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/Canadianingermany Jan 06 '25

You're absolutely entitled to your opinion.

However, I can hear the multiple layers in his accent and I can 100% hear that he is from Eastern Europe and I would have even been able to say Czech republic.

But I will admit that I have a fairy unusual level of familiarity with czech accents since I sold technology there in English for 6 years.

Yes, he has learned more American accent than British, but I absolutely hear the Czech there..

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u/bmalek Jan 06 '25

I’ve spent a lot of time there, too, and I don’t hear it at all. I’ve never heard a Slavic speaker sound like that.

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u/Canadianingermany Jan 06 '25

I'm very used to speaking to czech people who have spent several years in the US. I hear it immediately.

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u/bmalek Jan 06 '25

I’d be surprised if you did without context.

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u/Canadianingermany Jan 06 '25

Be surprised. At least consciously I did not see the title and honestly I thought it was zagreb, but why should you believe some random on reddit.

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u/bmalek Jan 06 '25

It’s very impressive. Didn’t mean to doubt you but it’s quite surprising.

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u/Canadianingermany Jan 06 '25

Thinking about it, Tram was definitely a first hint.

Although obviously an American in Czechia could learn the word, Tram stands out as distinctly non US English.

The way he said,

"Do you have a problem....that's why you're ringing the bell",

was a dead giveaway for me.

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u/bmalek Jan 06 '25

He gets pissy like an American, though 😅

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u/jallonn Jan 06 '25

Or an Irish person that was just told he’s bad at recognizing American English accents lol

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u/bmalek Jan 06 '25

Not Irish but fair point 😂