Quote Originally Posted by highlander_Daz
1 decide which one you want there is no "scottish accent" and no "irish" accent there are legions of regional varition and Irish and Scots accents are soooo different despite sounding similar to the untrained ear,As Ive said before most Brits cant tell the difference between a Canadian and US accent Despite hoots of laughter from people on the other side of the pond its true. same with scots and irish to the unfamillier ear
When I was in Scotland a friend of mine told me that people in Edinburgh even have a hard time figuring out what people in Glasgow are saying. I wouldn't have thought it true, had I not been to both places.

The same goes for Belfast and Dublin. Northern Ireland definitely sounds different than the Republic of Ireland. Of course it could be all the English tourists in Dublin (didn't care for the city myself).

As for Canadian and American accents, it is much the same. There are different accents between the two countries, and different accents within those countries. Try talking to someone from B.C and than someone from Newfoundland. You gotta love the Newfies, their dialect is similar to the pikies in Snatch.....a little mix of Scots, Irish, English, French, and American. Mind you a better group of people is hard to find, and I hear the same of the US south.