Hardest UK accents to understand?
Posted: 27 Oct 2022, 14:01
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For some highly annoying reason, most non-UK call centres do not understand my strong local accent (I'm from Sheffield, but have a slight Manchester/Liverpool accent mixed with broad Yorkshire)
The only call centres I can more or less translate are Sky (based in Scotland) and O2 (London)
Up to a few years ago I basically despised the London accent, but as my 14 year old nephew and 11 year old niece are London born, I have to tolerate it, also my sister in law's from Gloucester so she kind of has a Southern accent.
Reason I hated the Cockney accent was back in my College years, I spent the first 9 months living in the main Hall, which was literally like living in an extended episode of Eastenders due to all the Cockneys, which wouldn't be so bad if they didn't constantly insult me for my own regional dialect (and being just turned 17 at the time, I spoke a lot softer then than I do now)
Does anyone have this problem?
Vote in the poll and discuss.
For some highly annoying reason, most non-UK call centres do not understand my strong local accent (I'm from Sheffield, but have a slight Manchester/Liverpool accent mixed with broad Yorkshire)
The only call centres I can more or less translate are Sky (based in Scotland) and O2 (London)
Up to a few years ago I basically despised the London accent, but as my 14 year old nephew and 11 year old niece are London born, I have to tolerate it, also my sister in law's from Gloucester so she kind of has a Southern accent.
Reason I hated the Cockney accent was back in my College years, I spent the first 9 months living in the main Hall, which was literally like living in an extended episode of Eastenders due to all the Cockneys, which wouldn't be so bad if they didn't constantly insult me for my own regional dialect (and being just turned 17 at the time, I spoke a lot softer then than I do now)
Does anyone have this problem?
Vote in the poll and discuss.