Reaction To Newfoundland Accent TikTok Videos

[@carolmurphy7572]

Absolutely loved "The Night Before Christmas in Newfoundland"! Brilliant! ❤😂🎅

[@davidcheater4239]

When I was a kid we had Charlie Farquharson did Was Yer Night Before Christmuss in rural Ontario dialect. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2eon5aPlsyshM0

[@susanjohnson2091]

This Newfoundlander approves of this video and I think YOUR accent is quite lovely too, sir.

[@michaelj3414]

In Toronto I lived in a house with 11 Newfoundlanders. When they got drinking it might as well have been a foreign language.

[@Pkeats817]

You should have heard us 50 years ago!

[@michaelj3414]

@Pkeats817 Well this was 36, so not far from that. And many more I knew in Toronto were an older generation. I love hanging out with you guys but the closer it gets to midnight the crazier yuz are. lol

[@christinec1928]

My friend's mom was from "the rock". Her two fav expressions, "Lard tundering Jesus" and "It's colder than a witches tit in January". They only had outhouses in her day and they named them all after politicians. 🤣I miss you Marie! ❤

[@PeBoVision]

Both expressions I use every day because of Newfie and Bluenoser friends* (I'm a Québécois living in Ontario). Witches' tits are always cold, so I just use, "Colder than a witch's tit". My personal favourite is "Stay where yer to, and we'll come where yer at." First time a friend said that to me, I laughed out loud, but knew exactly what they were saying.) * (Also CodCo and Republic of Doyle)

[@echobeefpv8530]

As a Canadian, I'm lucky to have meet many people from Newfoundland. First, I gotta say, they are salt of the earth, shirt off their back to help you people, all day long, and it's real. Second, for a prairie boy, they are almost speaking another language ! Love the video, and the east coast is on my bucket list.

[@Vinzaf]

That second lady triggered me so much with her inhaled "yeah"s, oh my god. I hear that ALL THE TIME from my aunt, and it only just now clicked!!

[@alifetimewaited]

my NB Acadian family too!!!!

[@katyroseable]

I love that accent and hope that it never dies out.

[@PeBoVision]

@katyroseable little fear of that...dey be a proud and stubborn lot bye.

[@margaretjames6494]

I loved this one! I visited NFLD on a school exchange in grade 10. Practically the first thing my billet said to me was (sounded like): "Godda bow wa?" Huh??? This means: "Have you got a beau, or what? - as in - "Do you have a boyfriend?" lol It took a few days but we picked up the lingo and I'm quite proud that I understood everything everyone said in these clips!

[@newfiescreech7328]

They neglected to mention the third of the province that was French. The accent of the South coast from the Irish shore to the Port au Port peninsula is also tinged with French.

[@Canadian-Grandma]

Loved your reaction. We are slowly losing the Newfie talk, for centuries people moved here from the uk, ( my dad's family came from Waterford Ireland, my mom's family came from northern Scotland and shetland Islands,) they settled in small communities with no roads. To travel they used their fishing boats and didn't travel far, so the culture and talk didn't start to change til TV and roads were built .

[@Dee-JayW]

That is sad.

[@gingerkid1048]

It took one generation to weed the accent out of my family. Though if I'm home around the older generation the accent I had as a kid comes back for a while.

[@mw-wl2hm]

What a terrible shame.. The accent makes them unique and makes Canada unique to have it among us.

[@barbarae-b507]

My dad used to work in St. John’s a lot. He often needed a translator, especially when in the “outports “. If you are not accustomed to hearing it, it can make doing the job difficult

[@Robert-fr7ud]

There's the classic Who's you long to ? Who knit ya ? Eeder one ? needer one !

[@CrDa-i7e]

Absolutely the dialect, not the accent

[@Robert-fr7ud]

We were a British colony populated by many many Irish and Scottish. And it shows

[@Sid-gu5qk]

Some Newfies also talk very fast, like an auctioneer.

[@deeren7276]

Check out Canada vignettes by National Film Board of Canada. We grew up watching them in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Specifically the log driver’s waltz. They played frequently - kind of like Heritage Minutes or Hinterland Who’s Who - information and/or fun bits.

[@gingerkid1048]

My family is from Newfoundland with the accent-I grew up with it but lost it moving to Toronto for school. However it comes roaring back if I spend any time with my family. My first day back at work I had a guy turn around on the phone & demanded to know what country I came from because I didn't sound Canadian to him. Lord thunderin' Jayus that guy was thick.

[@karlweir3198]

My father and his mother are from Newfoundland and they are townies because born in St John's from Mount Pearl NL area

[@realscience948]

It’s a dialect…not an accent…that’s where people are misled or misguided! And there are multiple versions of the dialect in the province!

[@radbaron]

The fastest conversation in Newfoundland is between two fishermen. *Arn*? *N'arn* Translator droid!!!! "Either one?" "Neither one" The only people who speak faster than Newfs are Quebecois. If someone asks "who knit ya?" , they are wondering who your parents are, and you are about to become related to them.

[@13DreamRiders]

Alberta here. I understood both without the following translation lol. I love listening to other accents and dialects and watching videos when I can so I can watch how the mouths move so I know what they're saying to translate lol. Half deaf so the more I hear it the quicker to understand

[@dalemcmillan7231]

I love NFLD! Beautiful friendly people and Beautiful place. ❤

[@JasonKucherawy]

A common saying is "Long may your big jib draw" - The big jib is the front sail that keeps their boat stable, and you're hoping it draws wind so it's working for them and they're sailing smooth. So it's like saying "I hope things go well for you in life".

[@Mohamjip-x4h]

My family came as cod fishermen and boat builders in the late 1690s. Living now in Ontario, my cousins in Nfld. have the Newfie accent, and I sometimes think I need an interpreter to have a conversation with them. Sometimes, I just say, "Yes, bye," and smile.

[@SilentBob731]

As a New Brunswick-born Nova Scotian, I very much enjoy the accent and the music, and can attest that Newfies are some of the nicest people I've ever met. Just don't party with them unless you're ready to go bloody hard. 😉🥃 8:42 Um, no. Norsemen sailed to Newfoundland well over a century earlier, possibly three or four centuries.

[@MS-ro9dm]

The lord dying jessus buddy, you need to do "Why Uber can't Work in Newfoundland".

[@airborne63]

Actually, Lief Ericsson discovered and settled in Newfoundland in around 900 AD......and there's a National Historical Site there with the remains of his settlement. The Brits, Irish and Scots came a LOT later..... 🤣🤣

[@cypinvic]

Lol, the 2nd lady 911 call is me gram's talk; my dear. The inhale. 😅

[@tilemonkee5510]

😂😂😂😂Much love,bro!! ❤

[@Szyq003]

Great video thank you❤

[@NicoleMcRaven]

I love that our accent is your favourite form of ASMR ❤

[@dreadtrain2846]

We love our Newfie brethren here in Canada.

[@Pkeats817]

The second one is accurate. She is a comedian, but the accent is 100 percent real.

[@colleencomeau-edison7625]

Back in 1981 I had joined the military. There were some Newfies in basic training with me. I remember this lady from Newfoundland that it took me about 3 days before I could understand what she was saying. 😂 once I figured out what she was talking about she was the nicest person ever.

[@jayciejuice]

Hahahaa my daughter’s father and his parents are all from Newfoundland and his parents talk just like this. ❤️ I live in Nova Scotia so we hear it pretty often xD

[@barbarae-b507]

My mom was one of those adopted Newfoundlanders.

[@nancyrafnson4780]

I only got to spend one week in Newfoundland, but I fell in love with it! I had no problem understanding people but I only got to see a small part of the province - unfortunately. It’s my dream to go back ❤️❤️. I’m from Manitoba.

[@Pkeats817]

That’s because the accent is nearly gone and the dialects of old don’t really exist now.

[@musingwithreba9667]

I just moved from Toronto, Ontario to a small seaside town in Newfoundland on the Avalon Peninsula. I was "Screetched In" at my first visit in May this year. So I s'pose I am now a member of a cult 😂 The accent and dialects will take a bit of learning, but probably not as long as it took me to learn Western North Carolina when I lived there in the early 2000s

[@MarilynColes-vz3lk]

I love your accent too!

[@cpaton1284]

Got to find some early " this hour has 22 minutes" , the rick mercer years and marge delahunty

[@kentvodden4600]

Check out Donnie Dumphy, and Codco.

[@PeBoVision]

I'm not a Newfoundlander, but their accent just feels like home. The french may claim it, and the Anglos too, but no doubt about 'er, the East Coast be Canada's soul. Newfoundland Disco: I's da bye (uh-huh uh-huh) det builds da boat (uh-huh uh-huh) Dance moves: Dis go here and dis go dere.

[@terryomalley1974]

There may be hints of the Scottish and English accents in it; however, when I hear a thick Newfie accent, the Irish influence is by far the most dominant! 🇮🇪 ☘️ 🇨🇦 🍁

[@krnstc]

I have been screeched in Newfoundland lol

[@Pkeats817]

The very common answer to, what are you at today, is “nothin’, no matter how busy, and we used to be busy at stuff, but it was nothin’. 🙂

[@dorothyfielding8209]

If you listen to an old person with a West Country English Accent and an old person from Cork, Ireland, and mush the accents together, you’ll have most of the Newfie Accent.

[@Pkeats817]

The 4th one is accurate.

[@Pkeats817]

Some of the young crowd in these videos didn’t know the real older dialects, and the rhythms are off. The old speech was tremendously west country, Irish or a mix of both. The sentence structure was often flipped, the vocab was very English and Irish, even with some old Devon words still be used. The dialect was full of expressions, and implied language. I remember this so well from my childhood and early adult life. Things have changed tremendously in the last 30 years. Sadly. Mert, watch some older Land & Sea videos if you want to hear some very real accents, or videos of Newfoundland fisherman. My Nan and Pop were very much “English” and one of the last things I remember my Nan saying when I visited her was, “ya got nar maid with ‘e.” My reply was I don’t have a daughter. Small snapshot of a bit of the old ways of speaking. It was perfectly understood by us, and the dialects were fairly intact. I know looking back, visiting Newfoundland 40-50 years ago would have been like visiting west country England and Ireland. I’m sad for what we have lost, but proud I lived that time when we weren’t too spoiled by the modern ways of speaking and getting on.

[@Lois-New-fae]

“Windy enough to blow the milk out of your TEA” is the real expression. No need to make it vulgar.

[@Pkeats817]

The 3rd one is making jokes, but the accent is accurate.

[@wiseman5076]

Newfoundland accent is incredibly broad. You can go to a town on one side of a bay, where you can see the town on the other side, and they don't speak the same language. They understand each other though. They're all bilingual. At least.

[@rschrader]

The Newfoundland accent is the best Canadian accent.

[@CrDa-i7e]

It’s not the accent, it’s their sense of humour and but mainly their dialect! ‘Stay where you be, I’ll come where you at’. Best Newfie joke ‘What’s black and blue and found at the bottom of Newfoundland rivers’ ‘Mainlanders who tell Newfie jokes’

[@maricepelletier2107]

My partner was born in Croatia. Still has the accent after living in Canada since the '70s. He does a better Newfoundland accent than I do. I was born in Newfoundland... Beautiful island, province, and people. By the way, there is no "h" in Newfoundland, nor in Quebec!

[@artemia79]

Pronounced "haysh" of course 😂

[@nakedhike8208]

You should listen to videos from Cape Bretoners. Their accent may sound more familiar to you.

[@Pkeats817]

We said chimley years ago, not chimney.

[@artemia79]

In most parts of Canada a caesar salad is lettuce, some caesar salad dressing, bacon bits, croutons and maybe some parmesan cheese if you so desire. In Newfoundland it means you better put some oil in that engine before ya caesar salad!! 😂

[@abprairiegurl]

John Cabot was not the first European to see Newfoundland. As far we know that would be the Norse.

[@freakyflow]

My Aunts "Tick" Newfie accent broken down into somewhat readable way it is spoken.......Deer Jueesus my son..Luk...You gots me rubbed right raw wit dat questioning Ya butter saves us a draw wit dat Or butter yet gives us a dart ya?.. I's In no mood for dis Nonsense

[@trishemerald2487]

I visited NL for business and I cried when I had to leave. God's country, God's people! I want to retire there!!!!

[@j.patrickmaceachern9495]

Come a to how??

[@Pkeats817]

My Pop would say, “what’s your fadder at da day, maid?”

[@capnceltblood5347]

The reason Jesus wasn't born in Newfoundland??? They couldn't find 3 wise-men or a virgin :)

[@DavidMedina-lu1wf]

Eh b'y

[@lululacanuck3824]

That first guy is so full of it. Newfoundlanders are dead jealous of anyone from “the mainland” and love to snark them for any reason. And the word is Ontarian, not Ontarionians”. I’ve been married to a Newfy for over 50 years (since he’s lived here since teenage, he is an Ontarian, more than a Newfy) and I’m still the outsider in his family, all his sibs married Newfys. Ironically, I get on just fine with their kids cuz they are all Ontarians. My mil used to introduce me as “my oldest son’s wife, who works for the government”, not Lulu. It was her sad attempt at impressing others becuz working for the govt was code for she makes a lot of money, their primary focus, which my husband and I laughed at cuz my salary was livable not wealthy. From my experience, I say that Newfys are akin to American hillbillies or southern folks. JMO.

[@denisegreene8441]

Wow. After that is divorce you. I feel for your husband. They don't like you because your condescending and give off very snobbish vibes. JMO

[@b.w.6535]

He's so full of it that he's faking his accent. I know him in real life and he doesn't sound like that at all. Missus in the Metallica shirt isn't exactly being subtle either.

[@Pkeats817]

The first guy isn’t speaking properly. The rhythm is all wrong.

[@Pkeats817]

The 5th one is accurate.