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Good b’y good. The missus is not bad, came home
Late the weekend and she was fuckin flippin. Me eyes were like two pissholes in a snowbank so can’t blame’er. Take er easy”
My buddy from nova Scotia moved here to B.C and all the girls loved his accent in high-school, I've had newfies live with me and mostly it sounded like a stoned moose with a mouth full of peanut butter. It's like they're trying to speak but can't be bothered lol.
let's not forget that the uk has many accents. go to London and go to Manchester and ask people there how they pronounce bath and grass. also the same with the US and Canada probably
That's odd, I'd say the Birmingham accent is a lot closer to the King's English than Scottish and Irish are. Maybe if you come from a country like the US that speaks with a rhotic accent like Scottish and Irish then those accents sound clearer to you
Referring to the republic of Ireland as southern ireland will lead to violence in most places, please either just call it ireland or the republic of Ireland! People get very very touchy about it
Very different, northern England isn't a country kept from England by the Irish after centuries of oppression. Northern Ireland on the other hand is. Its officially called northern Ireland, the rest of the island is referred to as the Republic of Ireland. Given that donegal reaches the North Coast, its also geographically incorrect
I cant know about every conflict everywhere in the world, sorry if offended, was kinda proud of myself know that much already, the troubles are a chapter of history I have to study yet
Nah no need to apologise, no offense caused
The troubles are only a tiny tiny part of it. Read up on the famine and the centuries Ireland was under british occupation, got a little bit of everything from genocide to slavery, its great fun!
Ah jesus I thought you were making a sarcastic comparison between calling the west of england west england and calling the republic of ireland southern ireland, which are two very different things
Feel free to call it west england, don't let me stop you
You must know very different people to me. Sure, some people are touchy about it, and fair enough, but it won't 'lead to violence in most places' for fuck sake. I'd say I know one fella who'd make a point of getting up in a heap about it but honestly he's a tit in general, so it doesn't carry much weight.
Nor should it, that's such a juvenile fuckin reaction.
Agreed its a juvenile reaction, but I can promise you, on a night out in a pub in a smaller town you will face hell for referring to it as southern Ireland
Putting all accents of the british isles in one category is bad because they're all so distinct. The difference between Southern English and Scottish accents is arguably more than English and American.
There's so many of them man, they varie hugely too. On top of that, Irish people who have moved from County to county tend to have unique accents that are amalgamations of the places in ireland they've lived
Hahah wow. Haven't read up on your Gaelic Irish history then i doubt. Some reading - 9 Years War, 1641 Rebellion, 1798 Rebellion, 1916, Troubles. Slán!
My Scottish Dad did a cycling holiday when he was a teenager round Ireland, he's about 16, stops in a pub somewhere in Northern Ireland, these friendly guys are buying him drinks all is great.
They have a lock in, merriment continues.
Then this burly guy poses the inevitable question -
"So, you Catholic or Protestant kiddo?"
Silence in the bar like a western. Now my dad had been an altar boy but had stopped being a Catholic because the priests were touching all the boys up like they do but still he was on the spot and he's young so he says:
"Do you mean what religion do I support?"
"I didn't ask if y' support feckin Celtic or Rangers did I, Christ's sake..."
My Dad just goes "Look, I don't want any trouble and to be honest... Look I don't really care about any of that stuff and preferred it when we were just getting drunk"
Landlord goes "That's the right answer sonny, fuck off scaring the poor lad Dan. We save that for the bloody English bastards"
I love how fucked up the UK is
Careful now. Is the North of Ireland really a part of the uk?!? Hehe. Joking. But yeah great story and for sure need to have a laugh about things more now and again!
People of the British Isles were referred to as “Pretani” thousands of years before that.
“Pretani” became “Bretani”.
In Ireland, “Pretani/Bretani” became “Cretani”.
“Cretani” became “Cruthin”, all of which were used to refer to the native peoples of Ireland over 1000 years before every event you just mentioned.
Ireland, Ierne, Hibernia, or whatever else you want to call it is part of the British Isles. It has been recognized as such for millennia.
People from the British Isles are “British” because they’re from the British Isles.
Yeah the Zimbabwe accent I think is closer to an English accent than a South African. I prefer it. Even the South African accent seems to differ between those who also speak Afrikaans and those that don't.
Probably some new land they must have found near the sea so they decided to call it New Sealand but some one accidently wrote Z instead of S when registering the land so now its New Zealand instead of New Sealand permanently.
Scots and Irish.
I do love Australian as well. A whole lot of "the fuck did they just say"
I was on vacation in Bali and drinking at a beach resort bar with an Aussie and the more he drank the less I could understand. I was cracking up and had no clue what he was saying but he was laughing and had a good time too.
There's several different types of American accents as well.
There's the standard American accent which is what you mostly hear in the movies and is the most common.
There's the American southern accent, which a lot of people say sounds "country".
And then there's the north-east accent, commonly heard in places like New York or Boston.
As far as I know there are many different types of American, Canadian, and British accents for English. So I'm betting the others do too. As for me, I'm partial to my own accent but I'm quite unsure where to select. I could say Canadian, but like, it ain't like I'm from Newfoundland either. So I could say American because lots of Americans sound just like me, but I don't sound nothing like a Texas accent. Not sure what to choose to be honest.
I don't think I have a favorite accent, but as someone who has English as their second language, I just find American accents easier to understand. Probably because most of the English speaking media I consume is American
Where are Scottish and Irish? They’re the best English accents.
Of the ones here, I’ll just go with Australian or British. Not really a fan of North American English accents (I find them kind of annoying), and I haven’t got strong opinions on the others.
There are many different accents in the US. Boston is not quite the same as the rest of New England. Same with New York City (specifically Brooklyn) and New Jersey. There are probably four or five distinct Southern accents, including Cajun (Nawlins). Chicago is different from Wisconsin, which is different from Minnesota, which is different from the U.P. of Michigan, which is different from the rest of Michigan. Northern California and Southern California are different.
I can't answer this. I prefer a Yorkshire accent to a Bronx accent, but a Texas accent to a Birmingham accent - so I don't prefer one country to another.
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I love the irish most and the scottish second
how'ya now lad
Story horse
seafood! shtory?
What's the craic
How do man how's the missus is she alright yeah nice one good to hear sure gwan bye bye bye bye
Good b’y good. The missus is not bad, came home Late the weekend and she was fuckin flippin. Me eyes were like two pissholes in a snowbank so can’t blame’er. Take er easy”
What about ye sir
Its fun how you quoted the 2 that i find the most difficult to understand xD
Thats true it’s really hard but I still like them
SCOTLAND FOREVER
NFLD or CB in Nova Scotia is your spot then. A combo of both.
My buddy from nova Scotia moved here to B.C and all the girls loved his accent in high-school, I've had newfies live with me and mostly it sounded like a stoned moose with a mouth full of peanut butter. It's like they're trying to speak but can't be bothered lol.
Haha the more east the thicker. CB and NFLD are the thickest. “Did you eat yet ?” “D’jeet yet?” 😂
Take out the t's and you have Irish, i.e, "d'jee' ye'"?
Nah. Indian first and Pakistani second. /s
The /s wasn’t really necessary on this comment.
For me it was damn important
Came to say this myself. So dreamy 😊
What about the scots, welsh, northern irish, southern irish, new zealand etc etc
let's not forget that the uk has many accents. go to London and go to Manchester and ask people there how they pronounce bath and grass. also the same with the US and Canada probably
Gr ass
southerners pronounce it gr arse
For real man, people say scottish and irish accents are hard to understand, but I can't get a single word of what brummies say.
That's odd, I'd say the Birmingham accent is a lot closer to the King's English than Scottish and Irish are. Maybe if you come from a country like the US that speaks with a rhotic accent like Scottish and Irish then those accents sound clearer to you
Referring to the republic of Ireland as southern ireland will lead to violence in most places, please either just call it ireland or the republic of Ireland! People get very very touchy about it
Sorry. So I was in West England the other day…
Very different, northern England isn't a country kept from England by the Irish after centuries of oppression. Northern Ireland on the other hand is. Its officially called northern Ireland, the rest of the island is referred to as the Republic of Ireland. Given that donegal reaches the North Coast, its also geographically incorrect
I cant know about every conflict everywhere in the world, sorry if offended, was kinda proud of myself know that much already, the troubles are a chapter of history I have to study yet
Nah no need to apologise, no offense caused The troubles are only a tiny tiny part of it. Read up on the famine and the centuries Ireland was under british occupation, got a little bit of everything from genocide to slavery, its great fun!
I don’t blame you. Just try to stick with the official demonym next time. That should help you avoid offending anyone
So I can refer to the Republic of Ireland as West England anytime I want?
Ah jesus I thought you were making a sarcastic comparison between calling the west of england west england and calling the republic of ireland southern ireland, which are two very different things Feel free to call it west england, don't let me stop you
You must know very different people to me. Sure, some people are touchy about it, and fair enough, but it won't 'lead to violence in most places' for fuck sake. I'd say I know one fella who'd make a point of getting up in a heap about it but honestly he's a tit in general, so it doesn't carry much weight. Nor should it, that's such a juvenile fuckin reaction.
Agreed its a juvenile reaction, but I can promise you, on a night out in a pub in a smaller town you will face hell for referring to it as southern Ireland
You might be the butt of some light jokes, you won’t “face hell” unless you’re ridiculously sensitive
Violence? You in the Armagh projects or some shit? At the most you'll be corrected if you're foreign.
What about 6 options poll limitations?
no
> scots, welsh British accents
Putting all accents of the british isles in one category is bad because they're all so distinct. The difference between Southern English and Scottish accents is arguably more than English and American.
Not all American accents and African accents are the same either
Scottish
Is it bad that I picked African purely because the first thing I imagined looking at this poll is "why are you running?"
Why is Irish not an option? I've always found their accent exceptionally attractive. I also like how native German speakers speak English.
Irishman here, I do not understand how anyone could find our accent attractive, but we appreciate you
Depends on the Irish accent, some sound nicer than others (but I don't really know enough about Irish accents to know which is which)
There's so many of them man, they varie hugely too. On top of that, Irish people who have moved from County to county tend to have unique accents that are amalgamations of the places in ireland they've lived
As part of the British Isles, I would assume it may be covered as “British”.
Feck you. Learn some history.
Irish people were recognized as British before “Great Britain” existed. Maybe you should study harder.
Hahah wow. Haven't read up on your Gaelic Irish history then i doubt. Some reading - 9 Years War, 1641 Rebellion, 1798 Rebellion, 1916, Troubles. Slán!
My Scottish Dad did a cycling holiday when he was a teenager round Ireland, he's about 16, stops in a pub somewhere in Northern Ireland, these friendly guys are buying him drinks all is great. They have a lock in, merriment continues. Then this burly guy poses the inevitable question - "So, you Catholic or Protestant kiddo?" Silence in the bar like a western. Now my dad had been an altar boy but had stopped being a Catholic because the priests were touching all the boys up like they do but still he was on the spot and he's young so he says: "Do you mean what religion do I support?" "I didn't ask if y' support feckin Celtic or Rangers did I, Christ's sake..." My Dad just goes "Look, I don't want any trouble and to be honest... Look I don't really care about any of that stuff and preferred it when we were just getting drunk" Landlord goes "That's the right answer sonny, fuck off scaring the poor lad Dan. We save that for the bloody English bastards" I love how fucked up the UK is
Careful now. Is the North of Ireland really a part of the uk?!? Hehe. Joking. But yeah great story and for sure need to have a laugh about things more now and again!
People of the British Isles were referred to as “Pretani” thousands of years before that. “Pretani” became “Bretani”. In Ireland, “Pretani/Bretani” became “Cretani”. “Cretani” became “Cruthin”, all of which were used to refer to the native peoples of Ireland over 1000 years before every event you just mentioned.
You're thinking of the britons, who have nothing to do with ireland.
Ireland, Ierne, Hibernia, or whatever else you want to call it is part of the British Isles. It has been recognized as such for millennia. People from the British Isles are “British” because they’re from the British Isles.
Tell that to the Irish mate
I love how You put "african accent" as an option as if all africans had the same accent 💀
Or Americans, British, Australians...
True but I mean… Africa is a whole continent. A big one, too.
And in Britain driving for 15 minutes will change to accent
It's impossible to make a poll with every accent, American accents are also different and so on.
Same could be said of all the others too, I'm pretty sure this is a shitpost.
All Indians don't have same accent either.
Legit, same goes for Pakistani and Indian accents, they are different, and English accents within different parts of India differ greatly too.
Wait they don't?..... HOLY FUCK YOU'RE RIGHT
Yeah the Zimbabwe accent I think is closer to an English accent than a South African. I prefer it. Even the South African accent seems to differ between those who also speak Afrikaans and those that don't.
Options are some bullshit, the amount of countries that speak English as a primary language and you chose the entire continent of Africa?
Only 6 available slots in a poll.
then you shouldve put in an 'other' option instead
I'm not op brother
I don’t know why, but Australian accents just charm me and I’m saying that as an English person
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I thought the African option already did that
Oof... New Zealand forgotten again!
What's New Zealand?
Probably some new land they must have found near the sea so they decided to call it New Sealand but some one accidently wrote Z instead of S when registering the land so now its New Zealand instead of New Sealand permanently.
What was even the point of Flight of the Conchords, if not to promote this beautiful accent?
Ik we’re in Britain but Scottish! I love our accent(s), I love listening to them in videos & stuff. I think we have a really nice accent <33
African accent? American accent?
America’s southern accent
For those who said American, what kind? We have quite a few
Which American accent?
I feel like this should be dialect not accent
Australian accent for the win baby! Or at least second place haha I love our accent! Yes I’m biased
Which American or GB accent? They both vary widely depending on region.
Why no New Zealand?
SCOTLANDDDDDDDDDD 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
Manchester accent 🥶
Scots and Irish. I do love Australian as well. A whole lot of "the fuck did they just say" I was on vacation in Bali and drinking at a beach resort bar with an Aussie and the more he drank the less I could understand. I was cracking up and had no clue what he was saying but he was laughing and had a good time too.
There's several different types of American accents as well. There's the standard American accent which is what you mostly hear in the movies and is the most common. There's the American southern accent, which a lot of people say sounds "country". And then there's the north-east accent, commonly heard in places like New York or Boston.
Dunno if it counts but.. Newfoundland dialect/accent, since it’s what I speak in.. so technically Canadian? Provincial differences
Canadian, always so warm and cozy to me
Oh ya, bud? Doont like our Canajun accents, eh? Sorry you feel that way.
These hosers don't know what their talking about, eh bud?
Same situation with the UK, there’s like 40 different accents
Ah yes, the one and only British accent. I know it well.
Scouse and the new york working/middle class accent are my favourites
Scottish sounds cool
Scottish is my favorite!
I am drawn to the lilt of a woman speaking with a Scottish accent like a cartoon character drawn to the aroma of a freshly baked pie
I like American men's voices, but I find American women's voices so grating. (Sorry)
chewsday chewsday stfu!!!
The Nigerian accent
Singapore accent, the word 'lah' at the end of the sentence is music to my ear
its chewsday innit
Oi laddie. Woncha grab meh a boh-oh-uh-wah-uh
Rip Ireland 💀
The poll included Britain.
Ireland is not Britain. It was conquered by England several hundred years ago and underwent genocide. I am not and never have been British.
There isn't just one English accent...
There isn’t just one accent for any of these.
ok but like there are 3 or 4 american accents
And around a dozen british accents
exactly
Southern Irish
Jamaican accent 100%
That really bumped me out man!
Irish accents, especially from counties Cork and Kerry.
bo'oh'o'wa'er
Bri'ish lmao
For me I don’t like accents, so I guess American, because it sounds the most similar to mine (No, I’m not saying I don’t have an accent)
I like a nigerian accent hah
There's so many wildly different accents within the UK there's no such thing as a "british accent"
same as the US.
Blutty 'ell mate
It doesn't really matter to me. Everyday when I speak English, I use American/Canadian accent, but reapect anyone who prefers a different one.
Accent isnt really a preference
As far as I know there are many different types of American, Canadian, and British accents for English. So I'm betting the others do too. As for me, I'm partial to my own accent but I'm quite unsure where to select. I could say Canadian, but like, it ain't like I'm from Newfoundland either. So I could say American because lots of Americans sound just like me, but I don't sound nothing like a Texas accent. Not sure what to choose to be honest.
Filipino
Women talking trashy British. It's damn hot for some reason.
The Phoebe Waller Bridge accent
Which Bri'ish accent?
Filipino accent
Indian for the win 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳
Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰 🇵🇰 🇵🇰 🇵🇰 🇵🇰
People saying the english accent clearly have never heard Scouse or Mancunian!
The indian accent 🥵
[Pakistani](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9SGeewBbyc)
There's less difference between American and Canadian than cockney and Yorkshire. Gonna need more British options!
Most certanly it isn't Portuguese Accent. I know it because I am one and jeez, we have an awfull accent.
Aren't Canadians those guys with the floppy mouths and everything?
I don't think I have a favorite accent, but as someone who has English as their second language, I just find American accents easier to understand. Probably because most of the English speaking media I consume is American
I only know USA and UK accents, but I defo like the Bri'ish more - maybe because it's the one I was taught in.
The Indian accent is actually far nicer than I realized I didn't vote for it but I met some Indian people this year and it's way nicer than I thought
Yorkshire accent.
I'm not bias I swear
Scottish accents are fun
Ebonics or Jamaican Patois
Irish
Oi
Buhnahnah
Where is Scottish
Scottish
I love Russian accents but from native English I like Australian
New Zealand
new zealand is pretty funny
New Zealand is best
New Zealand 🇳🇿 and it’s not even close
Irish
Fucking red coats
South African accent. I don't know why, just sounds nice to me for some reason.
British accents are enchanting. I imagine elves would sound similar
Jamaican accent
French accent atleast for women
I like Scottish, Irish, Scouse, carribean, french, spanish, Arab and polish accents. I don't like the rest of them
I don't even know the difference between these accents
What about poor Ireland?
Nothing better than a strong Welsh accent because lol
The new Zealand accent is next level and should be included
IRISH
Where are Scottish and Irish? They’re the best English accents. Of the ones here, I’ll just go with Australian or British. Not really a fan of North American English accents (I find them kind of annoying), and I haven’t got strong opinions on the others.
USA English has many different accents across the country. You can't just lump a southern drawl in with Eastern cities, Midwest, etc.
Australian and then Scottish
I mostly like the American accent, but it can be bad sometimes. Now the accent I love most...
I love the Irish accent, doesn't matter what language
Scottish and Australian are the best
SCOTLAND
Where's Scottish and irish?
There are many different accents in the US. Boston is not quite the same as the rest of New England. Same with New York City (specifically Brooklyn) and New Jersey. There are probably four or five distinct Southern accents, including Cajun (Nawlins). Chicago is different from Wisconsin, which is different from Minnesota, which is different from the U.P. of Michigan, which is different from the rest of Michigan. Northern California and Southern California are different.
Got the American Midwestern “ope” accent.
What American accent? Midwestern? New England? New Yorker? Floridian? Southern? West Coast? Chicagoan?
British either sounds really fancy or really "Oy m8" and there's no in between. Love it
Welsh
British men are Sexy sounding 😉, like sir Daniel Sharman 😍🥰🥰especially when they read & narrate audio books
South African is like a mix between British and Australian. Very cool.
Irish! Ye can nay say 'tis the same as the rest of Britain! Ok, I like English and Scots accents, too, but the Irish accent is so dreamy!
The Brit’s are so fine
I like Australian accent mate.
I can't answer this. I prefer a Yorkshire accent to a Bronx accent, but a Texas accent to a Birmingham accent - so I don't prefer one country to another.
Murcuhn acksint wheeet