. That and a surprising amount of them who pronounce "His" as "He's".

I haven't seen TV3 but I know what you mean. Some pretty strong, and fairly agreeable, rural accent attempting a 'proper' (south Dublin bastardisation) accent. It's like watching someone stumbling across a field in heels and a cocktail dress.

Wibbs

Giselle wrote: »

Abortion of an accent???

Just an expression. "Jayzus it was an abortion of a thing".

johnr1

Wibbs wrote: »

RTE are knocked into a cocked hat by TV3 IMHO. Some of the accents on show there are crrrazy. Particularly though not exclusively among the women presenters/reporters. Really mangled elocution type accents ill fitted on more "common" accents from all over Ireland. That and a surprising amount of them who pronounce "His" as "He's".

You ought to know better than to watch TV3. It's like admitting to buying 'The Sun' :pac:

dr.bollocko

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awec

I actually find it pretty amazing that an island this small has such a wide range of accents. Many of which are pretty distinct, rather than just subtle differences.

For the record none of them grate me, but I do find some harder to understand than others.

KKkitty

dr.bollocko wrote: »

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Snowie

dr.bollocko wrote: »

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Wibbs

humbert wrote: »

It's like watching someone stumbling across a field in heels and a cocktail dress.

nail on the head. It just sounds wrong and fake and pretentious. Like those who put on a specific "telephone voice". Could never see the logic in it, beyond showing up you insecurities with every word. Like I say very very few Irish accents are grating to me. It's the fake ones that grate. Though the Bray accent can be a really odd one.

Mr Benevolent

The Cork accent, obviously. The Dundalk accent is... no, wait, the Dundalk accent is fine, as are its people. Sophisticated, intelligent and they even have running water and toilet paper.

Kev_2012

dr.bollocko wrote: »

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Wibbs

awec wrote: »

I actually find it pretty amazing that an island this small has such a wide range of accents. Many of which are pretty distinct, rather than just subtle differences.

+1. In Dublin alone I can think of three distinct accents. The OP's poll suggests more. In a pretty tiny city that's odd.

Funglegunk

I find the OP's accent extremely irritating.

funnilenough

dwathida.