Accent

[Bobbie En Tejas]

The thing I find the strangest is that you all would think it is strange when people think you sound Irish when ireland is only 13 miles away. I've been accused of sounding like a canadian and minnesotan(ugh).. I've been to minnesota for a total of 2 weeks in my whole life and the closest i have lived to it is probably 1000 miles. Having grown up in New York State and much closer to New York City, no one has ever accused me of a new york accent.

[EMDEE]

Although N Ireland is only 13 miles away, there has not been a lot of connection between the two in recent times, apart from possibly the fishing industry. There was probably a lot more connection historically. I think this is why people find it odd. It may be that the Kintyre accent does have an Irish influence that is not discernible to those who are local, but is noticed by those who are unfamiliar with the accent.

Maybe if we get a ferry to ireland there will be a lot more integration and mixing of cultures. How about that for a topic?

[Machrihanish]

oh don't get them started on the ferry Emdee, nearly as hot a topic as the golf course
...getting back on topic though
I think a lot of the time people are too lazy to actually listen ! they hear an strange accent from someone from Britain and the first one they can think off is Irish
Maybe if we all spoke like Sean Connery...nah! a lot of people think he is Irish too so you can't win!

[The Bairn]

[quote=PS is it Redcliffe where the first colonial prison was? Im pretty sure its somewhere in that area[/quote]

I dont know about the first colonial prison but it is the first settlement in Queensland, they pushed the aboriginals out who then went on to settle in Brisbane.

[The Bairn]

We also hate having to call football soccer. But you have to because football is rugby here so they think you're talkling about rugby when you are actually talking about the real football which is soccer to them and now we're all confused because we forget and then we remember that you actuall have the americans to blame for that one

[Bobbie En Tejas]

No, we have football here, rugby is rugby, soccer is soccer.. although I have to admit it is hard calling soccer soccer now since I now think of soccer as football.. sigh.. this does get difficult, doesn't it..

[Ninja Mania]

Naw futba,s futba, an rugby,s rugby.
An enni thing else is just cricket.

[A Horse called Juan Face]

We also hate having to call football soccer. But you have to because football is rugby here so they think you're talkling about rugby when you are actually talking about the real football which is soccer to them and now we're all confused because we forget and then we remember that you actuall have the americans to blame for that one

I hate that, I hope i get out of that habit before i go home. To Emdee, i said it earlier in the thread that other Scottish people can pick out our accents no bother, so im not sure there is a irish influence

[EMDEE]

To Emdee, i said it earlier in the thread that other Scottish people can pick out our accents no bother, so im not sure there is a irish influence

Good point. Also, I don't think that we would be mistaken for Irish if we went over to the Emerald Isle. Unless someone can tell us otherwise.

[Sheik Yir Erse]

The thing I find the strangest is that you all would think it is strange when people think you sound Irish when ireland is only 13 miles away

Bobbie - USA's only about 3 miles from Russia and you wouldn't want to be confusing Alaskans and Russians would you?

(It's a joke)

[Sheik Yir Erse]

But you have to because football is rugby here so they think you're talkling about rugby when you are actually talking about the real football which is soccer to them and now we're all confused

How do they refer to Australian Rules Football?

[Govangirl]

Maybe if we all spoke like Sean Connery...

I wish every man looked like him!!!!

I teach English in England (I'm in missionary work!) but I've noticed over the years the kids can pick up on my accent and get spellings wrong! Like 'giril' or 'filim' for example. I've really got to watch what I say when giving a spelling test!
And then I get mad when they write 'somethink' as that's how they speak!

[The Bairn]

But you have to because football is rugby here so they think you're talkling about rugby when you are actually talking about the real football which is soccer to them and now we're all confused

How do they refer to Australian Rules Football?

Its footie too, pretty full on game, guy got carried off at the weekend there concussed, no one sent off!

[Muffinz]

gridiron anyone?

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Speaking of accents... anyone seen the new Tracey Ullman show? That woman is a genius with accents.