Does anyone genuinely like a southern accent? Why?

we'llallhavetea_old

Apparently some people actually like the S.I accent. Is it true... and why?
It really is a slack-jawed, unattractive accent, even in all its variations.
I reckon people are just saying it to try to charm S.I. natives into feeling adequate compared to lets say, oh i dunno , the nordy accent maybe? Its ear bleedingly awful.






:pac:

epgc3fyqirnbsx

S.I. accents are filth, especially that flat boring midlands Meath accent. Revolting.

Hande hoche!

It beats the Nordie ones.

El_Dangeroso

aahh, I see what you did there.

we'llallhavetea_old

Rodrigo Careful Bluebird wrote: »

S.I. accents are filth, especially that flat boring midlands Meath accent. Revolting.

couldnt agree more hai :P

Gunsfortoys

I blame Fianna Fail.

Anita Blow

what the hell is SI?
The Republic? With about 20 different accents?

we'llallhavetea_old

Anita Blow wrote: »

what the hell is SI?
The Republic? With about 20 different accents?

even in all its variations.

:rolleyes:

Gunsfortoys

Anita Blow wrote: »

what the hell is SI?
The Republic? With about 20 different accents?

Yes it is hard to believe one country could have so many **** accents.

Hande hoche!

What's up with all the Southern bashing threads? Is it an After Hours thing?

Eric Cartman

give me a slack jawed accent from an area of dublin where they were too poor to teach the letter T where words like 'wha' 'righhh' 'shurrup' are common any day over the incomprehensible babble of what can only be described as a a chemically numbed jaw movement coupled with a lobotomy resulting in a symphony of phflegming and K's sharp enough to cut your ears off as seen from donegal and the other 6 brit counties

phasers

What's Southern Ireland?

For Forks Sake

phasers wrote: »

What's Southern Ireland?

I think it's the parish down in Kerry that the Healy-Rae family have claimed leadership of

Gunsfortoys

phasers wrote: »

What's Southern Ireland?

Well it is generally to the south of what is Ireland, my advice is to look at a map once in a while.

phasers

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Well it is generally to the south of what is Ireland, my advice is to look at a map once in a while.

So this thread is about Cork?

Gunsfortoys

phasers wrote: »

So this thread is about Cork?

Yes.

bonerm

I love the way people up North call the rest of the island "Southern Ireland" as tho in their minds they think they account for 50% of what makes up the place. Sorry Northern chums but you're just not that important.

Minstrel27

Hande hoche! wrote: »

What's up with all the Southern bashing threads? Is it an After Hours thing?

Did you not know that Ireland bashing is all the rage around here?

we'llallhavetea_old

bonerm wrote: »

I love the way people up North call the rest of the island "Southern Ireland" as tho in their minds they think they account for 50% of what makes up the place. Sorry but you're just not that important.

i love the way you think you know what an entire country of people think, as though in your mind you think you are some sort of psychic, sorry but, you're wrong

Gunsfortoys

bonerm wrote: »

I love the way people up North call the rest of the island "Southern Ireland" as tho in their minds they think they account for 50% of what makes up the place. Sorry Northern chums but you're just not that important.

Yes because here in R.O.I you can certainly take care of yourselves.

jimthemental

phasers wrote: »

So this thread is about Cork?

Cork accent is scum. Can't beat the Tipp accent for sheer comedic value though.

bonerm

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Yes because here in R.O.I you can certainly take care of yourselves.

Doing a better job I'd wager that Norn Iron would be were they left to their own devices tomorrow.

Hande hoche!

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Did you not know that Ireland bashing is all the rage around here?

So is that Gaddafi or Obama's fault?

Simon Adebisi

phasers wrote: »

What's Southern Ireland?

There's no such thing. There is Ireland and there is Northern Ireland.

Hate the dub accent but the rest of them rock.

bonerm

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

i love the way you think you know what an entire country of people think, as though in your mind you think you are some sort of psychic, sorry but, you're wrong

Didn't say an "entire country of people". I said "people" as in "those particular people who do say such". Also I said "as tho" suggesting what I say is merely personal theory and nothing more.

Sorry but, you're wrong.

Gunsfortoys

bonerm wrote: »

Doing a better job I'd wager that Norn Iron would be were they left to their own devices tomorrow.

That means we would have joined back and become the united Ireland you hate the idea of so much.

So yes you would be right.

Agricola

I particularly like the Pat Short accent. What is that? Tipperary?

Do-bee-Do-bee-Doooo 1890, Do-bee Do-bee-Dooooooo 1890

Why did I think this was going to be about southern US accents? Maybe because I was talking to a Kentucky woman last night? She loved my Dublin accent by the way.

Or maybe because I think there's no such thing as Southern Ireland...

Oranage2

the dub accent is grand - all the other accents sound like they're farmers that pick 'spuds'

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Oranage2 wrote: »

the dub accent is grand - all the other accents sound like they're farmers that pick 'spuds'

I'd rathers pick 'spuds' than 'podayroes'.

WesternZulu

jimthemental wrote: »

Cork accent is scum. Can't beat the Tipp accent for sheer comedic value though.

Drogheda > Tipp accent for comic value

we'llallhavetea_old

bonerm wrote: »

Didn't say an "entire country of people". I said "people" as in "those particular people who do say such". Also I said "as tho" suggesting my theory for why people might use such a phrase.

Sorry but, you're wrong.

you said "people up north", that to me pretty much includes everyone in the whole of the north.

you really should specify these things

bonerm

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

That means we would have joined back and become the united Ireland you hate the idea of so much.

So yes you would be right.

Left to your own devices means left to your own devices. Simple really.

Sisko

Parody thread fail

All accents in the north of the island of Ireland have a similar sounding twang to them. Where as the accents in the on the rest of the Island have far more variation, a mayo accent sounds nothing like a cork accent or a dublin accent.

Hell Dublin has more variation in twang than the northern accents.

Gunsfortoys

bonerm wrote: »

Left to your own devices means left to your own devices. Simple really.

Left to your own devices could mean many things.

If you mean govern ourselves then guaranteed we would still do a better job than some.

Agricola

Northern Ireland is a the part of the country the Brits are running for the moment.
Southern Ireland comprises of all the counties south of a line between Ennis and Arklow.

Anita Blow

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

:rolleyes:

god I hate that European Accent.






in all it's variations

smcgiff

Southern Ireland, that place with Donegal - it having the most northerly point on the island of Ireland? :rolleyes:

bonerm

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

you said "people up north", that to me pretty much includes everyone in the whole of the north.

you really should specify these things

No point really. It'd be an exercise in futility as like ('a few/some/many') people up the North you'd/they'd/he'd/she'd probably just find a way to take any statement up the wrong way because pointless bickering is in your/their/his/her nature.

D-Generate

The two countries on the island of Ireland are Ireland and Northern Ireland. The use of republic is merely a description of the state of Ireland but its official title is just Ireland or Éire when speaking in Irish.

With this in mind, Southern Ireland probably comprises Cork and Kerry. In which case then yes I like the Cork city accent but not the West Cork and Kerry accent.

Gunsfortoys

bonerm wrote: »

No point really. It'd be an exercise in futility as like ('a few/some/many') people up the North you'd/they'd/he'd/she'd probably just find a way to take any statement up the wrong way because bickering is in your/their/his/her nature.

Unlike so called R.O.I ignorami who criticise things they know nothing about.

billymitchell

I still dont know what this thread is about

bitter

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Unlike so called R.O.I ignorami who criticise things they know nothing about.

SAD

tan11ie

What's with all the accent bashing?? who gives a flying **** about a persons accent, does it really matter?

we'llallhavetea_old

billymitchell wrote: »

I still dont know what this thread is about

the nordy accents make me wet. in a nutshell. and out of a nutshell, any shells will do really, there doesnt even need to be a shell.

i like you billymitchell, come now, lay upon my bosom and let me caress you.

:pac:

senordingdong

It's god awful!

bonerm

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Unlike so called R.O.I ignorami who criticise things they know nothing about.

I know enough to know that people who call 85% of a land mass the "South" are talking out of their arses.

Gunsfortoys

bonerm wrote: »

I know enough to know that people who call 85% of a land mass the "South" are talking out of their arses.

I know enough about a person who says "all nordies are scum" to know they are ignorant idiots.

bonerm

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

I know enough about a person who says "all nordies are scum" to know they are ignorant idiots.

^^ See now you're just making stuff up.

bitter

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

I know enough about a person who says "all nordies are scum" to know they are ignorant idiots.

thats only all in your mind son,

billymitchell

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

the nordy accents make me wet. in a nutshell. and out of a nutshell, any shells will do really, there doesnt even need to be a shell.

i like you billymitchell, come now, lay upon my bosom and let me caress you.

:pac:

f*cken giggidy hai