AmericaniZation of Irish children's accents, outside of Dublin too or just in Dublin?

[Charismam]

I was at an exhibition at my daughter's school, in South Dublin granted, but every single one of them who got up and spoke had an American accent, and one that went up at the end. One even referred to sneakers when she was talking about a trip that involved abseiling. It's a great school and I'm happy with it but I'm just wondering is this phenomenon happening in the wesht of Ireland or are you lot resisting better? Not one of them seemed capable of pronouncing a 't' properly. id was all wader boddle, liderally, todally...
One of the activities at the school is debating (debading) and the ones who are selected for being the most 'artikulid' do it too. There is no respite. It is so refreshing to hear a donegal accent or a cork accent that isn't a mangled hybrid of an accent. I realise older people have always believe young people can't speak, so I'm just observing with interest honestly. Languages and accents evolve, I know that.

[ShackUp]

Presumably the 'Irish' accent (Sorry, a catch-all term, I know) is quite close to some US accents anyway, given that the US accent is originally borne of the Irish accent. Same with Scots and Canada.

[A1Sharon]

I'm from the land and time of Ross O'Carroll Kelly, and everyone was always slagging off our accents, and how we said 'loike' all the time. It was,loike,so annoying, roish?
I think (hope) we grew out of the very annoying phrases.

[IlPorcupinoNilSodomyEst]

It's probably the YouTube generation effect - they spend a lot of time watching American videos and shows on tv so naturally pick up the accent (I am Irish but living in the UK and have assimilated some of the English accent because I'm surrounded by it). Surprisingly a friend says my kids don't sound totally English, because of the effect my accent has on their accent!

[DwangelaForever]

I'm from the north and I've noticed this when I've visited Dublin! I thought it was weird 🙈

[Charismam]

Yes my kids do follow American youtubuers. And I suppose binge watching riverdale, 13 reasons etc and before that 180 odd episodes of big bang and buffy does have a cumulative effect. This wasn't possible in our day! (still having our day)

WE will all have American accents in Ireland in about 50 years. People will say remember when you could tell where somebody was from by their accent! Those were the days! I think Britain will hold out longer. The UK accent is more staccato, more glottal (?) and the American accent is more ondular or something so the two don't merge as easily.

[OkPedro]

Where I live in Dublin it'll be cold day in hell before the fake American accent takes hold. We're inner city and the accent is part of who we are 💪

[SergeantFredColon]

I think it’s a south dublin thing. Haven’t heard it anywhere else.

[Cheatabix]

Its from watching tv. We correct our children but my friends don't and some of their kids sound american. "Hey guys, lets get some candy and watch a movie!!!!"

We are about as west and as rural as you can get...next stop America!!!

[idontlikealdi]

I live in London and my kids have quasi American accents from fucking you tube.

[dinosaurkisses]

Seems to be a more South Dublin thing- I have a friend who speaks with a American accent but is actually quite embarrassed by it. She told me she'd looked into elocution lessons to try and regain a Dublin accent.

She was speaking to my dad at my wedding and he asked her whereabouts in the states she was from and she told him she was actually Canadian 😂

[DonnyAndVladSittingInATree]

I’m in NI and both my DC will throw in an American accent at times. I also blame YouTube.

[DramaAlpaca]

It's a South Dublin thing, and it's horrendous. I hear it on RTE radio all the time & it makes my teeth itch.

I haven't heard it over here in the Mid West, thanks be to God, but it must be only a matter of time.

[OkPedro]

I don't hear anyone say "Thanks be to God" anymore, reminds me of my nana 💓 Old school

[GingerAndTheBiscuits]

My cousins are in Waterford and throw in plenty of Americanisms

[badb]

I’m not sure that we’ll all have American accents in the future. The particular mid-Atlantic drawl you’re talking about here is for the most part limited to South Dublin, in my experience. I work in an environment where I come in contact with lots of young people, lots from the south side of Dublin, and yes, they do have a particular twang, but then those from the north side - where I live also - don’t have it. And those from the country still have their own, locally specific accents. I’m from Cork, and when I go home I definitely don’t notice young people adopting that twang.

There are class associations with it, too, of course - especially in Dublin, but it’s definitely considered a ‘posh’ accent, so I think more people ‘affect’ it a bit when speaking publicly.

[badb]

Sorry to double post! I do think that we don’t hear locally specific accents enough in Irish media, which doesn’t help matters. The accent might be mostly limited to South Dublin, but those voices are disproportionately heard on the airwaves and on TV etc, which gives the impression of ubiquity and also influences the accents of those listening/watching. It’s a pity there isn’t more celebration of non-South Dublin accents publicly. I guess it’s our version of RP.

[WildIrishRose1]

I notice there's still a preponderance of "likes" and "actuallys" in the language of young people, which drives me nuts as a teacher. What really intrigues me is how the Dublin accent is creeping into satellite towns around Dublin, even as far as Wexford. I was talking to someone from Mayo the other day with a South Dublin accent - she had never lived in Dublin. Bizarre.

[Charismam]

Yes, that's another evolution, Dublin accents moving in to towns like Gorey because so many bought there in the boom.

I'm not saying it's good or bad btw, I find it very interesting. I want to be here in 300 years to see how it all pans out.

[Charismam]

OKpedro! sounds authentic!

[eloisesparkle]

'Guys' to other girls.
'...and I was like .......... and she was like ........and I was like...'
Play dates
Movie / movies

It drives me nuts hearing the above.

[Loraline]

I'm in my 40's and from South Dublin and have been told I have a slightly American accent my whole life. It's a South Dublin thing and certainly not new.

[dangerrabbit]

I love in London and have noticed this phenomenon in a number of teenagers

[dangerrabbit]

Live

[honeyrider]

My teenage niece and her friends have American accents - they're in Galway and have that accent since they were young in primary school.

[BillywigSting]

My cousin is arklow born and lives in the mountains near avoca now and she definitely has an American twang to her accent and she's a similar age to me (late 20s). She did live in Waterford for a couple of years.

I regularly get people asking what part of Ireland I'm from despite living and growing up in England most of my life because I have 'inherited' an awful lot of my dad's quite strong arklow accent. Not the slightest hint of American in his. (I'd rather Dublin or Kerry but it's better than scouse!)