French lose the accent of love... as the Irish lilt is voted world's sexiest

Rented Mule

There was a time when a Frenchman only had to order a pint of beer and women would collapse at his feet with desire.
Well those days, they are, 'ow you say, fini!
The Irish accent was yesterday voted the world's sexiest - knocking the Gauls off the top spot they've held for decades.



UP PADDY !!

Cupcake_Crisis

is that a joke?

drunkmonkey

with classic lines like, "None of your fancy shoite Bosco, just horse it into me"

I can see how we won!!

Go Wan US!!!

laugh

Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »

is that a joke?

Nope all us Irish guys only have to say "Top of the mornin to ye" and instant creamed panties all over the shop.

cantankerous

Sorry it's from the daily mail. Thanks to my brain's spam filter i closed it down immediately without having to think about it.

*phew.

Archeron

Sure and begorrah, tis only off to Miami now to show them ladies me lucky charms...

Cupcake_Crisis

laugh wrote: »

Nope all us Irish guys only have to say "Top of the mornin to ye" and instant creamed panties all over the shop.

such is the charm of the irish gentleman.....

Mr Yellow

Irish accent as in what? - a duuuu-b-lin or a cork boooi??? Variations in irish accents are huge. There is a village not too far from where my folks live & NO Dub or Northie would understand em....

When i lived in Australia, there was 3 cork lads, 2 brothers & their cousin, my girlfriend (she was aussie) & her friend asked me what language they were speaking one evening while in the pub....it was English hahaa (Irish-version-of -english really), FUNNY

SV

Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »

such is the charm of the irish gentleman.....

Well sure I'm not the best lookin but I'm the only one talkin to you!

those lines eh?

bluto63

Yup, it's true. I get by on my accent over here in London. They love it

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

An bhfuil cad agat avec moi c'est soir, mais e do thoil e?

Four-Percent

I only hear Irish and Scottish accents when people are asking me for 'any spare change?'

- John, London, 03/11/2009 11:35

lol

minidazzler

But which accents are liked???

There's fcuking millions of Irish Accents.

Cupcake_Crisis

SV wrote: »

Well sure I'm not the best lookin but I'm the only one talkin to you!

those lines eh?

ohh!!! OWCH That hurted

stovelid

The judges got wind of this:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9f170_athlone-scumbags-with-subtitles

No contest.

Mr Yellow

Four-Percent wrote: »

lol

Typical English YOB scumbag....

Before i get called a racist etc, i have extremely good english friends who also hate the YOB identity of their nation....

netwhizkid

It is true, Southern Cali girls fall head over heels when they hear me, I throw in a few words as Gaeilge and they are spellbound.

DeVore

netwhizkid wrote: »

It is true, Southern Cali girls fall head over heels when they hear me, I throw in a few words as Gaeilge and they are spellbound.

Cuinas bothar cailin bainne??


DeV.

chin_grin

I stopped reading at www.dailymail.......yada yada yada.

Aidric

A terrible mistake has been made.

RMD

What we have to remember is the outer world thinks the Irish accent is "top o' da mornin' to ya paddy, da sheep ar cumin' in well dis spring"

Not the ever spreading "alreee bud, giz a smohhke will ya, got n-e chainggge for da bus"

Neamhshuntasach

My accent got me a rumble in the sack once in New York. Didn't even know the girls name when she asked me to leave my mate for 30 minutes and go to her apartment close by. Overheard me ordering a drink. Mind you it was about 4 in the afternoon in an empty dive bar. American's are mad forward like that.

sock puppet

RMD wrote: »

What we have to remember is the outer world thinks the Irish accent is "top o' da mornin' to ya paddy, da sheep ar cumin' in well dis spring"

Not the ever spreading "alreee bud, giz a smohhke will ya, got n-e chainggge for da bus"

I'm sure they all just sound Irish to a foreigner.

Saibh

Best rated comment is this

Heeeeyyy, how YOU doin?!
- Padraic, Dublin, 3/11/2009 8:32

Someone is happy with the results...

Fratton Fred

Mr Yellow wrote: »

Typical English YOB scumbag....

Before i get called a racist etc, i have extremely good english friends who also hate the YOB identity of their nation....

What's a YOB or do you just like shouting the word "Yob"?

You sound like a typical Irishman with an anti English chip on their shoulder, and before I get called a racist etc, I have a lot of Irish friends who hate the anti English identity their country has ;-)

Touche!!

AckwelFoley

Mr Yellow wrote: »

Irish accent as in what? - a duuuu-b-lin or a cork boooi??? Variations in irish accents are huge. There is a village not too far from where my folks live & NO Dub or Northie would understand em....

When i lived in Australia, there was 3 cork lads, 2 brothers & their cousin, my girlfriend (she was aussie) & her friend asked me what language they were speaking one evening while in the pub....it was English hahaa (Irish-version-of -english really), FUNNY

as are variants of the french accent, american accents differ immensely too, its the same in most cultures, we just dont notice it

minidazzler

RMD wrote: »

What we have to remember is the outer world thinks the Irish accent is "top o' da mornin' to ya paddy, da sheep ar cumin' in well dis spring"

Not the ever spreading "alreee bud, giz a smohhke will ya, got n-e chainggge for da bus"

That's just one of MANY Irish Accents, and I think the women who voted in this voted based on Colin Farrels accents rather than Dicey Rileys.

Dord

Aidric wrote: »

A terrible mistake has been made.

Someone read the Daily Mail?

Diabhal Beag

Is the Irish lilt they're thinking of the lispy boggerish accent or the fake D4 accent

Dord

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Is the Irish lilt they're thinking of the lispy boggerish accent or the fake D4 accent

It's the "bogger who just came up to Dublin in September for college and now has a D4 accent" accent. :P

Insect Overlord

I've said it many times before, and now I'm going to say it again.

Keep the Daily Mail out of After Hours.
Add it to the swear filter already! :mad:

Jay P

Well, any chance? I'm Irish :cool:

Caco

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

My accent got me a rumble in the sack once in New York. Didn't even know the girls name when she asked me to leave my mate for 30 minutes and go to her apartment close by. Overheard me ordering a drink. Mind you it was about 4 in the afternoon in an empty dive bar. American's are mad forward like that.

Did you wake up some time later in a bathtub full of ice and minus a kidney?

DazMarz

I'd say they are voting on the Dublin City brogue, as so well sported by Colin Farrell.

Or possibly the Galway lilt.

I highly doubt the Corkonian accent (which I actually think sounds cool in a sick way!) was voted upon by foreigners.

I find that when I'm on the continent in Europe, I'm usually mistaken for an Englishman (well, Chelsea jersey on!:D).

Most people assume there is only one variation on a particular accent (French, Australian, German, American, English etc.) when the variation between regions and even different parts of various cities is remarkably different, but only to those in the know! What may sound all the same to a foreigner usually sounds completely different to us!

But it is a big cliché that people find the Irish accent sexy. All I find it gets me is the look of ''Why aren't you drunk yet?", and I hate letting people down...,:rolleyes:

Doc

To be fair the French have seriously fallen out of favor with the Americans so it’s hardly surprising that they don’t consider the French accent as sexy anymore. People always tell me that the Irish accent has a flow to it that is very appealing and that it is a very "sing song" accent. Personally I still think a French girl’s accent is still the sexiest going but as I’m Irish I’m happy to have the sexiest accent.

The reason people might think you English in other parts of Europe is that they may not have much experience of hearing different in English if you spoke to them in their language then they could probably tell you where Irish.

I remember I had a German teacher who used to laugh at the way we would say certain German words with our Irish accent.

netwhizkid

Doc wrote: »

To be fair the French have seriously fallen out of favor with the Americans so it’s hardly surprising that they don’t consider the French accent as sexy anymore. People always tell me that the Irish accent has a flow to it that is very appealing and that it is a very "sing song" accent. Personally I still think a French girl’s accent is still the sexiest going but as I’m Irish I’m happy to have the sexiest accent.

The reason people might think you English in other parts of Europe is that they may not have much experience of hearing different in English if you spoke to them in their language then they could probably tell you where Irish.

I remember I had a German teacher who used to laugh at the way we would say certain German words with our Irish accent.

Dieter Langer in Killinaskully is epic, his character is so funny!

Mr Yellow

Fratton Fred wrote: »

What's a YOB or do you just like shouting the word "Yob"?

You sound like a typical Irishman with an anti English chip on their shoulder, and before I get called a racist etc, I have a lot of Irish friends who hate the anti English identity their country has ;-)

Touche!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yob - definition for a Yob my good man.
Every country has anti this & anti that.
Was referring to the derogatory comment about the change being asked by scots & irish & not every english person so no need to shoot me down.
Unless u are a yob....&proud of it?

Good hustle...

JangoFett

I was in Oz and a girl told me her attraction to me was 100% my accent

Good to know an accent can override your hideous face!

Dyr

Mr Yellow wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yob - definition for a Yob my good man.
Every country has anti this & anti that.
Was referring to the derogatory comment about the change being asked by scots & irish & not every english person so no need to shoot me down.
Unless u are a yob....&proud of it?

Ah no, I think he's just a bit of an oul chip..:pac:

dylano_k

Guaranteed your hoolllleeee when you use the dublin accent in Glasgow, its like fishing with dynamite its not even fair

jumpguy

Clearly all this shows is that tourism in this country is down.

Mr Yellow

Bambi wrote: »

Ah no, I think he's just a bit of an oul chip..:pac:

chip eh?? wha??? Someone might take offence.....:D

Terry

Mr Yellow wrote: »

Typical English YOB scumbag....

Before i get called a racist etc, i have extremely good english friends who also hate the YOB identity of their nation....

Fratton Fred wrote: »

What's a YOB or do you just like shouting the word "Yob"?

You sound like a typical Irishman with an anti English chip on their shoulder, and before I get called a racist etc, I have a lot of Irish friends who hate the anti English identity their country has ;-)

Touche!!

Mr Yellow wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yob - definition for a Yob my good man.
Every country has anti this & anti that.
Was referring to the derogatory comment about the change being asked by scots & irish & not every english person so no need to shoot me down.
Unless u are a yob....&proud of it?

Good hustle...

Bambi wrote: »

Ah no, I think he's just a bit of an oul chip..:pac:

Please be quiet.

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OT: Score.

The rest of you can whine away, but I just see this as a good thing.

How is the Irish accent being voted the sexiest in the world a bad thing?
now I'm sure you can all cite examples of the local ugly chick with the dodgy accent, but that's only because you all have thought she was a smelly bitch since primary school.

I for one welcome our new status as the sexiest accent having people in the world.

rossie1977

its because sheamus is now a star in wwe

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

me-skywalker

rossie1977 wrote: »

its because sheamus is now a star in wwe

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

haha fair play to him! he looks delighted at the end... 'the celtic warrior, Sheamus'


excellent!

marko91

in ayia napa during the summer my dublin accent was a babe magnet:pac:

The_Kew_Tour

JangoFett wrote: »

I was in Oz and a girl told me her attraction to me was 100% my accent

Good to know an accent can override your hideous face!

Same applied to me when I lived in UK.

Whatever does lad.

Smyth

Monaghan accent is where it's at.

major bill

33 and a 3rd!!!!;)

The_B_Man

lol colin farrell and james nesbitt! one from dublin, the othe from the north.

also, i thought a brogue was a shoe!!

pikachucheeks

marko91 wrote: »

in ayia napa during the summer my dublin accent was a babe magnet:pac:

I like a Dublin accent on a guy.

Fair play to us for having the world's sexiest accent! :cool: