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Are people from Cork selfconscious bout their accents?

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  • 04-09-2011 6:56pm
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    jimpump
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    Cos i know i would. it would be like walking around with a big,juicy,white spot the size of a golf ball on my forehead

    So are you cork people paranoid about your accents or have you lot learnt to just accept it and try to make the best of the cards you were dealt?


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    galwayrush
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    Should they be ... like?


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    Ghandee
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    /turns off telly. This'll go well!


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    Salty
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    Depends on the strength of the accent. I've a "subtle" Cork accent, as do all my friends. And there's nothing wrong with it tbh:rolleyes:


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    fonecrusher1
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    era goway buuuuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.......


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    talla10
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    Dont like cork accent in general but my ex had a savage cork accent.


    Fcuking bitch though :pac:


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    hullaballoo
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    I'm guessing the OP has never actually met anyone from Cork...


    To say they are proud of their origins is meiosis.


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    Icyseanfitz
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    i love my kerry accent but those langers can be head wrecking :D


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    Icyseanfitz
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    hullaballoo wrote: »
    I'm guessing the OP has never actually met anyone from Cork...


    To say they are proud of their origins is meiosis.

    ^^^^ this so much this haha


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    jimpump
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    _meehan_ wrote: »
    Depends on the strength of the accent. I've a "subtle" Cork accent, as do all my friends. And there's nothing wrong with it tbh:rolleyes:

    you keep telling yourself that pal. im watching customs on picktv where they are following some customs officers from cork around and i seriously feel sorry for you folk


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    Destroyer666
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    Dont see anything wrong with sporting the accent that represents were your from, nothing makes my blood boil more than these young ones with there put on American or posh accents. Shame on them.


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    Witcher
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    Well they never stop mouthing about how 'Cark is the real capital baiiii' and other sh1te so no:pac:


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    kingtut
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    I don't know OP, are Dublin people selfconscious? :confused:


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    eurokev
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    Iv got a fairly strong deep cork accent and it doesnt bother me too much.

    But I did a video for a school project a few years ago and was mortified for myself when I heard my accent back.

    Its fairly appalling to hear it tbh


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    gamgsam
    Registered Users Posts: 292 ✭✭gamgsam


    The Cork accents are brilliant, I love hearing them


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    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Cork accent is nice... can't stand the Dublin accent though, no offence to anyone with it, it just grates on me.


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    booboo88
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    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    i love my kerry accent but those langers can be head wrecking :D

    hahaha kerry bogger or tralee/killarney??
    Because theres a BIG difference ;)

    I dont actually have a Cork accent, but there are some REALLY REALLY bad ones, or the fact that alot of Corkonians refer to each others sex, head wreck,


    YES I'M FROM CORK


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    who the fug
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    Which Cork accent are you on about?


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    dlofnep
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    I quite like the Cork accent.. It's got character.


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    twowheelsonly
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    I most definitely am paranoid about my Cork accent.
    Therefore I have spent years and a trailerload of money travelling to Dublin to perfect the art of speaking properly.
    I can now almost faultlessly utter phrases such as -"eeeer buuud,are ya lissssnin' " - "aaah, ur wreckin' me bleedin buuuzzz" - "stoooory bud?" and of course "Two for a pow-ind"

    I am, of course, now a better person.


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    eurokev
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    Destroyer666 wrote: »
    Dont see anything wrong with sporting the accent that represents were your from, nothing makes my blood boil more than these young ones with there put on American or posh accents. Shame on them.


    Ya I was at a guest lecture in UCC sometime a few years ago and this girl asked a question in this really strong american accent. Anyway the lecturer asks what part of america she was from, she says 'Im from montonotte' or something ' I just like the american accent so I talk like this' wtf. Cue the lecture hall half bursting out laughing the other hanging their heads not knowing how to react.

    Theres two things worse than a cork accent though. A D4 one and a posh Cork accent


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    Monty Burnz
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    Does anyone else think that the OP is one of those Dubs with a mangled Californian accent, like Jedward?


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    Destroyer666
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    twowheelsonly wrote: »
    I most definitely am paranoid about my Cork accent.
    Therefore I have spent years and a trailerload of money travelling to Dublin to perfect the art of speaking properly.
    I can now almost faultlessly utter phrases such as -"eeeer buuud,are ya lissssnin' " - "aaah, ur wreckin' me bleedin buuuzzz" - "stoooory bud?" and of course "Two for a pow-ind"

    I am, of course, now a better person.

    Congrats


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    jimpump
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    kingtut wrote: »
    I don't know OP, are Dublin people selfconscious? :confused:

    hell no....deadliest accent there is!


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    Yag reuoY
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    The cork accent is 10 billion times better than the vile noise that emanates from the mouths of Dubs.

    Conversing with a Dub is akin to being showered with vomit.


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    Salty
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    jimpump wrote: »
    you keep telling yourself that pal. im watching customs on picktv where they are following some customs officers from cork around and i seriously feel sorry for you folk

    Nah I'm fairly certain of it..my parents are both from Tipperary, so I've got something inbetween, that isn't really pronounced.

    eurokev wrote: »
    Iv got a fairly strong deep cork accent and it doesnt bother me too much.

    But I did a video for a school project a few years ago and was mortified for myself when I heard my accent back.

    Its fairly appalling to hear it tbh

    To be fair though, most people hate the sound of themselves if they listen back on a recording or a video!


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    Bannasidhe
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    jimpump wrote: »
    Cos i know i would. it would be like walking around with a big,juicy,white spot the size of a golf ball on my forehead

    So are you cork people paranoid about your accents or have you lot learnt to just accept it and try to make the best of the cards you were dealt?

    What accent?


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    Bloody Nipples
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    I'm from Cork, not self-conscious about my accent because I don't have the stereotypical "alrii feeen" nasal whine going on.

    I won't deny that knackers from the Glen, Hollyhill and Knocka (and the various wannabes) sound like a turbine spinning up but for people living pretty much anywhere else in the county, the accent is fairly non-descript.
    e.g. I had a girl from Norn Iron tell me I had no accent :confused: so there ya go.


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    kingtut
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    Blay wrote: »
    Well they never stop mouthing about how 'Cark is the real capital baiiii' and other sh1te so no:pac:

    Lol you've never been to Cork have you :cool:
    jimpump wrote: »
    hell no....deadliest accent there is!

    :D you really believe that ? ;)


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    johnayo
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    talla10 wrote: »
    Dont like cork accent in general but my ex had a savage cork accent.


    Fcuking bitch though :pac:


    You need to check your mickey for spots now. We sent her out to give you the clap...............


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    Chuck Stone
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    Moved to Cork aged 12 and was dumb-founded by the accent. I'd say it's the closest thing to learning a language without actually learning a language.

    I'll probably be a blow in 'til I die which I'm okay with.


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