Does anyone like the English accent??

Why is this even being discussed? Do you think there is anybody in England discussing the various idiosyncracies of regional dialect in Ireland? Most scummy cockneys/mancs/scousers/geordies I've ever met don't even know what the capital of "Eire" is, never mind tell the difference between a Mayo and a Sligo accent or how a Cork accent is "lovely on a girl". Stop acting like such underdogs and speak ill of the English!

I find the English accent very sexy on a lady. A mans English accent can have the same effect on me as too much whiskey does, i see red and start singing Fenian songs.

i know a guy from liverpool and i could listen to him forever. can never understand a word he says but thats besides the point lol

Davidius wrote: »

I don't like it. It's painful to listen to especially because of the slang.

It took me an age to understand what 'naff' meant. The word 'sod' makes me think of sawdust. I'm still trying to figure out what a berk is.

Playing TF2 on a British server is thus painful. They wonder why I didn't heed their warning of the spy behind me. The answer, I don't know what they're saying most of the time.

Naff was invented by Norman Stanley Fletcher i believe, i think it is a great word.

A berk is a bit of an eejit. I think it came from the cockney rhyming slang "Berkley Hunt", ie a bit of a gee!!

AlphaMale 3OO wrote: »

Stop acting like such underdogs and speak ill of the English!

ironing?

Caoimhín wrote: »

I find the English accent very sexy on a lady. A mans English accent can have the same effect on me

:eek:

Latchy wrote: »

I'm not a fan of the brummie accent '' yeah roightt '' but overall I dont think English people give a monkeys what any other people thinks of their accents, except maybe other English people .If somebody says ' they dont like the scouse accent '' you have to remember that just like the Dublin accent , there are variations , some horrible , some pleasent and some just wondeful

hhmmm, the Dublin accent.

it varies from "Whaaaas de staaary buuud" to "It is just so todally feckin awesome roight".

How can anyone love that?

Latchy wrote: »

Of course some dubs speak like that but then some people like to exaggerate their accents a bit to ( just to make sure you understand were their coming from )

I was listeing to rte radio the udder day ( shudder) were this irish / italian girl was speaking about the benifits of eating fish and I could have listened to her all day ,so sweet were the sounds of her vocal chords (sigh)

TBH, most Dublin accents are OK, and like most English accents sound a lot better when well spoken. A chav london accent is horrible, a well spoken (not posh) London accent is quite nice.

IMHO, this rule applies to pretty much every accent with the exception of Birmingham, no Brum accent can ever sound nice. the opposite however applies to Edinburgh(Although this is about English accents so that wouldn't apply).

i like the Cork accent, which apparantly makes me a bit odd,

Ya I myself find the Liverpool accent to be quite sexi,ala Stevie Gerrard :Paright mate!

Fratton Fred wrote: »

hhmmm, the Dublin accent.

it varies from "Whaaaas de staaary buuud" to "It is just so todally feckin awesome roight".

How can anyone love that?

Yes. Have to agree. Heard a woman on rte say " ya make it soun uncamman wit yer big deshwatery mout on ya".

What the hell does that mean?

f00tball wrote: »

Yes. Have to agree. Heard a woman on rte say " ya make it soun uncamman wit yer big deshwatery mout on ya".

What the hell does that mean?

"Go way ou of it ya gowl wit yer chessy minge on ya"

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I have friends from Somerset and they speak nice, a bit ambrosia-creamed-ricey!

'' dey be off to the market ,ooh arrah ....Yuk !