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Little accent confusion

  • 07-03-2010 10:38pm
    #1
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm not native English speaker.
    I found some old comedy video which I find quite funny
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJCJfY7TIko
    As I understand most of it, I don't know 2 things.

    1. Why is the guy saying with Scottish accent, while I understand him and his mate are from Birmingham (as far as I know it's not in Scotland).

    2. Even I listened to it good few times, I can understand last sentence - precisely what he said after "I've been joking to him .... " ?

    As by living in Ireland I got used to Irish accent, Scottish accent is still a big mystery for me...

    Thanks for explainin.

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Comments

  • #2
    deman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJCJfY7TIko


    Just to make it easier to see ;)

    BTW, there's no Scottish accent. Jasper Carrot is from Birmingham and has put on a Mancs accent during this routine.


  • #3
    marymc
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭marymc


    He says "I've been talking to them while you were in the bog, I've been telling them how lucky they are to be..." I don't know the last word. Terminal? Two-one up?


  • #4
    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    Two-one up


  • #5
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    deman wrote: »


    BTW, there's no Scottish accent. Jasper Carrot is from Birmingham and has put on a Mancs accent during this routine.

    I thought it was Scottish. Anyway I listened a bit to accents today, and I think I can hear the difference now ;)

    Anyway it confuses me even more.
    What the whole joke is about - if there were hundreds United fans around, and guys are from Birmingham, why are they speaking with Manchester accent?

    I seemed to be funny for me, but now I think I just don't understand the main sense of this joke.


  • #6
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Crosáidí wrote: »
    Two-one up


    And what does this expression mean ?


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  • #7
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,576 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    leading by two goals to one


  • #8
    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    CiniO wrote: »
    I thought it was Scottish. Anyway I listened a bit to accents today, and I think I can hear the difference now ;)

    Anyway it confuses me even more.
    What the whole joke is about - if there were hundreds United fans around, and guys are from Birmingham, why are they speaking with Manchester accent?

    I seemed to be funny for me, but now I think I just don't understand the main sense of this joke.

    They didnt want to get beaten up by all the Utd fans for being outsiders


  • #9
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Crosáidí wrote: »
    They didnt want to get beaten up by all the Utd fans for being outsiders


    So why did he say, that everybody know they are from Birmingham?


  • #10
    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    CiniO wrote: »
    So why did he say, that everybody know they are from Birmingham?

    They knew because his friend was shouting across the room to him in his thick birmingham accent, its a very distinct accent


  • #11
    marymc
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭marymc


    Crosáidí wrote: »
    Two-one up

    Oh. Sports. Of course.


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