Has anyone ever remarked on your Irish accent

Wall E · 09-04-2012 08:45PM #1

At home or abroad, people seem to like it, although sometimes I reckon it's the Northern one they think of

Any stories guys ?

Edit : Forgot to add my story. Two weeks ago I was talking to a Swedish guy, he was sound, and I said I'm surprised you didn't think I was English as most foreigners can think this when they hear you speaking English. He said no it was really easy to see I was Irish with the accent

Mena · 09-04-2012 08:48PM

Had a nice American lady comment on mine at the American embassy a few months ago. Pity I'm South African!

Mickeroo · 09-04-2012 08:50PM

Americans and Australians seem to like it.

Benny_Cake · 09-04-2012 08:50PM

Wall E wrote: »

At home or abroad, people seem to like it, although sometimes I reckon it's the Northern one they think of Any stories guys ?

I once met a group of Swiss people in South East Asia who tried to convince me that I couldn't possibly be Irish as my accent didn't fit into whatever idea of an Irish accent they had. Given that the only Irish accents in film tend to be northern, northside Dublin or potato munching 19th century peasant I can hardly blame them.

Princess Peach · 09-04-2012 08:50PM

I live in Canada, they LOVE it. I get compliments all the time, people said they could listen to me for hours. Which is amazing cause I talk a whole lot of crap a lot of the time.

Got it a whole lot when I lived in the states before too.

starlit · 09-04-2012 08:50PM

I've been told mine is flat!

TeddyTedson · 09-04-2012 08:51PM

A lot of counties seem to like it alright, but none more so than our nearest and dearest neighbors, in particular women from around London.

Caiseoipe19 · 09-04-2012 08:52PM

I've had people comment on my 'British' accent...I've no link to the UK whatsoever and would be a of a nationalist myself so I now put 'h's in the middle of words to try and cover the accent.

Mickeroo · 09-04-2012 08:52PM

Princess Peach wrote: »

I live in Canada, they LOVE it. I get compliments all the time, people said they could listen to me for hours. Which is amazing cause I talk a whole lot of crap a lot of the time.

Got it a whole lot when I lived in the states before too.

Quite a few folks thought I was canadian when I was abroad and also met a fair few Canadians who were mistaken for Irish too. Think it could be the Newfoundland accent that does it, or maybe Nova Scotia.

steddyeddy · 09-04-2012 08:53PM

Got it in the states plenty of times. Really does well with the women!

Princess Peach · 09-04-2012 08:54PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Quite a few folks thought I was canadian when I was abroad and also met a fair few Canadians who were mistaken for Irish too. Think it could be the Newfoundland accent that does it, or maybe Nova Scotia.

I live in Newfoundland, accent is similar enough to Irish. Sometimes I can't really tell if a person is Irish or from the bay!

janja · 09-04-2012 08:54PM

I'm always asked what part of Canada i am from :eek: always!

admiralofthefleet · 09-04-2012 08:56PM

an english girl did in greece years ago, saying that she loved it. ended up riding her that night

Where To · 09-04-2012 08:56PM

Aye shurley hiy.

Galwayguy35 · 09-04-2012 08:59PM

English women seem to like it, was over in Liverpool recently for a weekend and they told us they loved the Irish accent.

lividduck · 09-04-2012 09:01PM

Accent? vot accent, I zont haff no accent:D

09-04-2012 09:02PM

At Christmas last year in England with the boyfriend's family, we were laughing about how his American boss can't pronounce my name nor understand much of what I say, boyfriend's gran remarked "Yeah, but you have a really, really Irish accent, you know?"

northernpower · 09-04-2012 09:03PM

Yeah it goes down well alright, I work in a bar in Cardiff and the english and welsh love it,

If i'm serving a tidy wan at the bar i'll lay it on right and thick

Burky126 · 09-04-2012 09:49PM

Living abroad in Wales the past few months and it's usually the first thing anyone mentions when I talk to them.I've never been really conscience of my accent but its really jarring compared to the mix of different dialects of British accents I hear.

Only thing about this is sometimes they want me to say thirty three and two thirds which was funny the first 3 times...I haven't necessarily been lucky with it.Methinks I should of went to the States instead :rolleyes:

Sar_Bear · 09-04-2012 09:59PM

Talkin to a Dub once, told him I was from Tipp, and he said, " I know, you have a Templemore accent"

Thought twas a bit weird he got it so specific.

An American was onced shocked I was able to speak english, being Irish and all...

09-04-2012 10:00PM

Domo230 wrote: »

Well how do you pronounce your name

Is it pronounced like budgeys????

No, it rhymes with Fabreeze! :mad:

Mickeroo · 09-04-2012 10:01PM

Deleted User wrote: »

At Christmas last year in England with the boyfriend's family, we were laughing about how his American boss can't pronounce my name nor understand much of what I say, boyfriend's gran remarked "Yeah, but you have a really, really Irish accent, you know?"

Siobhan? Aoife? Sinead? Niamh?

Heard loads of people have trouble with those

Ellis Dee · 09-04-2012 10:01PM

My late uncle worked in Ford's of Dagenham for decades. Once, after he'd been in England for 30 years or so, an English fellow in a pub asked him: "'Ere Paddy, how come you never lost your Irish accent?":).

My uncle replied: "Sure I never found a better one!":D:D

mrsdewinter · 09-04-2012 10:03PM

Yeah, once when I was in the States - they thought I had a very singsong accent. I don't think it's all that musical - it's just that my voice is very light and quite high-pitched.
On accents, I remember a few years ago a situation where a contingent from the London office descended on our office for a few weeks. One of the women was - we worked out, from her accent, Irish - and one of my colleagues, while chatting to her, asked casually, 'By the way, what part of Ireland are you from?'
She practically turned white with rage because somebody had rumbled her Irish roots after all her years in Lahndan.
Of course, it turned out that she was really from Meath, so she came with a *lot* of baggage.

saa · 09-04-2012 10:05PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Siobhan? Aoife? Sinead? Niamh?

It's pronounced Shy-oh-bon actually
Aye-oh-fee
Sign-add
and Neeam-huh

All with the second name Byrne
pronounced BIRON!

mikemac1 · 09-04-2012 10:05PM

No such thing as a Tipperary accent, it's all very neutral
Nobody has ever said you've a difficult to understand accent

Yet a taximan in Dublin asked me where I was from and I didn't sound Irish???
And this was the afternoon, no drink taken.
Maybe the taximan was the one with the drink taken

Can't understand how that happened

ShadowHearth · 09-04-2012 10:07PM

I a foreigner and I am getting a cork/ northern Ireland accent. Everyone who knows me love it!

09-04-2012 10:07PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Siobhan? Aoife? Sinead? Niamh?

Heard loads of people have trouble with those

Deirdre - of all easy enough names to pronounce ffs! Thing was, he'd seen it written before he heard it pronounced. Then when he asked me how to pronounce it, turned out he couldn't understand the Irish accent at all. Bless.

Sar_Bear · 09-04-2012 10:08PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

No such thing as a Tipperary accent, it's all very neutral
:

I've been told several times there's a tipp accent, though I don't hear it myself. Lots of people I've met have guessed where I'm from from my accent.

mikemac1 · 09-04-2012 10:09PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I a foreigner and I am getting a cork/ northern Ireland accent.

Cork and nordie?

Jaysus, sounds painful :pac:

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Everyone who knows me love it!

They were just being nice to your face and didn't want to hurt your feelings

Sorry

stinkle · 09-04-2012 10:10PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

No such thing as a Tipperary accent, it's all very neutral

srsly?

EDIT:should probably expand, know a fair few Tipp people (living in Dublin) and used to go there on hols, and ok, there probably isn't a specific accent exclusive to the county but it sounds to me like the "authentic " non-Dub, non-Nordie non-Cork Irish accent a lot of actors in movies/TV shows attempt. Like a default Irish accent!

Has anyone ever remarked on your Irish accent

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