Most annoying accents...and sexiest ones...

**Red&White Rover** · 22/07/2007, 12:56 AM

Birmingham accent is dreadful.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 22/07/2007, 8:27 AM

(Samantha Mumba or any girl on Dublin Radio, any girl who ever came out of ireland, eg Mtv's Emma Ledden or Amanda Byram who's big in America now) All from Dublin!!

Christ! I hadn't seen this ..erm ...two and a half year old post before from someone called Mattitude -sticking up for that contemptable TV3/AA roadwatch accent.

Phil Lynott, Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and Paul McGrath all "came out of Ireland" and more pertinently Dublin yet none of them sound like they need corrective surgery on an enlarged under-bite.

**Anto McC** · 22/07/2007, 8:28 AM

Where'd he go?

**Lionel Ritchie** · 22/07/2007, 8:32 AM

Originally Posted by Anto McC

Where'd he go?

He's away home to listen to some FM104

**Thunderblaster** · 22/07/2007, 1:16 PM

What about the Kazakhstan accent, a la Borat?? T'is just funny!!

**Pauro 76** · 22/07/2007, 1:19 PM

Ill throw on a few new ones...

BEST:
Still for me soft Scottish. Nothing like it. Dont fancy her at all but Edith Bowman has a lovely voice. Geordie accent a la Jayne Middlemiss is nice too.

WORST:
Some Aussie girls. very strange whiny noise. even when they're happy.
South Africa I suppose too. And Cork.

**superfrank** · 22/07/2007, 1:44 PM

Have to say I detest the south Wicklow accent, especially on girls. All those overstretched a's.........

**BohsPartisan** · 22/07/2007, 5:40 PM

I love the scouse accent on chicks but I'm durrrrrty like that. Also partial to a strong skanger Dublin accent on 'em.
However the very very best has to be:

**BohsPartisan** · 22/07/2007, 6:07 PM

Surely it can't get any worse than Ardee, with Dundalk and Drogheda occupying second and third spot respectively. Cork and Kerry are bad too.

**ollie** · 22/07/2007, 6:21 PM

Scottish accent is top. Derry accent not far behind

**KevB76** · 22/07/2007, 10:42 PM

Worst accent for me has to be Manchester.

Sexiest is the norn iron accent, but female version only.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 23/07/2007, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by KevB76

Worst accent for me has to be Manchester.

Sexiest is the norn iron accent, but female version only.

Maybe it's because I'd merrily give her one -but that Manc (lancashire anyway) lass in the Finish dishwasher tablets ad can gab away all she likes.

Agree though that there's a particularly naesley Manc accent ala Mani from the Stone Roses that is just insufferable.

Also agree about the Norn Iron accents and the good news is Kev, the Ulster lassies, in my experience, are well into southern accents too!

**Wolfie** · 23/07/2007, 12:28 PM

The Louth accent - for its cosmopolitan sophistication.

**superfrank** · 23/07/2007, 12:33 PM

I was watching this one on telly earlier. Rachael Ray's her name, she's got to have the sexist accent going. And she's a looker too.

**bellavistaman** · 23/07/2007, 12:35 PM

most annoying, that foreign one in fair city, sexiest: French chick

**passinginterest** · 23/07/2007, 12:46 PM

I'm amazed the Wexford accent hasn't got a mention in the worst section (at least not that I noticed). So many variants throughout the county and all of them awful. Thankfully I never picked it up and now have a neutral/light Dublin accent that makes it impossible for anyone to guess my true roots.
Quite partial to a Kerry accent, also Edinburgh and a bit of Aussie.

**Peadar** · 23/07/2007, 1:26 PM

The Jackie Healy-Rae would make you want to box the head off someone. There are a few Kerry accents which give the impression of a certain intellectual deficiency, but recently I've begun to find it cute, the way Sinead Kissane struggles to get some words out.

**BohsPartisan** · 23/07/2007, 6:17 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

The Jackie Healy-Rae would make you want to box the head off someone. There are a few Kerry accents which give the impression of a certain intellectual deficiency, but recently I've begun to find it cute, the way Sinead Kissane struggles to get some words out.

I knew Sinead Kissane at College. She once asked where my bedroom was. Bet your jealous.

**Conor H** · 23/07/2007, 10:59 PM

Best-Belfast/Derry/Scotland
Worst-Limerick and Louth

Funniest-The Sligo accent....not having a pop....i said it to a few of them up in Sligo...it just makes me laugh!

**Ceirtlis** · 23/07/2007, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

I'm amazed the Wexford accent hasn't got a mention in the worst section (at least not that I noticed). So many variants throughout the county and all of them awful. Thankfully I never picked it up and now have a neutral/light Dublin accent that makes it impossible for anyone to guess my true roots.
Quite partial to a Kerry accent, also Edinburgh and a bit of Aussie.

Im with ya there son, the Wexford accent is ****ing horrrendous male or female, i had to put up with it for 4 years in college in Waterford. Dublin accents are alright if they are genuine what ****s me off is when either of them is hammed up especially this "deadly buzz, me and anto" ****e ya get sometimes from people who live in places that are not even in the city.
I quite like the Waterford accent can be funny enough when saying certain things. Female Northern accents win hands though, top class.