Is Fairrr-guson gonna do a bit on this?

This reminds me of the time when my wife and I were on vacation in Las Vegas, and we were renting a car to drive to the grand canyon. The nice older lady at the rental desk had the most wonderful Scottish accent. Being an aficionado of eastern European accents, I had no trouble understanding her when she was advising us to hit up the south rim. Of course, she pronounced it as "scythe." My wife had to ask her to repeat herself three times before I had to tell her "south" and it was quite humorous.

If we are talking Glaswegians I will gladly talk into their phone for them just to listen to them say shiat all the time

Djkb: The nice older lady at the rental desk had the most wonderful Scottish accent. Being an aficionado of eastern European accents, I had no trouble understanding her

Your mastery of geography, however, is lacking

Aye, I'll break that coompany...

I'm sorry sir, but can I have that in English please?

Och! Steve Jobs/Apple trifecta in play!

moothemagiccow: Djkb: The nice older lady at the rental desk had the most wonderful Scottish accent. Being an aficionado of eastern European accents, I had no trouble understanding her

Your mastery of geography, however, is lacking

Must be the vodka talking

It's not the Scots accent, it's the drunk accent. Siri doesn't understand drunken slurring.

How does it do with Welch accents?

gozar_the_destroyer: How does it do with Welch accents?

I know "mon" means man, but I don't think "Och" means anything.

During my first trip to the UK - I was in a computer store buying equipment for the new office and was asked by the drone ringing me up what part of Ireland I was from. I responded Minneapolis. He asked if that was in Northern Ireland.

/if the locals can't figure out accents - how can we ask a computer program to?
//Siri at least knows where Minneapolis is
///love that thing

Like, just a mild Sean-Connery-style accent, or a full-on north-England/south-Scotland dialect? Because the latter is almost a different language, and most English speakers will need 30 seconds with each sentence to decode.

gozar_the_destroyer: How does it do with Welch accents?

iPhlegm?

hobblekitty: Marine1: [1.bp.blogspot.com image 233x298]

Aye, I'll break that coompany...

"It won't last. Brothers and sisters are natural enemies. Like Englishmen and Scots! Or Welshmen and Scots! Or Japanese and Scots! Or Scots and other Scots! Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!" - Groundskeeper Willie

Reminds me about how I imagine my grandfather's adoption going down, if it were as funny as I'd want it to be.

My idea: Malcolm and Fannie McRuer walk into an orphanage in England, after having searched all of Scotland for a child to adopt. Malcolm is drinking whiskey. They come across an infant named Nathan Bradley.

Fannie: "Aye Malcolm... we've searched the entire British Isles for a son to call 'yer own... can't ye just pick one out here? Wee Nathan here is joost adorable..."

Malcolm: "Are ye mad woman? Why the little rug rat is'n Englishman. Bradley is no name 'fer a Scotsman... That'll bring disgrace tue the clan..."

Fannie: "Will ye listen tue yerself ye old coot... he's just a wee bahbeh... the tyke doesn't mean no harm. I'm not cooookin' ye 'yer favorite haggis if you don't leave with 'em."

Malcolm: "Aye wife... ye drive a hard barg'n. I guess the little tyke can come home with us... I'll raise him as me own flesh n' blood... as a troooooo Scotsman... how's the name Donald sounnnd tue ya laddy?"

What really happened:

My great-grandfather and great-grandmother's biological daughter died in early childhood. My grandfather was born in Harrisonville, Missouri to a young woman who was recently widowed and couldn't take care of him herself. They were in their late 50s or early 60s when they adopted him. The adoption took place in Jackson County, Missouri. No funny Scottish accents or stereotypes were involved. Mike Myers can't do any of his Scottish bit in a film adaptation of it.

Who does?

So what was James saying anyway? something about long division?

dletter: 'Can you dance with me?' is interpreted as 'Can you dutch women'.

Well, can you?

Can I do what with Dutchwomen?

/I can try.

Did the Amusing tag get drunk and glass a cop or something?

I have tested nuance based IVR and I made sure they have southern accents right. They also speak zombie. Hunnnngghnn.... well not really but it is still funny.

Client: Aye 'ate the phone!

Customer support: You "ate" the phone?

Client: You heard me!

Bathia_Mapes: If it's not Scottish, it's crap!

/Came for this. Leaving satisfied

Why is this news

Britney Spear's Speculum: Why is this news

it's not news, it's fark.

really? i had to say that?

Britney Spear's Speculum: Why is this news

Goo beck to Reddit, you wanker!

If Americans and the British can fake Scottish accents, what's to stop the Scots from faking an American or British accent?

JesusJuice: If Americans and the British can fake Scottish accents, what's to stop the Scots from faking an American or British accent?

Pride and a firm belief that any other accent will make your balls fall right off.

I interviewed with IBM once for a job in Scotland. I maybe understood a third of what they said. Was offered the job, but I took the "enter-yo" as a sign of things to come and declined.

Eleven! (new window)

BarbadoSlim: I know "mon" means man, but I don't think "Och" means anything.

For the first time ever I saw the Scotch in their natural habitat, and it weren't pretty. I'd seen them huddling in stations before, being loud but...this time I was surrounded. Everywhere I went it felt like they were watching me; fish-white flesh puckered by the Highland breeze; tight eyes peering out for fresh meat; screechy, booze-soaked voices hollering out for a taxi to take 'em halfway up the road to the next all-night watering hole. A shatter of glass; a round of applause; a sixteen-year-old mother of three vomiting in an open sewer, bairns looking on, chewing on potato cakes. I ain't never going back...not never.

Marine1: JesusJuice: If Americans and the British can fake Scottish accents, what's to stop the Scots from faking an American or British accent?

Pride and a firm belief that any other accent will make your balls fall right off.

Then no tech support for them.

The downfall of Apple:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXpc-59Cdo

\this thread could get epic

"I said, Your. mother. is. a. WHORE."

Ghastly: Damn Scots, they ruined Scotland!



The Scotch-Korean community is tolerable. Haggis Dim Sum is awesome!