Which accent do you find most grating?

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 10:38AM #1

I hate them all, but north and south are inexplicably vile.

What about you?

ziggy23 · 11-04-2012 10:40AM

As in North and South Dublin? You nasty piece of work you:eek:
But no the southside accent is way worse:D

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 10:41AM

ziggy23 wrote: »

As in North and South Dublin? You nasty piece of work you:eek:
But no the southside accent is way worse:D

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El Horseboxo · 11-04-2012 10:43AM

That scumbag accent in Dublin.

KeithAFC · 11-04-2012 10:44AM

I like Dublin. A great city which has a great history, particularly the British part of its history. I can't say I hate any of the accents as I have never heard any of them for myself.

But if I must vote, I will go with south.

biko · 11-04-2012 10:44AM

All Dublin accents sounds the same to me.
To be honest Dubliners all look the same to us Galwegians.

SEPT 23 1989 · 11-04-2012 10:44AM

The North County Dublin Countryside accent is the worst

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 10:45AM

KeithAFC wrote: »

I like Dublin. A great city which has a great history, particularly the British part of its history. I can't say I hate any of the accents as I have never heard any of them for myself.

But if I must vote, I will go with south.

I envy you!

Zulu · 11-04-2012 10:46AM

1. Cork.
2. Limerick (knacker)
3. Dublin (knacker)
But the Waterford one is fairly bad also, probably on a par with Dublin knacker.

ziggy23 · 11-04-2012 10:47AM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I envy you!

:pac::pac::pac: Mine is kinda in between can vary depending who I'm talking to ie I can be posh when I want to:)

foxyboxer · 11-04-2012 10:48AM

A nasally monotone australian accent.

Ugh.

KeithAFC · 11-04-2012 10:49AM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I envy you!

Live in the Co. Down countryside. So no Dublin accent for me.

Zulu · 11-04-2012 10:49AM

Yank accent.

Immaculate Pasta · 11-04-2012 10:53AM

So by the accents you mean

North Dublin - The Commitments,
South Dublin - Bono
West Dublin - Tallafornia
Central Dublin - Fair City
East Dublin - Welsh

Hmm probably have to be West Dublin for me then :cool:

Jimoslimos · 11-04-2012 10:53AM

Did your GF run off with a Dub OP? Why the hate?

East Dublin: Glug..glugg....gluuggg:eek:

To my ear, there are really only three distinct accents in Dublin - Northside, Southside and North County. If you're from these areas you'd probably be able to pick out local differences, Balbriggan and Skerries for example but anyone else wouldn't have a clue.

Oh and most grating, Louth of course, always wee Louth.

ziggy23 · 11-04-2012 10:53AM

Is a high pitched Cork accent not way worse than a boring flat Dublin accent?

kevohmsford · 11-04-2012 10:55AM

Cavan accent

Duggys Housemate · 11-04-2012 10:59AM

I don't want to rush to judgement here, but part of me feels the OP doesn't like Dubliners.

Grayson · 11-04-2012 10:59AM

I think I hate most irish accents. I don't mind the Donegal one on a girl.
Dublin is just irritating though.

emzolita · 11-04-2012 10:59AM

In this Poll Southside defo, but worldwide, I'd go with the Ozzie accent, it's minging, so nasal, and whining.

Giselle · 11-04-2012 11:00AM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

South Dublin - Bono

I think he's a Northsider, but somehow got a visa and moved Southside.

Wibbs · 11-04-2012 11:01AM

Culshie?

Of the Dublin accents the one that really grates for me is the new "American" twang accent, beloved of south Dublin girlies, but not exclusive to them. The "D4" set of either gender suffer can also from it. It's spreading too. Must be that Hills programme or some such. I overheard a couple of young wans in a chipper a few months ago with this abortion of an accent and you would swear they were trying to outdo each other's level of nasal sounds.

foxyboxer · 11-04-2012 11:02AM

Also, fake, put-on, pretend accents.

Joey the lips · 11-04-2012 11:02AM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I hate them all, but north and south are inexplicably vile.

What about you?

Where are you from again?

juan.kerr · 11-04-2012 11:05AM

No Cork option?

Wibbs · 11-04-2012 11:07AM

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

I don't want to rush to judgement here, but part of me feels the OP doesn't like Dubliners.

Fierce chip on their shoulders about the Jackeens your Culshies can have. Hotspots for this include Cork and Kerry, though they're so busy hating each other over something called a Gaaaaa pitch that it's easily ignored.

humbert · 11-04-2012 11:09AM

I hate fake accents and bad English and the exaggerated 'south Dublin' (as heard from people who need you to know they're from there, people who aren't from there but went to UCD and 90% of RTE presenters) accent is guilty of both, mostly as a result of adopting grating Americanisms like 'oh my god', and punctuating sentences with like.

Ironically south Dublin is also home of the best English you'll hear in Dublin(in general).

TiGeR KiNgS · 11-04-2012 11:09AM

Definitely the New Zealand accent

Lisp and nasal combined

Sounds very homosexual

Radharc na Sleibhte · 11-04-2012 11:10AM

Hate none.
If we all sounded the same life would be pretty shiite.

Do like a nice soft donegal accent on a lady tho.

Jimoslimos · 11-04-2012 11:10AM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

I hate them all, but north and south are inexplicably vile.

Inexplicably vile I can live with, still better than how my North County accent is usually perceived....dull and flat:(

11-04-2012 11:12AM

Meath accent, muck savage with a hint of Blanch.

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