British Dad wakes up speaking with a Polish accent and a craving for Swans after inju

SeriesFun · 21-01-2017 12:26PM #1

Mad stuff,

A British dad-of-two has been told to "go back to where he came from" after an industrial brain injury left him speaking with a Polish accent.
Robert Paling, 37, was left with brain damage after he was exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in a "catastrophic" accident.

This means he now suffers from foreign accent syndrome with broken speech and a Polish accent.
Robert, from Hull, said: "It's been very upsetting. Some people have told me to go back to where I come from."

21-01-2017 12:55PM

So many friendly people reminding others to visit their mothers.

Lyle Lanley · 21-01-2017 01:41PM

Craving for swans?

Birneybau · 21-01-2017 01:44PM

Is inju some kind of drug?

Hector Bellend · 21-01-2017 02:17PM

If he was living here he'd probably get rent allowance

Stigura · 21-01-2017 02:52PM

Ah, the double standards are strong in this one. Eh, Nick?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 21-01-2017 02:53PM

I get asked where I'm from all the time. Is it upsetting? Naw, not really tbh

Stigura · 21-01-2017 02:54PM

Where are ye from, Lexie?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 21-01-2017 03:05PM

Stig you're hurting my feelings

tara73 · 21-01-2017 03:13PM

this actually sounds a bit strange, speaking with a a polish accent but there's definitely some crazy stuff possible involving some specific brain damages after accidents.
I once read an article from a reputable newspaper and there was a guy who had some injuries from rolling down a grasshill or something, got unconscious and woke up being gay. there were some other strange things going on with him but just remember him waking up being gay because he was completely heterosexual before the accident.

you don't have a link, OP?

colm_mcm · 21-01-2017 03:16PM

Link
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-dad-told-go-back-9664369

languagenerd · 21-01-2017 03:21PM

tara73 wrote: »

this actually sounds a bit strange, speaking with a a polish accent but there's definitely some crazy stuff possible involving some specific brain damages after accidents.

People have been known to develop a different accent after brain injuries/migraines/surgeries, but research shows it's more likely a speech impediment that sounds like another accent to listeners. Like if an Irish person suddenly couldn't pronounce Rs the way we do and the way they said their vowels changed, they might sound vaguely English to us.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_accent_syndrome

tara73 · 21-01-2017 03:25PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Link
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-dad-told-go-back-9664369

thanks for that.

but still missing the 'craving for swans' bit. where's that, OP, sounds intriguing and would like to know more about it...:pac:

diomed · 21-01-2017 03:46PM

I've never noticed Polish people having a distinctive accent. If they have it is a pleasant accent.

retro:electro · 22-01-2017 04:02PM

I was knocked down when I was 19 and suffered a brain injury that has left me with no recollection of the two years prior to that. I've no recollection of doing my leaving cert or any event that took place from 17-19 :pac:

Grayson · 22-01-2017 04:17PM

anna080 wrote: »

I was knocked down when I was 19 and suffered a brain injury that has left me with no recollection of the two years prior to that. I've no recollection of doing my leaving cert or any event that took place from 17-19 :pac:

I'm still waiting you to give me back the money I loaned you.

(how many times have you heard that )

British Dad wakes up speaking with a Polish accent and a craving for Swans after inju

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