What County/Area Struggles Most to Grasp the English Language?

JohnP199

I was in Dublin for New Years Eve. I haven't been out there too often but it really did surprise me how much Dublin people seem to struggle to speak "proper" English. Have these people been educated? Do they know how to pronounce their words correctly? I know in the current climate this is a very trivial complaint to have but it was something that really did annoy me listening to the people talk that night.

So, is there any other County/Area in Ireland that struggles even more to grasp the English language?

Anita Blow

Culchies smell

bonerm

Munster areas such as Cork/Limerick/Kerry. Half of them sound like they're just mumbling gibberish at an extreme pace.

admiralofthefleet

kerry, they talk bollox down there. and they eat their young

bswan

the ghaeltacht

starbelgrade

After just 24 posts, you speak excellent troll, OP.

sollar

yorkshire

Anybody that says "please leave me know when it's ready" or "I feel like I'm leaving them down"

Cookie_Monster

Alabama

Zebra3

The demilitarised area of North Korea.

orourkeda

Laysh

Biggins

Where's that dumpling Jackie H. O'rea from again?

offaly1

Hate to admit it but in some parts of offaly,they speak as if they are on a different planet!!!

Smoking_Gun

Anywhere in the Wesht.

4zn76tysfajdxp

JohnP199 wrote: »

I was in Dublin for New Years Eve. I haven't been out there too often but it really did surprise me how much Dublin people seem to struggle to speak "proper" English. Have these people been educated? Do they know how to pronounce their words correctly? I know in the current climate this is a very trivial complaint to have but it was something that really did annoy me listening to the people talk that night.

So, is there any other County/Area in Ireland that struggles even more to grasp the English language?

Where are you from, mister fancy pants with yer books and yer learnin'?

We all engrish bad speek!

Oh Grammar Nazis, come and save us!

:rolleyes:

orourkeda

offaly1 wrote: »

Hate to admit it but in some parts of offaly,they speak as if they are on a different planet!!!

They are on a different planet.

orourkeda

Deleted User wrote: »

We all engrish bad speek!

Oh Grammar Nazis, come and save us!

:rolleyes:

sore finger five dollar

biko

Anita Blow wrote: »

Culchies smell

Interesting response there.
What does this have to do with Dubs and English?

Aldebaran

I think everybody speaks just as well as everybody else.

galwayrush

Can anybody translate the OP's question into something understandable?:D

offaly1

orourkeda wrote: »

They are on a different planet.

Ha! not all of us but 99% are ;-)

offaly1

galwayrush wrote: »

Can anybody translate the OP's question into something understandable?:D

I think the op said that culchies are well spoken??

galwayrush

offaly1 wrote: »

I think the op said that culchies are well spoken??

I can't slag Offaly, wife came from there , and she's right beside me.;)

LizT

galwayrush wrote: »

I can't slag Offaly, wife came from there , and she's right beside me.;)

It's a great county:D

Greyfox

Eh Dublin people speak the best English in the world, where you covering your ears for your whole trip?

EuropeanSon

Greyfox wrote: »

Eh Dublin people speak the best English in the world, where you covering your ears for your whole trip?

That as maybe, but evidently they don't type the best English.:rolleyes:
I find that you'll hear the very best and the very worst speakers of English in Ireland in Dublin, but the bad vastly outnumber the good.

Earthhorse

Aldebaran wrote: »

I think everybody speaks just as goodly as everybody else.

FYP

Gaspode

What is 'proper' English?

thetonynator

Some people in any area can barely talk anything understandable at all, but its not specific to any particular area.

Liam Byrne

thetonynator wrote: »

Some people in any area can barely talk anything understandable at all, but its not specific to any particular area.

Should that be "barely say anything" ?

I tink dat dem dubs ar de wurst.

bernardo mac

Mmm.Do counties/areas actually possess the ability or the inclination to grasp...?

Son Of A Vidic

starbelgrade wrote: »

After just 24 posts, you speak excellent troll, OP.

Now you've just gone and fed it.

mstan

The scummy Dublin accent wins this game hands down

FlawedGenius

Since Dublin was home to most of the English and was in contact with more English than any other place in Ireland, the people speak clearer English than any other county of Ireland. The English built Dublin, four courts, Dublin castle, Trinity etc so its bound to have its influence on the natives who lived there first. Though the accent mightened be everyones cup of tea, even the strongest of Dublin accents is easy to understand and spoke at a normal pace, compared to say Cork or Kerry...
Dubs speak "Hiberno English". Theres probably more English roots in the Dubs than farmer Irish tbh.:rolleyes:

FlawedGenius

mstan wrote: »

The scummy Dublin accent wins this game hands down

Scummy yeah bad on the ears, but still easier to understand than a farmer from Laois or Kerry.

BOHtox

JohnP199 wrote: »

I was in Dublin for New Year's Eve. I haven't been out there too often but it really did surprise me how much Dublin people seem to struggle to speak "proper" English. Have these people been educated? Do they know how to pronounce their words correctly? I know in the current climate this is a very trivial complaint to have but it was something that really did annoy me listening to the people talk that night.

So, is there any other County/Area in Ireland that struggles even more to grasp the English language?

tut

Mr Benevolent

Cork people. They have some sort of speech problem.

johnmcdnl

what area speaks the best english???

Warper

Who wants to grasp it anyways? Just speak it

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Dangerous Man

OP. Grow up. You're embarrassing.

karlog

Has Tinkerland been mentioned yet?

Mmmm_Lemony

EuropeanSon wrote: »

That as maybe, but evidently they don't type the best English.:rolleyes:
I find that you'll hear the very best and the very worst speakers of English in Ireland in Dublin, but the bad vastly outnumber the good.

*Be that as it maybe* and *You'll find that you'll hear*
I find people from the south west the most difficult to hear, not necessarily understand. However, I feel that there is a generation gap, which may lead people to the assumption that people from a particular region have issue with speaking ‘correct’ English.

A generation gap between those that watch Jersey Shore and those that don’t.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I sometimes find it hard to understand people from the south-east. Most are grand but a very strong Waterford accent is very difficult for me to get my head around.

Oh and of course Meath. My least favourite and least understood accent.

saywhatyousee

johnmcdnl wrote: »

what area speaks the best english???

north sligo. might draw out the odd vowel now and again but it is generally very flat accent

Killer Pigeon

JohnP199 wrote: »

I was in Dublin for New Years Eve. I haven't been out there too often but it really did surprise me how much Dublin people seem to struggle to speak "proper" English. Have these people been educated? Do they know how to pronounce their words correctly? I know in the current climate this is a very trivial complaint to have but it was something that really did annoy me listening to the people talk that night.

So, is there any other County/Area in Ireland that struggles even more to grasp the English language?

I suppose it's Country Ireland but I'm not too sure.

dubtom

Why is it that culchies,who wet their pants with excitement at the thought of coming to their capital for an afternoon, feel the need to then run down the people who actually live in the metropolis, is it envy perhaps?

grenache

dubtom wrote: »

Why is it that culchies,who wet their pants with excitement at the thought of coming to their capital for an afternoon, feel the need to then run down the people who actually live in the metropolis, is it envy perhaps?

I'm one of those people that you refer to as "culchies" and i dont ever feel the need to run down Dublin or its inhabitants. My sister lives on the south side and i enjoy my visits there. Not all country people hate Dublin - however i would say that many think it gets preferential treatment compared to the rest of the country.

liah

Midlands accents are much easier to understand than any other Irish accent I've come across as a durty foreigner.

Fratton Fred

FlawedGenius wrote: »

Since Dublin was home to most of the English and was in contact with more English than any other place in Ireland, the people speak clearer English than any other county of Ireland. The English built Dublin, four courts, Dublin castle, Trinity etc so its bound to have its influence on the natives who lived there first.

The Vikings?

summerskin

Mmmm_Lemony wrote: »

*Be that as it maybe* and *You'll find that you'll hear*
I find people from the south west the most difficult to hear, not necessarily understand. However, I feel that there is a generation gap, which may lead people to the assumption that people from a particular region have issue with speaking ‘correct’ English.

A generation gap between those that watch Jersey Shore and those that don’t.

I think you mean "Be that as it may". If you are going to correct people, do it properly.