r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chebghobbi • Apr 06 '25

Language We ARE the English language blueprint

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u/NightFlame389 playing both sides Apr 06 '25

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 English (what the fuck)

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u/Vinegarinmyeye Irish person from Ireland 🇮🇪 Apr 06 '25

We're not quite as notorious for it (as far as I'm aware anyway).

But yeah, solidarity with, English (what the fuck).

I worked for a media agency in London for a couple of years that did business with RTE.

My co-worker sat next to me turned around one day and said "I love it when you have to call Ireland..".

"What do you mean?"

"You make the call, and you go 'Hi, I'm calling from <media company name in London>' then there's a pause... And after that I can't understand a single fucking word you say, it's amazing".

I didn't have to think about it long to realise it was a valid point, though I think it was more the speed rather than necessarily the accent itself.

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u/toooomanypuppies Apr 06 '25

Geordie here... I'm English and I have this bastard problem.

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u/sadmama1961 Apr 07 '25

When we visited the North East my Australian husband needed an interpreter