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I'm a Manxman although for the sake of getting through foreign customs and immigration quickly I do tend to write 'British' on the forms, even though the island is less British than Scotland, Wales or N Ireland.

There was a manx family holidaying here this summer and they had broad Lancashire accents, is that the norm

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There was a manx family holidaying here this summer and they had broad Lancashire accents, is that the norm

 

I travel fairly often to the IOM. The Manx accent is a strange hybrid of Scouse and Irish. More Scouse in Douglas and the east coast and more Irish around Peel and the west. I love regional accents and how much they can change in a few miles.

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Respect your viewpoint however ...... Perfectly preserved graves thousands of years old found in China containing tall Ginger haired tartan clad people ..... How do we explain this

Easy, Bloomin Jocks got there first! They wanted independence even then you see! :lol::lol:

 

Serious answer, no idea, i had not heard that

 

I travel fairly often to the IOM. The Manx accent is a strange hybrid of Scouse and Irish. More Scouse in Douglas and the east coast and more Irish around Peel and the west. I love regional accents and how much they can change in a few miles.

I agree, travel 10 miles from anywhere and it changes. The Stoke accent is also a strange hybrid, i have been complimented on identifying it.

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I travel fairly often to the IOM. The Manx accent is a strange hybrid of Scouse and Irish. More Scouse in Douglas and the east coast and more Irish around Peel and the west. I love regional accents and how much they can change in a few miles.

with the regional accent thing, I wonder if there is a geographical spot some where perhaps in the midlands area, who's inhabitants accent could be described as the perfect natural English accent

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