New Posts For Thread: Do regions of Scotland have different accents?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accentsJust watching the snooker and although Stephen Hendry is totally Scottish through and through, he doesn't have that strong an accent as compared to say, Billy Connolly or John Higgins.Is there one particular regional accent that's become a kind of stCMAT - as a Scouser, some of us just don't give a shít mate and I've always had the same view...I've recently become a first-time Grandad and the poor kid's gonna be brought up a Manc supporting United My daughter's involved with 'one of them lot' bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542579415#542579415CMAT - as a Scouser, some of us just don't give a shít mate and I've always had the same view...I've recently become a first-time Grandad and the poor kid's gonna be brought up a Manc supporting United My daughter's involved with 'one of them lot' bSun, 07 Dec 2014 20:29:23 -0600Lady in a Betting call centre said she had difficulty with my accent,ironically she had a broad Yorkshire accent!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542575131#542575131Lady in a Betting call centre said she had difficulty with my accent,ironically she had a broad Yorkshire accent!!Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:18:16 -0600Some people just beg to be ripped Taxi.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542575097#542575097Some people just beg to be ripped Taxi.Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:16:51 -0600^^^ Have a guess...Some people can get the right hump when you make a mistake with their accent, or you know it, and are winding them up At the 2011 Grand National in the Queen Mother Stand (paying more to get in a 'better' enclosure won't change whhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542574903#542574903^^^ Have a guess...Some people can get the right hump when you make a mistake with their accent, or you know it, and are winding them up At the 2011 Grand National in the Queen Mother Stand (paying more to get in a 'better' enclosure won't change whSun, 07 Dec 2014 15:10:54 -0600Call Me A Taxi - 'It takes me over 30 minutes to drive round the perimeter fences' he said.I said 'Yeh, I had a car like that once, so I scrapped it' Was that YOUR cab?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542570333#542570333Call Me A Taxi - 'It takes me over 30 minutes to drive round the perimeter fences' he said.I said 'Yeh, I had a car like that once, so I scrapped it' Was that YOUR cab?Sun, 07 Dec 2014 11:23:40 -0600https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiLr_Y65m5w.Lee Mack classichttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542569565#542569565https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiLr_Y65m5w.Lee Mack classicSun, 07 Dec 2014 10:22:14 -0600"got lost liverpool,pulled over asked for directions"Had to go to Liverpool during the "passport crisis", as daughter was jetting off the following week.No sat-nav back then, so had to stop a couple of times to ask directions.Why is it that seeminglyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542569291#542569291"got lost liverpool,pulled over asked for directions"Had to go to Liverpool during the "passport crisis", as daughter was jetting off the following week.No sat-nav back then, so had to stop a couple of times to ask directions.Why is it that seeminglySun, 07 Dec 2014 10:01:46 -0600No other country in the world has the diversity in accents that England has.It has nothing to do with being familiar or close to a particular country.England is exceptional in its range of accents.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542569187#542569187No other country in the world has the diversity in accents that England has.It has nothing to do with being familiar or close to a particular country.England is exceptional in its range of accents.Sun, 07 Dec 2014 09:51:46 -0600I'm a big fan of Scottish accents - took me a while to spot the differences - Highland my favouritehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542567539#542567539I'm a big fan of Scottish accents - took me a while to spot the differences - Highland my favouriteSun, 07 Dec 2014 07:48:30 -0600accents in England do change rapidly there are 6 indigenous dialects within 50 miles of my doorstep (Essex or Mockney ,Coastal and rural Suffolk,Ipswich,Fens,Norfolk,Standard RP English) all very distinctive in their own way - 20 if you include allhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30397989/do-regions-of-scotland-have-different-accents?post_id=542567483#542567483accents in England do change rapidly there are 6 indigenous dialects within 50 miles of my doorstep (Essex or Mockney ,Coastal and rural Suffolk,Ipswich,Fens,Norfolk,Standard RP English) all very distinctive in their own way - 20 if you include allSun, 07 Dec 2014 07:44:51 -0600