Which accent do you find most grating?

IrishAm · 11-04-2012 12:46PM

The vast majority of property developers registered with NAMA are culchies.

They are obsessed with land.

TheTwiz · 11-04-2012 12:55PM

As always with these threads i'd advise the ignorant to head to the Northside and go to Clontarf, Raheny, Howth, parts of Drumcondra (Griffith Ave etc) Malahide, Portmarnock, Sutton, Glasnevin etc and you'll find that almost nobody speaks like they're from the Commitments.

Raekwon · 11-04-2012 12:57PM

In Dublin definitely the knacker accent and D4 accent. It's amazing that there is such a huge difference with accents in such a small city.

Knacker: "eare Tasha ya muppit, I'm goin ta da bleedin Londis ta get 20 bleedin Johnny blues, de ya want me ta rob ya antin wile I'm dare?"

D4: "Natasha dear, I'm lioke going to lioke Donnybrook Fair lioke to pick up some Marlboro Lights lioke, can I get you anything on my platinum card while I'm there lioke?"

Outside of Dublin, any accent that uses the word "Ye" instead of "You". That drives me f**king mad and absolutely reeks of 'Look at me, I'm a thick bogger'! :mad:

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 12:59PM

No prizes for guessing where the posters who selected the 'other' option hail from.:pac:

I sometimes wish I had been deaf from birth -- a small price to pay for never having to hear such a despicable cacophony.

amacachi · 11-04-2012 01:00PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

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

Pfft.

TheTwiz · 11-04-2012 01:00PM

Randy Anders wrote: »

I think a lot of people outside of Dublin can't seem to grasp that there is an accent that doesnt fit into any of the sterotypical Dublin categories. Where I live, most people have a normal Dublin accent.

You wouldnt think their posh, you wouldnt think their scum but you would know they are from Dublin and I think most Dubliners fall into that category to be honest

Well said. When a country person hears i'm from north Dublin i hear "Ah sure you don't sound like a northsider. I thought you'd sound like you're from Tallaght not the southside" :rolleyes: Need i say more

FloatingVoter · 11-04-2012 01:00PM

Dublin - the Dort accent.

anywhere else - the West Limerick attempt at speaking English.

griffdaddy · 11-04-2012 01:02PM

It's that North West Central Dublin accent that gets me. Can't stand hearing someone from Stoneybatter or Cabra giving it large:rolleyes:

cassElliot · 11-04-2012 01:02PM

the west of Ireland accents. god awful...

its a fuc.king sandwich, not a sangwich.

John Doe1 · 11-04-2012 01:02PM

All towns and cities have good and bad accents, it depends on education levels really

Immaculate Pasta · 11-04-2012 01:03PM

TheTwiz wrote: »

You do realise Bono is from North Dublin & that Fair City is meant to be set in North Dublin not Central Dublin don't you?

As always with these threads i'd advise the ignorant to head to the Northside and go to Clontarf, Raheny, Howth, parts of Drumcondra (Griffith Ave etc) Malahide, Portmarnock, Sutton, Glasnevin etc and you'll find that almost nobody speaks like they're from the Commitments.

I applaud you for taking my post seriously. I thought the Welsh accent in East Dublin would give it away but apparently not

I gave a stupid answer to a stupid thread. The end. :cool:

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 01:06PM

TheTwiz wrote: »

Well said. When a country person hears i'm from north Dublin i hear "Ah sure you don't sound like a northsider. I thought you'd sound like you're from Tallaght not the southside" :rolleyes: Need i say more

You should be grateful that anyone outside of your cesspit of a county even talks to you.

If a dub tries to spew their bile in my face -- ie talk to me-- I punch them on the nose. And that includes women and children.

BONK!:mad:

amacachi · 11-04-2012 01:07PM

Just wondering if anyone would like to specify which of the Louth accents they hate. Is it the General Dundalk one? Or the Cooley one that's more like a Donegal accent? Or the half of Dundalk and north county that just sound generic Northern? Or Ardee Hi? Or the ones that are more like Monaghan accents? Or the Drawda one which is really a Meath accent?

:pac:

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 01:08PM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

I applaud you for taking my post seriously. I thought the Welsh accent in East Dublin would give it away but apparently not

I gave a stupid answer to a stupid thread. The end. :cool:

You forget to update your location setting, let me help you:

Dublin.

Or C-u-ntville.

Both are accurate. :pac:

IrishAm · 11-04-2012 01:09PM

One day you culchies will realise that us Dubs genuinely couldn't care less about what country folk think of us. It's always been the rest of country uniting against us in culchieness, but the fact that you all feel the need to do that tells me that you feel slightly inferior for some reason. There's no need for it, as I said, we don't give a sh*t!

hattoncracker · 11-04-2012 01:13PM

Armagh accent is lovely..

South Monaghan, Louth, Cavan, and some Donegal... YUK YUK YUK!!

Wattle · 11-04-2012 01:19PM

If I was in government I would make it my policy to stamp out the Dublin knacker accent. The way those people mangle the english language. Elocution lessons for the masses I say.

FatherLen · 11-04-2012 01:24PM

if this thread was started about any other county in the country it would have been closed already...

Immaculate Pasta · 11-04-2012 01:24PM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

You forget to update your location setting, let me help you:

Dublin.

Or C-u-ntville.

Both are accurate. :pac:

Actually my current location is in England :eek:

Shame you had to say that because what you previously said was really funny.

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

You should be grateful that anyone outside of your cesspit of a county even talks to you.

If a dub tries to spew their bile in my face -- ie talk to me-- I punch them on the nose. And that includes women and children.

BONK!:mad:

Still hope you stick around because at least you're entertaining. Not one of the staunch liberal atheists that hunt around in packs on this forum who hound out anybody who's remotely different to them. At least you have something genuine to say

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 01:32PM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Actually my current location is in England :eek:

Shame you had to say that because what you previously said was really funny.

Still hope you stick around because at least you're entertaining. Not one of the staunch liberal atheists that hunt around in packs on this forum who hound out anybody who's remotely different to them. At least you have something genuine to say

When deciding my username it was a coin toss over Dubs and Catholics.

If you're attempting to recruit a christian ally, think again.

Immaculate Pasta · 11-04-2012 01:39PM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs wrote: »

When deciding my username it was a coin toss over Dubs and Catholics.

If you're attempting to recruit a christian ally, think again.

Well aren't you just delightful?

I can handle myself just fine on this forum thank you very much.

Honk if You Hate Catholics eh? You don't happen to live on the Shankill Road do you? :pac:

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 01:44PM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Well aren't you just delightful?

I can handle myself just fine on this forum thank you very much.

Honk if You Hate Catholics eh? You don't happen to live on the Shankhill Road do you? :pac:

I hate all religions, but Catholics perpetual support for an institution that covers up child abuse, rampant corruption and grandiosity is overwhelmingly repugnant in my view.

Ugh, the mention of both Catholics and Dubs in one thread is too much, I feel woozy.:eek:

Seomra Mushie · 11-04-2012 01:44PM

Raekwon wrote: »

It's amazing that there is such a huge difference with accents in such a small city.

Well, I hate both too but at least the knacker accent is more natural. The D4 accent seemed so affected, like D4 residents and wannabe D4 residents decided 20 or 30 years ago that they didn't want to talk the same as the proles.

Raekwon wrote: »

Outside of Dublin, any accent that uses the word "Ye" instead of "You". That drives me f**king mad and absolutely reeks of 'Look at me, I'm a thick bogger'! :mad:

Pretty much everyone from the country says that so that's a hell of a lot of people to brand thick boggers. It's even in the boards.ie tagline!

keano_afc · 11-04-2012 01:48PM

Pfft, its Cork by a mile. Horrendous, whiny and always shouted. I was staying in a B&B in West Cork after a wedding a couple of years ago. I came down for breakfast and I genuinely couldnt understand a word of what the bean an ti was saying to me. She had to repeat every sentence about 3 times before I got my full Irish.

Honourable mention to the Drogheda drawl also.

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs · 11-04-2012 01:52PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Pfft, its Cork by a mile. Horrendous, whiny and always shouted. I was staying in a B&B in West Cork after a wedding a couple of years ago. I came down for breakfast and I genuinely couldnt understand a word of what the bean an ti was saying to me. She had to repeat every sentence about 3 times before I got my full Irish.

Honourable mention to the Drogheda drawl also.

The Irish forum is that way, Dubski! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:mad:

saa · 11-04-2012 01:58PM

Irish accents don't annoy me except if they are high pitched northern ones, I hate any low drawny or high pitched accents for sure.

Zulu · 11-04-2012 02:03PM

oh my god Saa where did you find that "forever21" clip. @1:40 I seriously want seriously the last 2 mins of my life seriously back. Seriously.

Zaph · 11-04-2012 02:08PM

Honk_If_You Hate Dubs will be taking an indefinite break from boards. We wish whatever site he next chooses to share his intellect with the best of luck.

jaffacakesyum · 11-04-2012 02:09PM

foxyboxer wrote: »

Ah c'mere boy, there's a world of difference between the soft lilt of a Jack Lynch and a "Aw now sham, gup to the bookies there bubbila?" merchant.

I'm well aware there's different Cork accents. They're all horrible.

Annoying, as I seem to bump into a lot of Cork people in Dublin and it seriously reduces my options

sh1tstirrer · 11-04-2012 02:10PM

IrishAm wrote: »

One day you culchies will realise that us Dubs genuinely couldn't care less about what country folk think of us. It's always been the rest of country uniting against us in culchieness, but the fact that you all feel the need to do that tells me that you feel slightly inferior for some reason. There's no need for it, as I said, we don't give a sh*t!

If you don't give a sh1t what's the whinging post about?

Which accent do you find most grating?

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