Dublin or Belfast accent is difficult ?

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Priscilla Duck

Hi Chris. All regions have a variety of accents - in Dublin some people speak with an almost American accent whereas others have a really strong local accent. The same in Belfast, Cork, Glasgow, etc. If people work in a job where they have to communicate with people from different nationalities, they will often speak with a clear accent to help with understanding. People who only work/live with other local people tend to have stronger accents. No matter where you go, you will find it hard to understand the accent at first, but after a week or two you will begin to understand it.
I personally think that people in Galway have the easiest accent to understand, but for the widest variety of accents (giving you the best chance of understanding quickly), Dublin is maybe best. I like the Belfast accent but find some varieties very difficult to understand, but that's probably because I don't hear them as often as other accents and haven't had a chance to develop my ear for them..

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hi i'm from eire, i personally think the belfast accent would be easier to understand!

good luck!!

Orla C

The Irish accent is very clear in the southern half of the country, and I know what you mean about the Glaswegian accent, I'm a native speaker of English from Ireland and I can't understand them either!

Misty Blue

Hi, the easiest accent to understand is the Donegal accent.It is a nice soft accent with clear pronunciation.No need to worry about Gaeilge as everyone speaks English and in fact we have a large Polish community already.Housing is much cheaper too,to buy or rent.
I was born in Glasgow but have lived in Ireland for over 30 years now and even I struggle with really slang Glasgow accents,lol.There are Glasgow accents that are quite nice and clear too I might add.

Balaboo

greetings Chris.

It is natural to assume that a person would say that the accent in his or her own area is easier to understand than accents from other areas.

Bearing this in mind, I would say that Dublin is easier for you, as there are many non-native English speakers there, meaning that communication would be easier as everyone will try their best to make themselves understood, as opposed to people who just speak away obliviously.

Please do not make accents the sole consideration of where to move.

what would you like to do? There are a lot more in Dublin, but in the current economic climate, it may be difficult, depending on the sector you wish to be involved in.

good luck in whatever you decide.

Claire H

I find the Belfast accents easier to understand, Dublin has such a large collection of people from different areas of Ireland that the accents vary a lot, and many Southern Irish accents are very strong.

Girl Demented.

Im from dublin, and find it hard to understand the northern accent, however they probably feel the same way. Only thing is there was a huge polish community in Dublin for the last few years so some employers actually took some polish classes. A lot of polish have left now due to the economic crisis but we still have polish sections in our daily newspaper. I think dublin would be the best choice.

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Personally I find Dublin (both North and South) accents easier to understand!

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capeverdeirishgirl

agree with the previous comments, some teens in ireland speak with some form of american accent, some speak with sort of english accents, and others have real strong local accents.

i work in a shop so this is what i find.

inbed214

north more gealic !! come on man !!!

i live in belfast, northern ireland which is part of Briton. i know we speak quickly over here but you will get used to it pretty quickly. and we speak english up here in northern ireland by the way lol not galic. southern accents are even quicker than ours and most times i cant make them out either and ive lived here for 30 years !!

good luck in the future mate.

Dan G

I think it's impossible to generalise a city and decide how easy it might be to communicate with its citizens. They only way you'll know for certain is to go there and see for yourself, not only to see if the accent is understandable, but also, to see if you like the city.
Personally, I think the Belfast accent is easier to understand, but that's only because I've lived her for a while.
Good luck anyway! I'm sure you'll enjoy your time in either one of the cities!

Sshhhh! It's Podge and Rodge

Come to Cork.
Sher everybody understands the Cork accent, like.

slipstreamer

I have never found any Irish accents hard to understand, and the Belfast/Northern Irish accent is very familiar to me, but Scotland and especially Glasgow accents are very confusing! I can never understand half of what is being said.

You will find it much easier to understand the Irish I'll bet. As an outsider, I'd say that the Dublin is probably the easiest accent for most outsiders. It has a lot of variety , but is relatively clear.

(Not Irish myself - American)

greenorlagh

You'd be better off in County Down - around Groomsport, Bangor area. They speak very clearly around there.

dubzson

belfast is not Irish people they're english nd dublin would b easier to understand belfast talk with that weird nordy english accent Dubs speak fine

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