Americans and Australians Trying To Understand A Scottish Accent - The Graham Norton Show

Kevin Bridges has a really, really heavy Scottish accent.
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[@ChrisDanceMusic]

"Are you talking to me" That translates in Scottish to "You wanting a fight"

[@rhonamcfadz]

ChrisDanceMusic ahahahah acho so true

[@jamescarter3196]

In the U.S., if it isn't meant simply as spoken, it's a reference to the film 'Taxi Driver'.

[@333Vampirewillrule33]

I would have thrown her out, her attitude was appalling

[@fecal_position6412]

@@333Vampirewillrule33 she's a comedian you moron.

[@dlg7555]

SHe is going along with the joke. Are you that dumb

[@RaidersTits]

I understood him perfectly because my sister spoke in a Scottish accent as a kid 24/7. We are not Scottish, she was just weird.

[@arianaencalada2524]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-kd3pz2bo7z]

Lol, I DIED

[@TheShanlou]

Your sister sounds great 😄

[@jiyoniali4344]

I'm dead😂😂😂😂

[@enesaykut408]

twen'ey four seven

[@Pandemonis]

"That's why we die so young in Scotland, because it's just so exhausting" I lost it xD

[@classycactus9737]

Oh, that's what he said. Thanks! (lol)

[@peruperu-jj8zs]

thank you for transcribing lol

[@amywalker7515]

Very good!

[@boydudereviews]

I read this comment as soon as he said it.

[@annamiller2057]

thanks for transcribing! that was the line I had the most trouble understanding lol. I thought he said "that's why the day's so long in Scotland, because it's just so exhausting." In my defense I'm from the United States of America :)

[@ladychips]

when I listen to scottish accent, I use 100% of my brain

[@Pfirtzer]

and 200% of your liver.

[@diane9247]

And and lip-reading you can manage.

[@brianbishop4753]

You would think drinking scotch while listening to a Scottish person talk would be helpful… but it isn’t.

[@MusicalK93]

If you used 100% of your brain you would be having a seizure.

[@aryazra3554]

I m a Malaysian and studied in Australia 30 years ago. The first year there I got a Scottish lecturer and it took me about 2 months to start to understand his lectures. I understood my Australian lecturers much easier.

[@shawndooley7778]

Best bit is he's not going full Scottish, he's propper throttled it back.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

Doesn't "full Scottish" involve sheep?

[@shawndooley7778]

@@Psychol-Snooper I always thought that was the Welsh?

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@@shawndooley7778 Do they have sheep? It's the Scots, the Welsh, the New Zealanders, the Greeks... all of North Africa and the Middle East... LOL (it's not mutually exclusive)

[@shawndooley7778]

@@Psychol-Snooper lol I aways thought the Scots just did buckfast and heroin, suppose you're right though.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@@shawndooley7778 I mean to be fair/totally honest it's "boys+livestock." When I was 15, a 16 year old friend extolled the virtues of diddling chickens... and I do not think a 16 year old would lie about that. I meant to take that to my grave, but now my burden is shared. LOL

[@angelusnielson7135]

Scottish accents are interesting because it's one of few that actually get more comprehensible the drunker you are.

[@metal_musician4458]

Nah junkies stay the same

[@dannyrascalmusic]

I can always tell how drunk I am by how strong my Scottish accent gets... 4 beers is soft Edinburgh... 8 gets me to full blown Glaswegian and by 12 I’m speaking fluent Doric like my cousins in Aberdeen.

[@sharayahsunshine11]

@@dannyrascalmusic This is hilarious! Hahahahaha I'm afraid my American accent stays the same no matter how drunk I get. Lol

[@mohammedfahad3564]

Angelus Nielson you clearly havnt heard the West Country English accent then

[@katehelene8]

The Scottish person or the person listening?

[@BingBangPoe]

The scottish accent is a gift from god. It must be protected and cherished.

[@cecilialang4110]

I understand most accents, but the Scottish accent- - - NO!

[@Sammie551]

True, I love it when people speak fast

[@fionanaray9205]

@ilum88 don't lose it. I'm Scottish and i wish my accent where thicker

[@kevinfox1702]

@ilum88 Please don't. I'm Scottish and raised in England, so I never got the chance to develop one. I wish I had one! You're very lucky.

[@united2557]

@ilum88 Please don't...... chicks love it !!

[@thefantasyreview8709]

As a Scottish accent, that's not even that full on, he's probably pronouncing so they can understand him.

[@kulayeb]

I'm not and english native speaker and I understood him quite fine. Yeah I can see if he was talking to his mates he might as well be from Mars but it was obvious that he was putting in an effort to sound intelligible.

[@VictorMatthieu]

Which I find strange. Younger people seem to be better at deciphering than older people so I'm surprised Chris Hemsworth didn't understand. But I'm American and I understood him fine. Thick Scottish accents are basically unintelligible, but the way he was speaking here was clear enough, and what I couldn't understand directly, I could understand through context.

[@lemonade_011]

I’m a Geordie and a Knew he was holding back lol

[@raulantunez4228]

@@kulayeb you have to admit that there were some parts where you couldn’t understand him, right? I mean, as a non-native speaker I understood most of what he was saying but not every single word.

[@rumblefish9]

I could understand this more than those rowing lads from Skibbereen.

[@tacocatt6808]

Lmfao he’s even making it more clear and slower for them and they still don’t understand him 😂

[@Freakinout14]

Honestly, I don’t know this dude at all or his normal accent. I couldn’t understand really anything he was saying. So if it gets worse oh boy should I never go to Scotland. I can’t even understand those scottish twitter posts. (This is more of a comment on my accent perception rather than the accent itself 😂)

[@Codyk-hj3vc]

He's no using slang if he did uthey would know like 2% tbh

[@SalvableRuin]

Jazzymon I don’t understand why you guys have trouble understanding him. I understand every single word and I have never been to Scotland.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

@@SalvableRuin probably because we in asia tends have scots or irish or because we more accustomed with accented english speaker. Afterall, our own asian accent in single country can accounted more than 500+

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

@@SalvableRuin Me too. And I'm of west Indian descent. Born in America though. It's weird.

[@raphsieg007]

I can understand a Scottish accent pretty easily until they start speaking at the speed of light. xD

[@geofrancis2001]

warp speed!

[@jasonpatowsky6929]

Ludicrous speed!

[@DontTrackMe]

Jason Patowsky Thisisjusthowweroll

[@WalterLiddy]

Kevin's accent isn't the thickest though. I've met Scotts that I could not follow at all. The only accent that's ever given me as much difficulty is Israeli, and again only when very thick.

[@Hidden-Kard]

RaphSieg007 I can understand every accent

[@csjrogerson2377]

I used to work with an Englishman whose wife was an ardent Scottish Nationalist. Several times I was in his office when his wife phoned. He'd hold the two conversations at the same time but spoke to me with a proper English accent and a strong Fife accent when speaking to his wife - the change-over switch was automatic and seamless. It cracked me up.

[@scottgarvie7694]

We use alternative words: Standard English: great, awesome, good, nice, cool. Alternatives: Brilliant, Class, Magic, decent, Sound, Sick, Banging.

[@kennyturner583]

An Englishman switching to a Fife dialect, absolute trooper this one 👌😂

[@BEVERLYRANDOLPH-lx4qu]

I wish I had heard that conversation. It must have been hysterical.

[@zackgravity7284]

Scottish nationalist dating an englishman 🤔

[@randyisble5996]

"Are you talking to me?" I lost it ! Gotta love Lilly!

[@MrIncorr3ct]

hes not speaking in his actual accent ... he is softening it up a bit

[@barnaclebill2156]

I think Lily Tomlinson was a bit out of it!!!

[@dieKoninginderNacht]

Well, Lily Tomlin is 77. The golden years aren't always golden for everyone. :( Heard that from a senior woman the other day. (She also said, 'Getting old isn't for sissies!')

[@dark3rthanshadows]

softing!! yoooo!! it can't get harder!! jess

[@MsDesiree39]

And slowing it down

[@Hondadctrider]

Steaming is the word you are looking for.

[@MissingSirius]

Graham Norton sticking a bunch of people with different accents on the couch is my favorite schtick of the show.

[@teddywillistickenham8998]

no reply first

[@suziewhattley3917]

I think it's great that the billionaire actor/producer/director is humble. Not a typical American Hollywood big shot trying to hog the limelight. Very nice guy.

[@suaidi5777]

"Are you talking to me.." 😂😂😂 dying 😂😂😂😂

[@meetmeintheafterglow...6060]

As an Australian I understood every word. All accents from the UK are just amazing!

[@jamiekelly6851]

If he didn't understand him, he's spent too much time in America.

[@user-el1gl3mu1t]

Kiwi and oz accents are diff and cool subtly

[@Johno1992]

The aussies and Scots are basically British slavs 😂

[@L333gok]

You haven’t heard the midlands accent then 🤮

[@mairaobrien2208]

personally can't get enough of the accent 😂

[@feret1993]

+Martin Landart because Scots talk English dumbass

[@astralmarmoset]

+Alex Farrell So you didn't actually watch the video? Trolls are getting lazy these days.

[@feret1993]

+Astral Marmoset yes of course I watched the video, he was talking English

[@feret1993]

+Martin Landart that's very kind of you

[@astralmarmoset]

Martin was quoting what was said in the video. He was being sarcastic, not literal.

[@burlone718]

I understand him perfectly and I've been dead for 5 years.

[@kieranpatton4504]

burlone718 I'm dead

[@Arasim413]

...

[@nakalegend]

R.I.P Man

[@MrManosv]

obviously you were Scotish when you were alive :P

[@1948DESMOND]

lower class accents from ANYWHERE are difficult to decipher. i mean, who could understand a back street criminal with one of those funny haircuts they have these days, when he opens his illiterate gob to say something? in southern ireland, the further west yougo, the peasantry still speaks nineteen to the dozen. in dublin, the southern capital, people say Point instead of Pint of guinness. and they say Pint when the talk about the point at the top of a pencil. in ulster, people in the Northenr capital say A Wee Paint for a Wee Pint of something in their local bar. so, you see, uneducated people cannot speak. full stop. period.

[@caitlynungrin1394]

I'm Canadian, can tell he's softening it, and can easily understand him...

[@theunrealtimemm]

I saw BREAKFAST IN PLUTO during a film festival, and it was shown in a classroom with the PA being whatever the professor would use to speak with a mic, and that distortion coupled with the Irish brogue meant I was struggling. And my family heritage is Irish. :)

[@ItsMe-qd4gy]

Same but aussie

[@rickmcginnis]

Canadian, dad born in Lanarkshire, half my neighbourhood when I was growing up sounded like they were from the Gorbals, so no problem, really.

[@linelafrance2937]

I'm french canadian and I understand him very well.

[@bluewren65]

I'm Australian and I didn't have a problem understanding him. When I was a teenager I worked in a supermarket. Our manager was Scottish with an accent way thicker than Kevin's. When she got angry she would go off on these incomprehensible tirades that were hilarious. We used to do "wrong" things just to tip her over the edge. Fun times.

[@michaelversace456]

I've found the females accent is a lot thicker than the males on average. Some women just make sounds.

[@scottishhellcat]

My elderly Scottish friend called me and I swear I thought he said a "sudden party". I was thinking in my head what is that? Well, he was polishing off a bottle of expensive Scotch and he was saying "sudden parting". He was alerting me that a mutual friend, also an elderly Scottish gentleman, had died suddenly. I still think about him sometimes. He was precious. My other Scottish gentleman friend was devastated. Why he was drowning his sorrows in such a way. I have a terrible time understanding these wonderful folks once the drinking starts. My one Scottish friend teasingly tries to say Southern things. His "y'all" is hilarious.

[@scottishhellcat]

@@michaelversace456 interesting. I have more trouble understanding the men. But then, they are drinking and the women are not.

[@chucklessavini1778]

@@michaelversace456 Misogynist xenophobic maggot.

[@TheDisKit]

But isn't Bridges actually slowing down his speech and softening it up a bit? I'm sure I've heard him speak faster and in a thicker accent in other shows.

[@derredc]

As Scottish accents go his is pretty standard, he's also not putting in any scots dialect. I'm guessing if they got someone from the highlands or islands they'd need a translator.

[@JimmyTheTurtle892]

Frances Foster you can see the pain in his heart when he says "yes"

[@TheDisKit]

What's wrong with this comment section? I can see the deleted comments since I started the original thread but it says they were 'removed as spam'??? There were nothing wrong with the deleted comments, they were just mentioning how they themselves try to speak so that others might understand them and things like that...absolutely fine comments and they were reported as spam by who exactly?

[@andrewg3768]

yes. i understand even if he speaks fast. some scottish people speak too fast though

[@EvilQween3488]

Tess H yes lol

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

If Lily Tomlin struggles to understand such a soft Scottish accent, she'd have no chance understanding the Glasgow accent that sounds like bears fighting !

[@oneplay]

Kevin Lily Tomlin is quite the talented comedienne and actress but can also be quite irksome. So she may well have understood more than she let on but was being her joyful self.

[@Carrera-gp9od]

He is Glaswegian

[@charlieturner5485]

And Ron Howard never said anything. Bummer, would have loved to have heard him chime in.

[@peachesandcream4897]

Lily is also a little deaf which makes it even harder.

[@vecislt]

@@oneplay Glasgow is though, especially if the person you speak to using a lot of native slang :D I had issues with BT customer service and every time I need to ring them I had to speak with women from Glasgow. I used to ask her to repeat the same stuff 3 times just to have a better grip on what shes saying and still couldn't understand half.

[@p.s.csdeaky8530]

I'm Mexican and I love all kinds of accents, but Scottish accent has to be one of my main favorite accents, is just beautifully entrancing; I adore it. 🥰✨

[@bloodbriar]

I had a trip to the University of Edinburgh and my mum had never been outside the country so I took her with me. Between her heavily accented Spanish English and their heavily accented Scottish English, she did not even ask where the ladies' toilets were 98% of the time. In the bus, at the airport, she would look at the like a deer in them headlights and point at me. I found it funny because the last time I was there for university ten years ago, I had to use my American bank card and incurred international fees. This time I opened an HSBC account in MX and we ran into some issues with it and when we called the operator spoke Spanish and at one point I did the same to her that she did to me with the English speakers, 'ten, habla con la operadora' and I handed her the phone. 😅🤣🤣🤣

[@JaneCrossan]

Thank you ❤

[@Noname-xi7xi]

"Are you talking to me?"...that was funny because she was serious and not acting at all.

[@HoneyballLP]

Maybe as a German, I am used to so many English accents... I can understand him. But really, what I hear here in Berlin is crazy...

[@GeorgeLee85]

I often mistaken German accent to Scottish accent......

[@HoneyballLP]

​@@GeorgeLee85 I hear that alot and people asking me: are you Scottish? Your accent sounds "wild English" And I am like: O___O dis is so German du kann believe mir!

[@MsPrincessSparkle1]

He isn’t English. He is Scottish. Two different countries.

[@sksaddrakk5183]

@@MsPrincessSparkle1 he said 'English Accents'... as in accents in which English is spoken (this encompasses American English, Irish English, Australian English etc.)... I think we can agree that the comedian in this clip spoke English with a Scottish accent NOT actual Scottish (which is of course a gaelic language and a completely different tongue than English all toghether)

[@MsPrincessSparkle1]

SKSaddrakk I completely agree with you about accents. I was referring to where he is from.

[@Amanda-hu6de]

i could understand when i focused but when he starts talking it doesn’t immediately register as english to my brain.. like i have to actually “tune in” to what he’s saying rather than just immediately getting it

[@jcortese3300]

Sort of like a Clanger ... your brain goes on the fritz for a few seconds, and then you're like, "Hold on, I'm getting something ... "

[@mostbrutalvideos4612]

Hes speaking english under a scottish accent

[@edwindelic7085]

Well yeah, because he is speaking Standard English but with Scotish accent. Real Scots is impossible to understand for someone who has no exposure to it.

[@paulthompson9668]

I understand central Europeans speaking English better than him.

[@Drip-Soup373]

Wow im chinese and grew up speaking english and i understand him clearly

[@RodrickColbert]

I love how Ron Howard, one of the biggest names in Hollywood, is just sitting on the couch enjoying the laughs!

[@hijodelaisla275]

What are his other options?

[@SilentKnight43]

@@hijodelaisla275 lol...exactly.

[@chazcov08]

@@hijodelaisla275 The point is that one of the biggest names in Hollywood doesn't need to do a British talk show. Obviously he's there because he wants to be, not because he HAS to be.

[@hijodelaisla275]

@@chazcov08 That's true, but it's also true about many of Graham Norton's guests, so why single out Ron Howard? Equally famous people have sat on that couch. That comment has the taint of celebrity worship about it.

[@elliotgardner346]

@@hijodelaisla275 Those other guests aren't in this video. Stop picking fights jeez

[@mmgpa2580]

This is funny because when learning English they’ll put you English, Irish, Scottish, even Australian or South African (or an immigrant whose mother tongue isn’t English) on the audio exercises so you’ll be able to understand no matter who is talking to you

[@bhumikakhatri2621]

Which country are you from?

[@fliconmigo]

We do this for students in Spain. ESL students need to hear different accents.

[@Dan-eq6po]

Irish speak Irish historically

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Alternate method: spend ten years at poker tables...you'll understand every accent on the planet. 👍

[@sunitafisher4758]

@@fliconmigo 🌸 omg that’s pure torture 😂 The poor wee students, you are a bad man lol 🤣

[@choecho]

I love Scottish and irish accents, they're so pretty.

[@eamonnhourihane1704]

+ChOe cHO Tun WIn not as pretty as you though,,love from Ireland

[@AveNullusMajestic]

+ChOe cHO Tun WIn Cheers from Eire ;D lol

[@laurikenny-doyle6441]

Thank you cos I hate my accent (Irish)

[@AveNullusMajestic]

Lauri Kenny-Doyle Which County? County Ard Mhaha here. Love the Monaghan and Dub accent...basically all of down south lol

[@laurikenny-doyle6441]

Carlow 👌

[@Varga3344]

'Are you talking to me?' 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ellisphaz4076]

@littlesmew what lol

[@tracyroweauthor]

@littlesmew you're an idiot. She's a comedian. You know how comedy works, right?

[@21coute]

@littlesmew How was that offensive in any way? It's a simple question. She probably had no clue what he was saying (I sure didn't).

[@TheAnjizz]

its really really difficult to continue telling a story when you find out people cant understand you, props to him for it

[@beatnikmary]

It's the story of his life.

[@bookwoman53]

I am from the US and can understand everything that Kevin is saying. I do realize that he has tempered his natural accent.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Are you understanding it fairly easily ?

[@kyledaugherty1609]

@@TonyEnglandUK Her avatar is a TARDIS.

[@highflyerpotatoe602]

"Are u talking to me?" She cracked me up

[@Luv2Dnce4]

Watching with subtitles: “I asked the same twin if I have copies a twenty-five pilot copies...” Well, that was no help. 😒

[@davidpacker7602]

I got asked to sign 25 copies, 25 pirate copies, of my own dvd

[@METALFREAK03]

@@davidpacker7602 it was the subtitles interpretation of what he said.

[@think_ffs3934]

@@METALFREAK03 David was telling the OP what he actually said, because the OP didn't understand it and tried the subtitles unsuccessfully.

[@melaniescott8204]

😂

[@nulano]

@@davidpacker7602 Thank you!

[@justsal__6669]

I'm Italian and honestly I can understand him 100%. My teacher at the university is Scottish and I really love the Scottish accent

[@Condesamontes]

“A Celtic vibe” LOL 😂 I love Ms. Tomlin!

[@harlempunk4481]

Nah he is not speaking proper scottish. I've heard scottish people have conversation and it's like two alien star wars characters.

[@jlammetje]

He's speaking in a scottish accent. It's not the same as plain Scottish

[@marywilliams9858]

@ktelle My mom was Scottish but the accent was lighter because she was from Perthshire. However, she could speak in the Glasgow accent which was very funny. It is very broad.

[@Idunan]

Hahahaha

[@dkechX]

You realize there are at least 2 Scottish languages (Scots and Scottish Gaelic) besides English, spoken in various parts of Scotland, which would sound completely alien to you? He is speaking English with a rather heavy accent, most Scottish you meet have a softer accent. In general it is easier to understand the Scottish than people from some parts of North England.

[@majorschlemihl4550]

@@dkechX I´m german native speaker and i understand him pretty well...maybe because german has similar (rough) sounds if spoken - contrary "soft" US english. North England is way harder for me to understand though.

[@butdidyoudie9257]

I'm Australian and I understand everything the Scottish dude is saying. He speaks perfectly fine.

[@spensierataXD]

I'm Italian and I understand what he's saying lmao

[@parkuuu]

I'm not even a native English speaker and I understand hin clearly lmao

[@gingerindian1141]

IM scottish. I understood him fine also.

[@orlandodoramecarrasco824]

I am mexican. And I can understand 97% of everything he says. How an American, whose first language is English can not understand the lad 😅. Though you can tell he is speaking softly and slowly for the audience and other guests.

[@mirianansotegi649]

I too can understand him, but I’m not almost 80. Who knows what Ill be able to hear then. Take good care🐾💫

[@aleynamutlu4206]

Which accent is the equivalent of grahams or general received American accent in español ? I’m afraid if I listen maluma too much I’ll sound like Scottish in español.

[@TheThought2be]

I am American and I understand him just fine

[@orlandodoramecarrasco824]

@@aleynamutlu4206 very good question. And I can answer that just talking about my country. Graham's and other RP accents would be mexicans from middle-south Mexico. Scottish, York and Manchester's would be northern Mexico (where I come from). People always think we are mad or anxious about something.

[@0r0r0]

I'm an American and I'm getting like 50/50. I can tell when he softens it up because then I understand it all. But at the beginning I was getting like every third word. I guess I need to broaden my horizons or something. I wonder why my ear can't pick up his accent very well?

[@rvnhood6038]

Lily Tomlin reacting in the most American way at the end “are you talking to me?” just killed me😹 I’m thinking everyone was doing a bit and the delivery of how an international conversation can go was just SO relate-able

[@AM2PMReviews]

An American, Australian, and Scotsman, walk into an English bar....

[@klatewilson5170]

You forgot the Irishman hosting

[@debpatterson4645]

+Honest Cigar Reviews 2 Americans (don't forget Ron Howard)

[@rbeck3200tb40]

..... and the bartender says "is this some kind of joke ? "

[@bowielow]

The American shot everyone.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

...but only the scotsman can walk out.

[@steveblease]

If you watch her face, she is totally WTF is he saying all the time.

[@Zultma]

Even as a Norwegian, I can understand him perfectly well 😂

[@davefb]

You probably find it easier...... He'll be holding back here as well :D

[@L333gok]

Norwegian and the Scottish Highland accent sound the same to me tbh

[@graymalkin7645]

If your mothertongue is not English it's somehow easier to deal with different English accents because you're more used to not getting the "right" pronunciation, since many of your encounters with the language are with people from other countries who use English as a second language as well. I experienced a similar thing with my native tongue -German. When I worked in England, my colleagues invited me to a party and we ended up watching a German movie which was set in Bavaria. I'm not Bavarian and the accent they speak can be quite challenging. I really struggled with some of what was said while all of my non-German-but-German-speaking colleagues split their sides laughing at the jokes. I pretended I didn't find the movie very funny but truth be told, I had no clue what was going on.

[@cloud42269]

Correct.

[@SurfergirlKH]

Deshalb sagt man ja auch bei uns im Norden, dass Bayern schon zu Österreich gehört 😂 Ich hatte mal eine ähnliche Erfahrung mit vier Bayern. Grüsse aus Hamburg

[@jerseyboyantbrooks2824]

Lol I mean you can hang of after a while it’s the same language

[@bazejrolinski7554]

I'm from Poland and I can understand like 99%

[@joannat1976]

Same here

[@alramd]

+Jamie Dawkins idk man, im autralian and 80% of what he is saying I can't understand at all.

[@James-gc5if]

I assume you've taken into account the possibility that you're an idiot too?

[@alramd]

+Jamie Dawkins I am no idiot, I once tied my shoe lases without looking.

[@James-gc5if]

Well, you're smarter than me then. My shoelaces always come undone.

[@Broodjemetbeleg]

English is not my first language (not even my second) and I can understand him perfectly.

[@nietsnethceil4639]

Lucifer Morningstar English is my first language and I understood about 80%

[@zabnat]

I find that people who are not native English speakers seem to understand different accents better than Americans.

[@springdayisnottoday371]

English is my 3rd language and i can understand him 80% of the time

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

I know it was six months ago, darling, but the Fallen Angel of Light is bound to understand any accent if there's a soul for the taking... am I right?

[@zabnat]

Lucifer always tell the people that he is the devil, he is the Lucifer Morningstar, and still some people say that he is an impostor, that he is not what he seems.

[@jLjtremblay]

May your Scottish accent nor my Upper-Midwestern (USA) accent never disappear! Accents are the spice of the world of languages. I can barely understand my buddy from Edinburgh but we have a hell of a good time trying to understand one another. As a French Canadian, I'm often asked if I can understand the French and my answer is, "About as well as I understand a Scotsman." Different is good; it keeps you on your toes!

[@ursafan40]

On vacation in Sydney, Australia a few decades ago, I was introduced to a Scot. He talked to me for 10 minutes. I smiled when he did, look concerned when he did. I didn't understand a single word.

[@snoopygonewilder]

I actually understood about 75% of what he was saying. Good enough I say.

[@snoopygonewilder]

Frankie C Lol. I had to pay a lot of attention. I wouldn't concentrate that much on a regular conversation.

[@RobertBenedikts]

I am Icelandic and I understand every single word Kevin Bridges says.

[@ConnorMcCartney95]

well done bro

[@Danygo__]

+MotherF Jones How do you pronounce the 'j' in icelandic? just like in german?

[@RobertBenedikts]

+Mikhail N No it´s pronounced "joð" but then you have to know what the letter "ð" sounds like which is kinda like the letters "eth" combined.

[@andreacollins3204]

I'm from Ireland and we just came back from touring the south again in July. It's my favourite country in the world. Going to do the west next year 💗💗💗

[@t4squared]

+MotherF Jones Do any of you fools realize she was joking?

[@AvroBellow]

Being half-Irish really pays off when it comes to understanding everything, ESPECIALLY Scottish. :D

[@heatherglover7789]

My mum is Glaswegian so I have this pinned down and sorted, easy and I'm semi fluent in Spanish, I love accents and learning languages that share common roots.

[@sugarlove]

For me this is one of the best talk shows ever Graham Norton is a great interviewer Don't you think so guys?

[@michellem4084]

Yessssssss!

[@bluecurlygirl]

Of COURSE he is. He's Irish! Good Cork man but no Cork accent.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

Indeed. Because he doesn't interview, he keeps the conversation going.

[@SineaddeFaoite]

@@jamesmcinnis208 Because the Irish are great conversationalists!

[@kasession]

Yes...because he actually does research on his guests...AND...He has a GREAT sense of humor.

[@marteenyo]

I can't understand any accents. I'm deaf.

[@cierraruiz213]

lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@pinknuvole]

LMFAOOO

[@curtwall7089]

well that makes sense not like i cant understand you your english or your american but everyone else thats fine because then i be like oh hahhaha :)

[@TheSummerwine1]

My middle finger has a pretty fluent accent in deaf, I bet you'd understand it. Jokes, I had to, I'm sorry

[@OllieWales]

Does sign language have accents?

[@arthuracioli9103]

"ArE yOu TaLkInG tO mE???" She got me on this 🤣🤣🤣

[@KiKi-tf8rv]

Oh goodness 😂 He is enunciating so intentionally and speaking so slowly for them!🤣 This is exactly what my Scottish family does when they’re trying to speak to my American family!😆

[@klatewilson5170]

I don't get the "Lily was rude" stuff in the comments. To me, she was very funny and mocking nobody but herself. I didn't find her rude at all.

[@t4squared]

+Klate Wilson Everyone here is just too stupid to get her sense of humor. That's the problem.

[@klatewilson5170]

t4squared I'm beginning to think you're right

[@nspector]

+Klate Haven't gotten to those comments yet, but yeah, rude?? Nah, not at all. She *was* very funny and mocking nobody but herself! You're correct.

[@severalgotthatname6356]

Klate Wilson People Are dumb

[@mrmr4622]

I'm from Saturn and I understood everything he said (not really)

[@zakariyaali8359]

lol

[@carly12357]

+MrMarconi Rus well u r alien after all lol.

[@JustDreamingLife]

I'd like to come over to your Planet, could that be arranged?

[@krashd]

Cats from Saturn? FFS, no wonder we voted for Brexit. Coming down here, eating our Whiskas™.

[@Suite_annamite]

I'm from Jupiter, and I don't like your southerners' accents! It's too polluted by Uranian slang!

[@blacksheep2092]

I am Australian and I can understand him just fine

[@jr5389]

😂😂😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎

[@DV-zv4ox]

I've never had an issue with Scottish Accents. It's actually the really thick Irish accent I struggle with

[@victorialake9474]

Scottish people are so good looking that the accent just enhances their looks. I love it. I can understand it better than most Americans from the South. It is adorable.

[@wouchh]

English isn't even my first language and I understand him perfectly

[@chen95982000]

Can you type every word here cuz English is my second language but I only got 60% of him

[@h0lly_blue]

Christ this is like every time John Bishop is on isn't it

[@aumenarys]

+CaptainGrumpy This is the funniest with John Bishop! Everytime!

[@ReadandWite]

+CaptainGrumpy But Bishop isn't funny, just scouse !

[@AndrewWantsToRock]

+CaptainGrumpy But I can understand Bishop... Not Kevin... :/ :D

[@shaneyofcourse]

Lily Tomlin, you savage! 💖

[@susie154]

I never get tired of watching & laughing at this! I watched countless of times!

[@mandiscorpio]

Scottish accents are sexy

[@ney8754]

same

[@elinrafferty1891]

Thanks :)

[@Sardonyxx]

Whenever I here my accent I want to cry, it makes me cringe aha

[@Twowings2fly]

Just wait til you figure out what they are saying ...

[@aphrospice]

Word, instant panty soaker, they are...

[@jonathangwynne1917]

I think Graham should schedule a special show with Kevin Bridges, Ross Noble, Ray Winstone, John Bishop and Brian Johnson. He could call it "Americans, don't even bother trying to watch this one".

[@ArinaMkrtchian97]

This is me (a Russian lady) trying to understand my college peers at a party: one Australian, one Scottish and one American 😂

[@sensennsen]

"Are you talkin to me?" Lily asked calmly.

[@ImaJustKeeding]

I'm a bipedal panda from eastern Russia and I understood Kevin just fine. But really though, nobody cares you guys. Lily's not rude, she's not ignorant, some people just can't decipher accents very well.

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

She's also over 70 and drinking. Js

[@kwilson116]

@@deathbeforedecaf7755 r re a as m had

[@NilsMcCloud]

I'm Belgian and I understood him. So as far as I'm concerned, the anglophones have *no* excuse.

[@monicagreen5633]

Some people can just listen better than others probably.

[@vhn92]

Polish here, understood >95% so...

[@Joker-yw9hl]

People from all over the UK can understand it perfectly fine but other English speaking nations struggle to understand for some reason

[@KJKP]

Europe has many variations on spoken English accents. It makes sense that a western european person would possess sharper schemas for adjusting to various accents. In the U.S., accent variations have a more limited spectrum. Having said that, I understood the Scot just fine. But, I have spent more than half my life in mixed language cultures.

[@crimsonsmirk]

German here, understood everything everyone said. And realistically, variations in a foreign language should ALWAYS be harder to understand than variations in your native language. Especially since non-Brits don't exactly go around chatting with all kinds of English-speaking folk all the time. So yeah, no excuse!

[@Brixenta]

I’m American & can understand Kevin just fine... but this is freakin hilarious to watch everyone confused because their speaking the same language & still can understand each other 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 they were all good sports!

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

How can the yank claim to not to be able to understand an Aussie they speak the English language as close to us English as is possible as for KB he's toned his accent down so much he may as well have been talking in Queens English,typical attention seeking American actress or whatever the wrinkly old bat does for a living.

[@jefftollison3848]

Lilly is absolutely delightful 😂

[@lauralunaazul]

"Are you talking to me?" I LOVE YOU Lily !! :)

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Im irish so listening to Kevin is a breeeze.

[@douglashamiltonswe]

I'm Swedish and I worked with people from Dublin and thought they spoke great easy to understand English. People from Northern Ireland, not so easy to understand :)

[@bluecurlygirl]

I'm Irish too. I understand most of what he says but when he speeds up he can lose me then. He really has a strong accent. I love it though. Such a funny guy.

[@1nikg]

Aye I'm the same with Irish accents

[@ciarafarrell3742]

Same

[@lemonade_011]

I’m A Geordie, yer telling me ha.

[@ceartrap2076]

He's literally speaking so clearly though.

[@yppykya]

By the time I finish a Scottish movie I finally get the Rhythm down and you begin to understand more . Then you have to watch the movie again.

[@nataliemay415]

I'm Australian and i have no issues understanding him

[@ShirinRose]

Same :)

[@nataliemay415]

+shirinie999 i think it's a sham and they're just playing alone along with it.

[@harriet8784]

Natalie Bedford yeah me too

[@carstenshaun]

I am danish... I have no problem understanding him either.

[@paraphiliac]

Used to go out drinking with a lot of irish and scots, and never had a problem understanding them till about 1am. A few then would slur and speak at the speed of light, would still get most of the words, but sometimes a little trouble. Sure theyd have the same issue with a few of us(aussies)

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

I’m Scottish and Irish and my Gran (my Dads mum who was adopted by an Irish family) is Thai and we have reconnected with the Thai family as well, our accents are all over the place and very few people understand us who aren’t from here hahaha

[@dabsmomos]

Globalisation in full swing!!!!

[@michaelversace456]

OK a Thai person with a Scottish accent would be an amazing thing to see.

[@scottishhellcat]

Sounds like what happened to my cousin. Born and raised in Alabama and married a guy from New Hampshire. She started talking really funny.

[@michaelversace456]

@@scottishhellcat I was in the states. I was in Texas and came across a Chinese American with a southern accent. Then there was Chinese in Italy that spoke only fluent Italian. Totally blew my mind

[@scottishhellcat]

@@michaelversace456 I really think it has to do with where you are as a child. You basically speak what you hear. When I lived in Tacoma I had a good friend from NYC. We didn't realize we were changing our speech patterns but our families back home did. She was speaking more slowly and saying y'all and I was speaking faster and saying youse guys (or however it's spelled). We spent a lot of time together. When I am up north folks comment on my Southern drawl but down South they say I have a little to no (really?) accent. I can usually pick up where in the South someone is from by listening to them IF they haven't moved around a lot. When I lived in Alaska I worked with a person from my hometown in Georgia and I talked to her a lot. One person commented that I talked to her a lot and asked how did I understand her. I informed this person that my new friend had that sweet "country black" dialect and it was music to my ears.

[@IceMetalPunk]

Okay, I can see having trouble understanding Kevin's accent, but how does Lily have any trouble at all understanding Chris's? The difference between an Aussie accent and an American one is like the difference between a lion and a tiger: you still know they're big cats even if you've only seen one before. Whereas Kevin's accent is more like a T-Rex in comparison 😂

[@IceMetalPunk]

@Ryan McRae I mean, I'm American.... but yeah, for a lot of my fellow countrypeople, you're probably right 😂 Actually, you might be overestimating us, since most people think the standard Canadian accent is basically the same as a strong Minnesota accent 😂

[@linneawren]

Well, I do believe that was a joke ~ Very dry, though, so not obvious..

[@mwater_moon2865]

See the thing about the US is there are a BUNCH of accents, and honestly, Aussie isn't much off of Midwestern (though my kids about fell out on the floor laughing when they saw a TV show when we visited Cairns talking about herbs with an "H" and "Or-E-gone-O") which is the "standard" for say national news presenters. When in reality, most of the population does NOT speak like that at home. (Even the Midwest draws their short "A"s out in Chicago and St. Louis, but not Indianapolis, which tends to drawl their Os into more of a U). But I've lived all over the US, and a good rule of thumb is that if SNL is making fun of an accent by what you think is "over doing" it's actually toned down..... Trying to get some one from rural New England to converse with a Deep Southerner and you are NOT going to have good luck with that. Esp. if you're trying to plan a meal-- or offer a fizzy NA drink. (For which I have heard the following names: pop, sOduh, soDAH, soda pop, coke ("what kinda coke? I have Pepsi, Sprite, root beer, diet and Dr. Pepper), seltzer, and soft drink.)

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@mwater_moon2865 There are also many Australian accents, too. Most countries have multiple accents.

[@thornyback]

I will never forget a night in a Glasgow nightclub. I'm at the bar, in come these two goddesses of women, that looked like Barbie and Ken's favorite daughters. One of the bombshells says to the other in the thickest Glaswegian accent I've ever heard. "Ded ya see tat hoT blok at ta ind o ta baRR". Realizing Barbie is Scottish has totally changed my view of the world.

[@karenlange4120]

Thank you! Loved the series! I was a wobbly one today

[@Bella_Mar]

I'm American and never had any issues understanding Scottish accent and I spent 2 months all over Scotland. Lovely country!

[@mena94x3]

I adore Hemsworth’s justification of his Celtic-esque-fantasy accent. Perfect. For that matter, I adore Hemsworth in general. ❤️❤️❤️

[@SuperRonnie4ever]

I'm Australian, and I understood everything that scottish bloke said quite easily

[@wingnut2893]

I'm a Dutch International service engineer, and I've had the pleasure to work with several Scots for a prolonged period and, therefore I'm able to understand Kevin almost completely. His jokes are hilarious.

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

The fact that so many people don't know who Lily Tomlin is makes me sad. There's a reason she is sitting at the head of the couch ahead of Chris Hemsworth.

[@markdevlin4232]

Didn't know the couch went in order of popularity

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

+Mark Devlin Yes the couch tends to go in order of celebrity (who's more famous or well regarded). I mean it goes by who has something to promote and the bigger movie first but within that it's the more prominent person. Also musical performers tend to sit at the end of the couch after they sing (except One Direction). When David Tennant and Matt Smith came on to promote the 50th of Doctor Who, Tennant sat ahead of Matt Smith even though Smith was the current Doctor.

[@trxpicaljay-1077]

she's not even funny, just annoying

[@razmataz13drums]

+Brandon Ottinger (JaqenH'ghar80) it usually does but im not sure how many people in Britain would know who LilyTomlin is

[@07SuperchargedSS]

I just realized that's Ms. Frizzle!

[@caliv0608]

I hope Lily was just using dry humor. I'm American and while I missed a couple of words, I understood Kevin just fine. It does take a bit more focus and concentration, but the same can be said of regional American accents.

[@wmrajput]

caliv0608

[@konaaukai5541]

Indeed, that is definitely true! Some regional accents in the US can be difficult to decipher. I remember taking a trip to Boston, and half of what our tour guide said went over my head. I've also listened to very thick southern accents, and experienced the same thing...And that's not even including regional slang words and differing terminology! Those don't help matter, either...

[@fostermaltloaf5189]

+Kona Aukai I had to watch "my name is Earl" with the subtitles on as I couldn't understand his ex wife in it.

[@glenncordova3365]

I always turn on the subtitles when I watch British shows. I have been watching Dr.Who for 30 years and I find that as I get older I have a harder time understanding British accents than when I was younger.

[@stuartthompson8056]

@@glenncordova3365 In media in general words are enunciated less clearly than they used to be, I find. Not just in Britain but around the world, in my opinion. I learned German at school and I find the dialogue in Werner Von Herzog films from the '70s, for example, much easier to understand than the several German films I have seen which were made this century.

[@garyandrewranford]

You just have to love sincerity. Great video 👍 👌

[@kevinpople7828]

One of the funniest segments of the show! x

[@byzantinischelosung2100]

As a native German speaker I understand everything

[@Psychol-Snooper]

You understand... everything. Ironic.

[@barackosama9442]

Your name is nuts

[@jane291]

I only watched this video because I'm Scottish

[@tazzy8601]

Me too

[@Helpmegetsubswithvideo-gq8xi]

same

[@SpeedysPlay]

Aye, mate

[@tashtoday]

Same

[@redpandagaming5231]

Same

[@rumayayad4361]

I was once stuck with a drunk Scottish man at a bar. He told me all his history, how he met his wife and how he had to pee in a jar on his wedding day. Thankfully a Brit walked in with rum and coke. Saved my brain from entirely shutting down.

[@HelenDiamond]

Scots are Brits

[@jintygm]

A Brit ??? Scots are Brits too

[@Tashax405]

scottish people are brits too (for now anyways) it always confuses me how people use 'British' and 'British accents' to mean 'English' nowadays - welsh and scottish are also British accents and they are very different from English accents.

[@scottgarvie7694]

Fascinating story, do tell more.

[@steviemacmuttley]

@@Tashax405 Dont ever class a Scot as being a "Brit" - thats a no no. Dont be confused just dont say idiotic things especially if you happen to be English or worse, American.

[@Taricus]

Lily Tomlin talks and laughs and has similar mannerisms to my grandma. They even look similar, except my grandma has blonde hair, instead of dark hair. Growing up as a little kid in the 80s, when that actress was all over tv and movies, it was a little surreal to me LOL!

[@faliciah3363]

It's pretty easy to understand, especially since he even did ya a favour of watering it down

[@carolgage4569]

In the 1960's I had a school teacher who was Scottish....After a few weeks, we were used to it. My name is "Carol, but she pronounced it "Cattle" 😀

[@cdstoc]

Ron Howard seems to understand him. As an American, I had no problem, but then I enjoy accents, they give a certain life to the language.

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

Are you talking to me? Classic Lily 😂

[@emmaskegg]

As an Australian, i find it really easy to understand the Scottish accent

[@dadventure5939]

I could understand him perfectly and I'm in a wheelchair

[@patmaurer8541]

I've always loved hearing accents--and learning to imitate them. It's just a matter of exposure, and a willingness to let things flow 😊

[@Kimmy_95]

Saw this interview a few years ago & this vid never gets old LOL!!! I'm from the Caribbean, never met a Scottish person but I understood what he said 😂 Guess everyone's different LOL!