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Didn't have problems understanding you even after a few beers Steve, but noticed the Secret Millionaire is in Belfast and they've got subtitles when some Norn Irish bloke speaks! He's not that bad to understand either. 
Anyone struggling to understand?
James Thomas wrote: Didn't have problems understanding you even after a few beers Steve, but noticed the Secret Millionaire is in Belfast and they've got subtitles when some Norn Irish bloke speaks!
And the Norn Iron lad is wearing .... an England top! 
I struggle with the accents of a few people from this site when speaking on the phone. But I find in person, it's not a problem.
I'm probably setting myself up now for abuse (usually from Al) about my accent 
Geriatric Jem wrote: I struggle with the accents of a few people from this site when speaking on the phone. But I find in person, it's not a problem.
I'm probably setting myself up now for abuse (usually from Al) about my accent
We've all seen enough Peter Kay shows to have no problems with you dear.
The only accents I've ever had any problems understanding were American. Not all, of course, just occasionally.
My non native English speaking friends have all said that they are most easily able to understand a Scots accent, especially those from Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Maybe it's because they're often more "clipped" and precise.
I like Steve's accent and have never had problems understanding him.
There's a brilliant BBC web page if anyone is interested - it features accents and dialects from all over the UK and Ireland. Only trouble is that when I visit, I end up spending a couple of hours there.
If you want the link, it's:
I try to catch an episode of Corrie before I speak to Jem..
And I think I understood Steve no problemo when he was over. He was in Engerland though, so might have been dumbing it down a bit.
The only accents in UK I have real problems with are either heavy Glaswegian, or Highland accents. The older people north of Aberdeen and the islands just completely lost me.
Nahhhh I don't dumb it down for you lot, I do SLOW it down a bit just to give yous a chance. In work, I speak the way other people in NI say Bangorians always speak, sort of BBC Norn Ironish.
I can comprehend all you lot just fine, but a pub load of Jem's mates was bloody trick (not helped by the fact I was slowly turning green at the time).
Have you ever seen the classic clip, black and white, of the BBC trying to interview the bloke from Strabane? Fuck me, that boy can talk. They keep stopping him and telling him to start again slower....total failure....he just doesn't understand the concept.
Tried finding it on the tube, but searching for "northern ireland" and "incomprehensible" seems to yield a lot of political results 
El Jarvo wrote:
James Thomas wrote: Didn't have problems understanding you even after a few beers Steve, but noticed the Secret Millionaire is in Belfast and they've got subtitles when some Norn Irish bloke speaks!
And the Norn Iron lad is wearing .... an England top!
Poor deluded sod. Mind you.....look at all the red flags at Silverstone....Engerlanders supporting the "Italian national side", who are dedicated to destroying all the mighty teams of Engerland, is surely weirder than some Belfast twat supporting the nearest county that CAN qualify for the WC.
From talking to most people on here, the only person I have trouble understanding is Hibster
Gnu Odor wrote: It's a vast improvement from when he used to communicate by grunting and flinging feces.
Now we just grunt and hurl abuse!
As I've only heard the speaking voices, as opposed to singing voices, of three other NOOLers, I can't really comment, but if some peoples typing is anything to go by, I'm sure i'd struggle.
Having worked in pubs in Blackpool for many years I can understand Glaswegians no matter how drunk, the main difference between a Glasgow and an Edinburgh accent is Glaswegians tend to speak without moving their mouths, usually due to being pissed (or pished!)
I really should get to meet more NOOLers though.
I tried searching for the clip you mentioned Steve, and purely by coincidence, I stumbled across a couple of very appropriate videos...
Hope you like these:
Daleks do not hang out in the harbour estate.....they've got a big house up on Stormont hill.
Speaking of which..........
Chris Nash wrote: The only accents I've ever had any problems understanding were American. Not all, of course, just occasionally.
My non native English speaking friends have all said that they are most easily able to understand a Scots accent, especially those from Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Maybe it's because they're often more "clipped" and precise.
I like Steve's accent and have never had problems understanding him.
There's a brilliant BBC web page if anyone is interested - it features accents and dialects from all over the UK and Ireland. Only trouble is that when I visit, I end up spending a couple of hours there.
If you want the link, it's:
Interesting site that Chris - I've just listened to the Shetland pieces - on one hand it's certainly a Scot dialect, but you can also easily hear the Scandanavian influences - eg the words 'that' and 'was' .
On Cambo, he's very easy to understand, his is a very international NI accent IMO. There's a few Irish accents can be difficult to understand tho, even for us; some Derry, often Kerry, some odd midland accents too
Doctor? wrote: Daleks do not hang out in the harbour estate.....they've got a big house up on Stormont hill.
Speaking of which..........
still, gotta love tha boord o crap spelling
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
still, gotta love tha boord o crap spelling
I did have to think a bit before I understood that page!
Taking in account that I do not know the man, my answer is yes.
Now, if I had to meet the man, his accent would not be my greatest fear.
From what I had read of him here, I would fear his flow of words. Being a bloody Frenchman, getting 1 word out of 25 would be nice performance in live conditions in my opinion - especially if he talks computer, religion or F1.
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
Doctor? wrote: Daleks do not hang out in the harbour estate.....they've got a big house up on Stormont hill.
Speaking of which..........
still, gotta love tha boord o crap spelling
Ah yes, Alster Scatts, which translates as.........
"them fuckin fenians have their own language, we'll pretend that talking like a brain damaged spide is actually a language just so we can be dicks about it".
Never mind Cambo (who I can understand very well) - I have a mate of mine from Belfast who I have great difficulty understanding on either the phone or in person, and yet I could understand his mate (who was also from Belfast), so I'm coming to the realization that it's just him! :p
Some of you might have met him briefly in the pub for the first "Versus Cancer" gig (the one where New Order played their Joy Division set)...
Whenever he phones me up, I try and prevent him saying anything - it's a lot easier!
Chris Nash wrote:
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
still, gotta love tha boord o crap spelling
I did have to think a bit before I understood that page!
see, this is where hooky learnt to write his blog posts
