What do the English think of the Scottish accent?

They are OK but sometimes so strong that it is difficult to understand especially if they are rabbiting on too quick. It is actually quite a nice accent, especially when used by softly spoken women.

Can Scottish people understand English people?

But, about the difficulty defining a language. Scots is commonly called a different language but can be understood by English speakers. But in the end, yes, English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish can understand each other when speaking English. And even Scots.

Are Scottish and British accents the same?

In a standardised version of British English these two words would be pronounced differently with the first having a long vowel sound and the second maintaining a short sound. In Scottish English, these two words sound exactly the same as we do not tend to distinguish between long and short vowel sounds.

What is the most prestigious accent in Britain?

Received Pronunciation (RP) Nevertheless, RP remains the national standard and has traditionally been considered by many to be the most prestigious accent of British English.

Is Shrek Scottish?

Fictional biography. Shrek is a gigantic, green-skinned, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent.

Which Scottish accent is easiest to understand?

Generally, Edinburgh and the East Coast (bar Dundee), plus the Western Isles accents are the easiest to understand, while the areas around Glasgow and Dundee are the ones that truly baffle me. But it’s not just Scottish accents that can be hard.

Is the Scottish accent hard to learn?

The Scottish accent is difficult to understand. It’s so different from everything I have ever heard as well. I have to concentrate a lot when I speak to someone with a very strong accent, but even concentration doesn’t help if the person next to you is a bit drunk.

Why do Scots have that accent?

If by ‘Brits’ you mean ‘English’, then the answer is simply because the Scots, English and Irish are distinctly different peoples separated by vast distances, mountains, sea etc., and have evolved different accents much in the same way that any other populations’ accents.

Do Irish and Scottish accents sound the same?

a) Yes, substantially different. b) There is no one “Scottish accent” or “Irish accent”. There are numerous different and quite distinct regional accents in both places. , English teacher, has studied the sounds of British English.

Which English accent is easiest to understand?

Option 1: the American accent The most popular English accent of them all. Spread around the world by American cinema, music, television and more than 350 million North Americans (including Canadians, eh), this is the easiest accent for most people to understand, whether native speakers or non-native speakers.

What do the English think of the Scottish?

The English Left have always admired the Scottish, and used to think of Scotland (and to an extent Wales) as the backbone of British Socialism. The English Right, on the other hand, also admire the Scottish, and think of them as the backbone of the British army.

Are Scottish people “US” or “them”?

When referring to Scottish people, it is common for the class in which I grew up to talk about “them” rather than “us”. They are Scottish. We are British. Scotland’s aristocracy appears from the outside to be English – and to be the most loudly anti-Scots of the English tribe.

Why don’t Scots support the English in movies?

Scots will say that we support ‘anyone but England’. But there is no English stereotype we pick on. Whilst American films have a clear set of oft represented English characters, Scots culture doesn’t. Because that’s not the point of it. Supporting ‘anyone but England’ is not a comment on them.

Are there any stereotypes about Scottish comedians?

For a start, there certainly are comedian stereotypes: Scots are pictured as heroin-using deep fat fryers, bedecked in a set of bizarre traditions of which we are sentimentally proud. We are Rab C Nesbits who dream of being Braveheart. As Stewart Lee astutely implies there is no female form.