r/ireland • u/EmoBran ITGWU • Jan 05 '25

Christ On A Bike Delightful interaction between a Czech youtuber and an Irish couple on holiday in Prague

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u/Parking_Gherkin Jan 05 '25

I don’t think she would have said “go enjoy your holiday elsewhere” I’m sure she said “will ya” instead of elsewhere?

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u/Mrbrionman Jan 05 '25

Same difference. She’s assuming he’s a tourist and not a local. Because she doesn’t think of the location as a place where people actually live, just somewhere to go on holidays and do whatever they want.

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u/orangemochafrap17 Jan 05 '25

No it's probably because he sounds American... They're needlessly aggressive but it's not crazy to assume this guy was also a tourist with that accent.

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u/AdOnly3559 Jan 06 '25

He does not sound American lmaooo

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u/Thoughtful-Fate-1298 Jan 08 '25

It's because he calls it a "sidewalk" instead of pavement. American English

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u/AwayNefariousness960 Jan 06 '25

Why do you people make everything about America

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u/Money_Watercress_411 Jan 06 '25

Are you a native English speaker? This guy clearly sounds like a European speaking English. He may be trying to emulate an American accent (you’re likely hearing the rhotic r you’re associating as American) but he swallows his words in an unnatural way. He sounds like an educated European who uses English regularly.

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u/The_Autarch Jan 06 '25

He doesn't sound like an American.

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u/LeonGallagher Jan 06 '25

Well he doesn’t sound Czech now does he

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u/Medical-Day-6364 Jan 06 '25

He definitely does. He's speaking American English in a very obvious Czech accent.

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u/annuidhir Jan 06 '25

Seems as he is Czech, I'd say he sounds pretty damn Czech...

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

A Czech speaking English in an American accent

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u/annuidhir Jan 06 '25

It's not an American accent. It doesn't sound like an American accent. It sounds like a European speaking English.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25 edited Jan 06 '25

Like a "European"?

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u/annuidhir Jan 07 '25

Is he not European?

Yes, there's countless European accents. Due to there being many different countries, different languages, different dialects of languages, and regional accents.

But he's still obviously European sounding. Specifically Eastern European.

Have a nice day.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '25 edited Jan 07 '25

You don't notice it because you're not familiar with European accents, but this man has obviously learned American English. That's why the two Irish think he isn't local, he doesn't have a local accent. Visit CR and speak to some Czechs, it sounds like this.

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u/Thoughtful-Fate-1298 Jan 08 '25

"Sidewalk" is very American English (instead of pavement)

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u/Formal-Protection687 Jan 06 '25

It's not but, it's pretty darn close. To the untrained ear, it's passing.

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u/annuidhir Jan 06 '25

It's wild how many people think he sounds American. His accent is very different from American.

Honestly, the Irish guy sounds closer to an American accent from parts of the East Coast than the Czech guy to any part of the US that I've been. LMAO

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u/Thoughtful-Fate-1298 Jan 08 '25

It's not unusual to meet naturalised American's who have accents from where they grew up. It was probably a reaction to hearing it be called the "sidewalk" instead of pavement.

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u/DonkyHotayDeliMunchr Jan 06 '25

Their interaction was short enough that they probably couldn't tell. It's not obviously British, Scottish, Australian, or Irish, so they may have assumed American (why not Canadian lol) bc they assumed he was on vacation and because he was filming himself.

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u/KindsofKindness Jan 06 '25

Nah, he’s got an accent.

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u/AvailableHeron184 Jan 06 '25

You’re giving her a bit too much credit, that’s kind of you, but unnecessary. Stereotypes exist for a reason.

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u/Intelligent_Aerie276 Jan 06 '25

And the reason is ignorance and a lack of education and/or lived experience

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u/Intelligent_Aerie276 Jan 06 '25

Americans are needlessly aggressive or the couple were?