I remember moving to Dublin from Seattle and not understanding one word! Within six months not only did I understand it, I began to use some of the lingo. One day I was dressed up and a lady told me I was “massive.” I almost cried until someone let me know it was a great compliment. :) although I’m back in Seattle, I still find myself slipping into the lingo now and then…

Slightly off topic – but I cant see any of your videos. I’ve been getting – 404 Not Found messages :O( Can anyone tell me why this is happening :(

Younfellits heors yungwons

Ye. Hang yer b***** on it!

Ye it was deeeaaadllyyyyyyy

I hate to burst your bubble, but going into the city centre here in Manchester is also town, even if you live in Greater Manchester and there are other smaller towns in the vicinity.

Yiz are nothin’ bu a shower of parachutes!

Neck like a jockeys bollocks

^^^
Sad-Act

Cop on to yourself!

I’ll streel yeh

Thats funny because I red thumbed you and I havent licked a window since I was 3. In fact I like this video due to the importance of dialect and slang in cultural anthropological terms for defining a cultural group to which I belong. The consistency of accent and dialect over the age range here. passed from generation to generation, shows this form of speaking to be a rooted, constant part of the social more within which I had formative experiences, giving myself and others a feeling of belonging. The more recent slang, which is faster changing and defined within generations is a shared link with peers within the cultural group. Your judgement of this dialect just goes to show how strong the cultural bond is that you feel a need to denigrate it.

On second thoughts maybe I shouldnt comment here either, am I too intelligent for it???

Ah sure dont mind that scaldy bollox Elaine

Ah fair Elaine,& don’t mind that inbred tulip-you’d see a better head on a pint of Guinness

Its ok, the mouldy arsed bollix is just actin the maggot between five finger shuffles. I still like to lambaste hem with me smarts. I ate the head off the eejit to show dat we arent as ignorant as a bag of arses. I see he hasnt come back lookin for his teeth in a bag. ;-)

Gowan ye good thing Elaine. An tha ill teach you now Mr Geoghegan for being so bleeeedin uppity.

You’re gonna need a lot of water for that burn Elaine just gave you.

Now go hang your bollicks off the spire!

Gerrup outta Dat!

Thanks Ann, Brian, Kedegeo and Sean, Yous are all bleedin massive, so yous are.

Yea Elaine he’s only a ball bag!

Ha “slaughtered” Geoghan.!!!

broke me shite readin’ that thread!

And how do you come to this conclusion???

Because his dad married his sister.

Jayzez mister, you wana ge to the shop an ge yirself a sense of umor.

I’d say you’re great craic on a night out…

You DEFO need a little bit of craic in your life

Scarlet for your Ma for havin ya!

It was worse the second time frank