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linzilex · Post by **linzilex** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:00 am

Hi everyone, just enjoying the discussion on glasgow/lanarkshire accents. Im from dennistoun, now living in the blue ridge mountains of virginia. My accent has softened over the years, however everyone asks if Im Irish or English, and always get a resounding NO. When i tell them where Im from "Glasgow" they then agree. When they ask about accents, especially Edinburgh, I say and try the sing song of I didna Ken lilting up at the end. Aberdeen is a little softer. When I first arrived in Indiana I was asked where I learned English. Do most of you when visiting back home find your accent gets quite a bit stronger. Lindsey

Post by **Anne H** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:08 am

Lindsey wrote:

Do most of you when visiting back home find your accent gets quite a bit stronger

Hi Lindsey...if it does, I don't realize it. It's funny though...I get mixed reactions from people in the US as to where I'm originally from. Some pick up on the Scottish right away, but others seem to puzzle over whether or not I'm Irish, English, even French or Italian.

but when I'm back home, lots of people think I'm American...I guess I've lost a little bit of the burr over the past 40 odd years.

As for myself, well...I think I haven't changed a bit.

Regards,
Anne H

Post by **paddyscar** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:03 am

linzilex wrote:Do most of you when visiting back home find your accent gets quite a bit stronger. Lindsey

Whenever my Mother went 'home to Scotland', she 'aye came hame tae Canada wi' a stronger accent, ye ken'

Paddyscar

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:44 am

It doesn't need a trip 'home' to change an accent - within 2 minutes on the phone my Sister in Aus sounds 'normal' again

Though she laughs at me as she thinks I'm sounding Falkirk now!

Post by **Ina** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:57 pm

Same here Wilma.....ten minutes on the phone with my sister in Scotland, and my husband says I sound like I just came off the boat.

Ina

linzilex · Post by **linzilex** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:04 pm

Hi Ina, I see you have a Moran in your family. Ive a Moran too. She was Catherine Moran, born Ireland, married a Patrick Rooney and somewhere around 1864 moved to Glasgow. Father was Thomas Moran.
Do you all ever get a good laugh when you are watching tv and they put sub titles up because they are scottish actors and they cant understand the accent. I have no trouble. Lindsey

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:20 pm

I recall when my late mother went back to Scotland, her brothers and sisters said she had a right ozzie accent Agnes

, over here she was told she had a broad Scots accent, and some folk found her hard to understand including my brother in law, it just goes to show you that accents are relative to where you are. I also found that after a short time talking to Scots just aff the boat, my accent returned

and some folk, horror or horrors, think I am a Kiwi, you know those lot across the ditch

Post by **Ina** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:43 pm

Lindsay, I've just sent you a PM.

Ina

rye470 · Post by **rye470** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:43 pm

I'm usually asked, by people smiling knowingly, 'which part of Ireland' I come from. I know it's wicked, but I love the expression on their faces when I say 'none'. I usually find that the one's who get it right first time have either, family, friends or have been to Scotland.

My husband's colleagues say they don't have to ask who's on the phone when he's speaking to me, he immediately goes into overdrive and apparently incoherent (to them anyway).

Christine.

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