Rugster Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: Pretty moronic statement. Dumfries and Galloway is one of the biggest areas in the country, with completely different accents depending on where about in the region you are. Everyone from the Borders sounds the same, mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 My accent is a total jumble of areas - I was born in Yorkshire, lived in Lockerbie from ages 2-5, lived in Dingwall from 5-9 then Inverclyde since that. I guarantee none of you have heard a more annoying voice than mine when I was 12. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, Günther said: Hardly moronic. People are quick on saying the "Weegie accent". First of all, I don't get offended or insulted by our accents getting slagged as I couldn't care, you obviously do. And lastly, the east of Glasgow accent is different from the south west of Glasgow as is the north west of Glasgow... Who mentioned the weegie accent? Also, if you think I'm insulted in the slightest by that, you're clearly deluded. I was merely pointing out what you said was moronic, which it was. Glad to have cleared that up. 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: Everyone from the Borders sounds the same, mate. I know M8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Are those the ones that sound like they're Welsh? yep. Speaking of Welsh Accents, surely it is the worst off all accents in the British Isles? I think you'll find that the Orcadian accent is the Welsh sounding one. Shetland is mixture of old Scots with some Scandinavian sounds to it as well.The weegie accent is probably the most annoying. The insistence on adding "but" to the end of sentences is odd and the whole "weegie patter" thing is cringeworthy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulises de la Cruz Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Quite a few folk in my work are from Broxburn, Livingston, Bathgate etc... all of them sound horrific. Also the majority of them support a side of the old firm which makes me dislike them a wee bit more. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Aberdeenshire - where one of the slogans for the the region is - Aberdeen City & Shire The people from outwith the City do say without a hint of Tolkienesque irony that they live 'in the Shire', They have some of the most indecipherable words and accents that would truly make you believe they are from another world never mind another country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingboots Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Aberdeenshire - where one of the slogans for the the region is - Aberdeen City & Shire The people from outwith the City do say without a hint of Tolkienesque irony that they live 'in the Shire', They have some of the most indecipherable words and accents that would truly make you believe they are from another world never mind another country. A lovely place though. Well west of Aberdeen anyway. Broad Aberdeen accents make me cringe when I hear it on TV. The Edinburgh accent where the person is obliged to finish every sentence with 'eh' or 'aa' is the worst in the country though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Kool Keith said: The West Lothian weegie-lite accent is also aural torture imo and I met a girl from Denny once who was genuinely difficult to listen to even though she looked great. This was a new one to me until I moved through here. Was talking to some plumbers and asked where in Glasgow they were from and they said "Livingston". Now I live on the wrong side of the bypass I might to start talking like that. Neddy accents are grim but what really grates is neddy types who have moved up in the world and pepper their speech with big words like "actually". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, shootingboots said: A lovely place though. Well west of Aberdeen anyway. Broad Aberdeen accents make me cringe when I hear it on TV. The Edinburgh accent where the person is obliged to finish every sentence with 'eh' or 'aa' is the worst in the country though. Years ago I was watching a TV report on accents. Reporter asks someone in street in Aberdeen (looked like shops Mastrick/Northfield way), Reporter - How do you feel about the Aberdeen having one of the clearest and easiest understood accents? Aberdonian - Aye, we div, divent we (Yes we do, don't we) There was no follow-up question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Ayrshire accent is easily the worst for me. It's like a Weegie accent but they don't want to be called a Weegie so inexplicably change the pronunciation of some words. "Feeneeshed". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Günther said: The Glasgow accent is alright, it just depends on the person in the end. It's the nasal neddy accent that is easily the worst in Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Do people in Perth even have accents? Perth - Scotland's purgatory 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 24 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Ayrshire accent is easily the worst for me. It's like a Weegie accent but they don't want to be called a Weegie so inexplicably change the pronunciation of some words. "Feeneeshed". This happens in parts of Fife too. Seeeven (7). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Nasal neds are bowfing to be fair but it's more the words they use than the accent as such. I don't particularly care for the Mawningsehd/Kelvingrove posh accents you get amongst older people, sometimes even ministers... only the second worst accent... the second worst accent... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 We've got some boy from Dumfries getting defensive claiming that there's different strains of his teuchtery accent. This is why I like to start threads like this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Some of these answers are a too board an area. For example - Fife accent, people from Inverkeithing don't have the same accent as people from say Kelty or Kirkcaldy. Welsh accent - Cardiff and Wrexham are totally different. And as football maniac said, Dumfries doesn't seem to have one accent. The ned types seems to have some kind of weegie accent, my mother's family (from Glencaple, because Dumfries is rural enough clearly!) seem to have very natural Scottish accents. Go down the road a little to Annan and it seems to be some horrible Scottish/Carlisle hybrid. Anyway my vote goes to Dundee, can't even pronounce I properly, and drive round "circles" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Perth doesn't have an accent. My dad has the weirdest accent I've heard. If you heard him you'd genuinely struggle to guess where he is from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 East coast accents are by far the worst closely followed by the highlands.Awful, awful accents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren Road Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Anything east of easter house is horrendous. Anything north of Springburn. And the total embarrassing bunch of border thicko's. Basically if you don't have a West coast accent you are a bumpkin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 4 hours ago, Ross. said: You should watch Limmy. "That accent" is clearly the worst. Followed by the roasters in parts of Ayrshire who use words like "Twa", "Seeven" and "Eleevin" when counting. I'm guessing that you sound like David Cameron. Scottish people using slang words shocker... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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