SCOTTISH ACCENT IN OUTLANDER

SCOTTISH ACCENT IN OUTLANDER
Scottish Stories Ep.5
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Talking about the Scottish accent and reaction to Outlander, the Hit TV series which features the Scottish clans and is set in the Scottish Highlands. Outlander is a British-American television drama series based on the historical time travel Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore and produced by Sony Pictures Television and Left Bank Pictures for Starz.
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WELCOME TO SHAUNVLOG - I'm Shaun and this is my KZbin Vlog channel about my travel adventures. I'm from Edinburgh in Scotland but spend most of my time in Brazil. These are my personal stories and thanks so much for joining my adventures. #SHAUNVLOG
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[@shaunvlog]

MY LATEST OUTLANDER VLOG OUT NOW! Watch my Scottish reaction to season 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnayqXaJpa-sn6s 🎥

[@gw7314]

Shaun, thanks for all these vlogs. Loving them. Just to set straight a couple of things you mentioned in this video - Grant O'Rourke who plays Rupert (of Angus and Rupert) lives in Edinburgh, so the two of you would probably be accent twins. Oh, and the brilliant Bill Paterson who plays Ned Gowan - Ned does keep the MacKenzie accounts, but is really a lawyer. Just a wee bit of Outlander trivia for you. Keep up the good work!

[@bocklinskitten4335]

Shaun, you are great and sweet and funny, and you talk soooooo much but it makes me start to learn scotish

[@RainCloudAmericaWorldwide]

LMAO you should be making money, you are really funny. Apart from that, I love that your name is spelled the same as my son, Shaun. :) Shari R

[@alicemilne1444]

Hate to say it Shaun, but as a Scot myself, much as I like your accent because all Scottish accents sound like home, it is not 'refined' and not really like Sam Heughan's at all. I would not have described you as having a George St accent. You have far too many glottal stops for that and your vowels are too fronted. I think you also have a mild case of Edinburgh accent superiority. :) Listen to people like Annie Lennox (Aberdeen), Kirsty Young (East Kilbride) or Peter Capaldi (Glasgow), Andy Murray (Dunblane), or Ewan McGregor (Crieff) to hear refined accents from other parts of Scotland. Also, there are people in Scotland outside the Gàidhealtachd who can do a Highland accent, though I will say that they're mostly older people who heard more Highland accents when they were young. Glasgow especially had a huge influx from the Highlands and many Glaswegians today had Highland grandparents who spoke Gaelic.

[@monisolaelliott9346]

In season 2 when Claire got that full wax "down there" and Jamie says, "Your honey pot, it's bare" I never loved the Scottish accent more!

[@BH-el4rs]

Haha!! Yes. I love how shocked he is

[@heyeheyitsjenaynay]

Omg yasss it’s so cute 🥺🥺🥺

[@heather2947]

Claire! Woht have ye done te yer honeypot!

[@daniellem8790]

One of the best parts!

[@haleyoneil9172]

One of my favorite parts!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ralucasnt]

There is a French writer of Romanian origin Emil Cioran who wrote: "We do not live in a country, we live in a language."

[@suhararrieta5161]

We basque speakers say that euskera (the Basque language) is our homeland. I understand very well what Emil Cioran meant!

[@vltprn5820]

"Nous ne vivons pas dans un pays, nous vivons dans une langue"

[@cecil9881]

This applies so well to Quebec

[@davekent6023]

He was Romanian. Moving to France didn't make him French.

[@envisagebgt8078]

wow, I quoted it in my Chinese blog, I am against Commie China dystopian doctrines which anyone should put country before your hometown/dialects.

[@heavenvale.]

😍 I need a Scottish boyfriend. Lol Scottish accents make me swoon.

[@sabrinacle]

Heather L I have a Welsh husband. His accent is what caught my attention

[@rogue10spartan98]

Well give me a message if you would like 1 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👌

[@rachealforrest5542]

Oh God yes. Pair that with a kilt.

[@august8090]

@@rachealforrest5542 kilts are so difficult to do I have to get my dad to do mine

[@rachealforrest5542]

@@august8090 but so worth it, in my opinion.

[@alearanneberg31]

I'm a German and I'm watching Outlander. Normally I don't have to switch on the captions, when I'm watching English series, but because of the accent I didn't get anything in Outlander.😂 But I'm soo fascinated by Jamie's accent!😍

[@nikiii8455]

When watching the series i couldn’t help but notice the amazing accent of Fergus, it’s a perfect blend of British Scottish and a hint of French it’s amazing !

[@flowerzgamez9365]

The actress who plays Geilis is from the same country as me, the Netherlands, and i think her accent was really good makes me feel proud

[@beebee33]

Yeah, when I learned she was from Netherlands I was surprised.. she seemed such a natural Scot to me

[@Kimdah_]

Also a Dutchie, and god, I love how Lotte Verbeek nailed the Scottish accent while playing Geillis Duncan!

[@joannecarroll5504]

But if you're not Scottish, you're not really qualified to assess the accuracy of a fake Scottish accent are you? Not any more than I am, as a Scottish person, to assess the accuracy of a fake Dutch accent. That aside, prior to the internet-driven mass Americanisation of the Dutch accent, the natural historically spoken Dutch language & the Scottish traditional language, Auld Scots, have many similarities; in pronunciation, in meaning & the further North towards the Highlands you go, also in speech pattern. If anyone was going to get a Highland accent right, it would be a Scottish or Dutch actor; I've heard some atrocious fake Scots accents on tv & I do have to tell myself to relax & ignore some single syllable shortcomings in Outlander because the majority did do a great job. I also can't fairly criticise Lotte's accent when Sam Heughan's accent is so far from perfect lol.

[@Kimdah_]

Joanne Carroll I have Scottish family, so, I actually am qualified to assess the accuracy of the Scottish accent.

[@beebee33]

Maybe not Scottish but certainly not deaf either. To be fair, this actress did well in my opinion

[@elsaramos4058]

Outlander is one of my favorite series ever. Thank you so much!!

[@shaunvlog]

Elsa Ramos amazing Elsa really glad you're enjoying it :)

[@michelleflood8220]

Elsa Ramos should read the books if you haven't already there's only so much the show can cover after all !

[@Muthurtucker]

Lol...I tried to scratch that dot on the wall off of my tablet screen. Made me laugh.

[@kimberlys655]

Me too! Lol!

[@mermaida.3999]

Same here hahahaha

[@meloneyparker]

Me too!

[@ln2559]

Just did this!! Lol!

[@mariahheck6219]

Me too lol

[@FILIPOPERA]

I'm Argentinian and i just think (since the 90's) that the Scotish Accent is the most beautiful english Accent that exist. For real. 🖖🏽🥰

[@ihaveanamebutimnottellingyou]

Born in Edinburgh and I am a Mackenzie! Love the show and MOST of the accents are alright. Some of them sound pretty Welsh though!

[@DidixGil]

Hey, Iona! I was wondering which ones sounded Welsh? I'm quite curious!

[@ecexx.]

Omg! It's sooooo cool. I can't imagine how proud you are!

[@laurenvanbever325]

I was very impressed when I found out Geillis Duncan is actually Dutch.

[@dianabrown9391]

Since binge watching Outlander, I catch myself “trying” to speak in a Scottish accent. 😆 I’m a huge fan, it’s by far the best show. I hope to visit one day. ♥️

[@Ithica87]

I do that too. My Scottish friends make fun of my poor attempts lol

[@canwetalkaboutthat6117]

Sometimes I want to say aih

[@haleyoneil9172]

Aye, I too have tried to pick it up as well 😂

[@mirawenya]

I can’t do the rs. :(

[@joannecarroll5504]

Why on earth do people do that? It's so insulting.

[@kelcor74]

I am a huge Outlander fan and have been so impressed with every aspect of how they have made the series. I am curious about how you and other Scottish people feel about the Gaelic being spoken throughout the series. I know they brought in Àdhamh Ó Broin to help train all the Highlander actors how to correctly speak Gaelic since many of them had never spoken it before.

[@irishlongswordboland3114]

The language of outlander is scottish gaelic,but cathriona balfe who plays claire was brought up in co. monaghan republic of ireland went to a gaeilscoil which is an irish gaelic language school and is fluent.Scottish and irish gaelic are different languages,but there is a high degree of mutual intelligibility.So she is in fact the only cast member that would come close to a native speaker of scots gaelic.

[@michelleflood8220]

irishlongsword boland not necessarily im learning both and there is some similarities which when you consider they are both members of the goidelic group of Celtic languages but the accents of the letters are different and the intonation is very different are two of the differences but Scotland has bilingual signs same as Ireland does and also gaeltachts but another difference is Irish kids learn Gaelic from around 4/5 till 18 whereas gaidhlig is more a choice of learning it or not also rte promotes gaelige in its programming whereas unless you're in a Gaeltacht you are unlikely to hear it spoken . Caitriona would find it easy to pick up on the Gaelic but she doesn't use it in the show only people that do are Garry as Colum , Graham as Dougal and sam as Jamie the rest of the highlanders apart but cait doesn't need to as Claire is a Englishwoman so she doesn't need it !

[@irishlongswordboland3114]

Never said she needed it .Cathriona balfe went to n irish medium school so she did most of her education through irish not just as a school subject and is fluent.

[@nutyyyy]

Very very few people speak Gaelic today and even at the time of Outlander, it was only one of the Scottish languages, Scots was more common what most of the characters in Outlander speak basically Scottish-English with occasional emphasis on Scots words, though generally they don't use the majority of basic Scots words that are different from English. So they only typically use Scots for a small amount of the dialogue and English for the rest.

[@midi510]

I have little Scottish blood, but my name is the Gaelic word for church. I think I remember it being used in the series.

[@celinacharity5465]

Would love to see more movies on Netflix from Scotland 😍

[@chrisblock9815]

Took me 10 sec to understand that my phone isn't dirty hahahaha

[@artifex1707]

Ahahhaahhahaahahahah same!

[@Ms.Prince]

Season 1, episode 6 “The Garrison Commander” features a scene with Dougal Mackenzie & Claire meeting English military men who are dining. At around 6:20 Dougal speaks in such a way that is impossible for non-Scots to understand! It seems that he did so on purpose... given the audience that he clearly despises. This part really stood out to me with regard to accents.

[@lisaanderson8054]

In my short tour (9 days) recently to Scotland, I heard only one really great accent from a taxi driver in Glasgow. I could have listened to him all day. Love that Scottish folks love Outlander so much too.

[@arikaduangsuwan2383]

I'm in Edinburgh right now#LoveScotland

[@tabbycat5547]

I LOVE Scottish accent. So pleasing to the ear!

[@enilehcodramramlised8716]

Bro, I’m in love with outlander. I love both of the main characters and then their kid you just can’t go wrong with that whole dynamic of the characters in that show. I never thought I would fall madly in love with the Scottish accent, but I am so in love with it.

[@lindamerrill1577]

thank you...........love your show.

[@bumgarner4987]

The Scottish accent is absolutely beautiful, charming, & attractive ❤️ I can’t get enough of it

[@rsoubiea]

I was impressed with how the character Jaime was so well educated, fluent in several languages even latin.

[@SeasonsChange14]

I wonder how that was supposed to have happened, given that I don’t recall seeing a school on any episode of Outlander.

[@tigercomet23]

@@SeasonsChange14 in the books it explains that he was sent to France by his father to attend the university there when he was a teenager.

[@stuartniven2401]

I live in the US, moved from Australia but a lot of my family are still on the isle of Unst.. I love my Scottish heritage.

[@natepollen1002]

I'm of Scottish Descent from the Young Clan and McDonald Clan. i love Outlander as well it's so addicting!

[@towacca3548]

The young clan? Me too

[@natepollen1002]

@@towacca3548 Ya my grandmother on my dad side's maiden name was Young and her ancestors were part of the clan.

[@towacca3548]

@@natepollen1002 I was kinda adopted in when I found them threw Facebook, still working on digging up family history.

[@sergegilles3670]

Thanks a bunch for your awesome videos! I'm from France and learning English. I plan to visit Scotland, so I'm practicing the accent with your videos. You're fantastic. Thanks again!

[@mrsmobsluvzbooks8558]

OUTLANDER made me fall in love with Scottish culture and made me realize that I really need to learn alot about different cultures

[@reneemellott8612]

Thank you!! Just started watching the Outlander shows and they are AMAZING!!! Thanks for making this video!!

[@fajerps9774]

I’m from Kuwait and i just fell in love with Scotland because of Outlander 😍

[@NannaLiz]

I've been to Scotland 3 times and had a marvelous time each time I went. I'm married to a man of Scottish descent so we were always interested in the country. About 25 years ago, I came across the first Outlander book and I've been a fan ever since. Before one of the trips to Scotland, I decided I would try to learn Scottish Gaelic since I, too, have Scottish ancestry. I spent about 4 months learning phrases. I was incredibly disappointed when I learned that almost NO ONE spoke the language in all the places we went in Scotland. It's so sad that a language has almost died out like that. I have wondered that since so much time has past since Culloden and the Clearances, would the British not mind if Scottish Gaelic was reintroduced into the schools as an elective class. You could have a Gaelic Speakers Club (or would that worry the monarchy??)

[@alistairewen9558]

It's on the up, SAOR alba gu bràth.

[@alicemilne1444]

The decline of the language was due mainly to Royal interference in the 1600s (King James VI & I demanding that Gaelic lairds send their eldest child to Lowland schools to learn English (not Scots ! ) in the 1609 Iona Statutes. That was followed by the repression of Gaelic culture after Culloden, then the Highland Clearances when Gaelic speakers were either forced into emigration or were provided financial incentives to emigrate. A later blow was the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act passed in Westminster - far away from Scotland - which imposed compulsory state primary education but in English only. It took more than 100 years of campaigning before the Gaelic language societies achieved the right in the 1980s to set up Gaelic-medium schools. Since 2005, there has been a Gaelic Language Act passed by the Scottish Parliament, and efforts are being made to promote the language through Scotland. When Duolingo launched its Scottish Gaelic course in late Nov 2019, the uptake was huge. In March 2022, the course had already passed the 1.2 million learners mark. According to Duolingo's statistics, somewhere between 25% and 30% of those learners worldwide are in the UK. So about 400,000 to date, and most of those will have been in Scotland. In 2011, the census for Scotland recorded about 80,000 people who said they had some knowledge of Gaelic. We'll have to wait until 2023 for the results of the 2022 census, but it's a safe bet that the numbers will have gone up. The 2021 attitudes survey in Scotland showed that the younger generation in Scotland are more in favour of promoting Gaelic than the older. That said, I'm 66 and am learning Gaelic as an emigrant, while my brother, 69, who stayed in Scitland, is learning it there. We both started without the other knowing.

[@pewpewcat7679]

Is it weird i just want to listen to you talk all day? Doesn't matter about what... I was in the hospital today and when my doctor opened his mouth i almost melted... he was a scot 😍 I'm such a sucker. This and irish are the 2 accents that will just make me melt.

[@christinadewitt7287]

I'm an American with family from Edinburgh and understand the accent difference as well. Here in Michigan there is a distinction with accents between the northern and southern part of the state.

[@kellyr3179]

Outlander is Brilliant! i love it!💜

[@vaniacardenas7618]

Greeting from Peru in South America.I watched Outlander 3 times in order to understand the story. A lot of pauses for new vocabulary too. It helped me a lot. Eager to visit Scotland. Aye.

[@rainbowmaya1147]

My late Grandfather was from Scotland. I love the accent.

[@Oickik]

I'm from Poland and I really like that story! And I fell in love in that accent 🥰

[@vickyg690]

I'm from Argentina and I've always been in love with Scottish culture♡

[@user-vf6wx9oq1c]

Yo tambiennn 😋😋😋

[@yogarcia6066]

Definitely the same good looks and scottish charm... and that piercing stare!😁😍 ...Sassenach😜 I'm from Spain and love the series, it has got me interested in the History of Scotland Nd the Highlands Loved the video!😚

[@heatherkay18]

Heather Kay. Hi Shaun, really good to hear Scottish people love the show. My grandparents were from Scotland, went to South Africa after the 1st World War .I am back in the UK now, almost back to my roots. You must readn the books they are amazing.love Heather.

[@ece421]

So glad Diana Galbadons work is so well received in Scotland. I read the books years ago when I was just a teenager. I always thought of going to the Scottish highlands and experiencing the culture and the history. At the time I always imagined Kenneth Brannaugh as Jamie, even though he's English. I even wrote Diana Galbadon to ask her if she would release the rights to a movie production company and asked her if she would be ok with casting him. She was very kind in her reply and said she would consider it, that was in 1998. Funny how things go. Yes, the Scottish accent is quite difficult to master. I've made a good effort but it's really difficult, even the "soft Scottish" is hard.

[@kathryngrant2676]

Kenneth Branagh? Do you know how short and tiny he is? Omg, he could never be Jamie! Sam is perfect, not just his physical body, but his voice, hands, the way he uses everything he has. He IS Jamie. Especially if you read the books, how you came up with Branagh, I’ll never know.

[@rafaelespindola4840]

I like you videos man, I am a Mexican that loves all about Scottish culture, I lived there for 1 year and a half and miss that beautiful country but most of all their lads and lassies, people is so welcoming

[@elenalopezdiaz7211]

Well, I'm spanish, and I'm fastinated that I could understand you almost every moment

[@jaimelynn968]

I want more then anything to visit Scotland. I just started learning about my heritage and trying to learn the accent. I just recently came across the family's tartan!

[@Petitebrunette54]

Hi! I am a french girl and i go To Edimbourg with my friend in february , it's outlander that made us want to make this trip.

[@rivkajoan8168]

Scottish accents are just fascinating! It would be awesome if, while on the tour, you could compile all the different accents into one video so we (the clueless rest of the world) can compare and learn the differences. All in all, huge fan of Scotland, Outlander and you! 👏🏻👌🏻

[@nutyyyy]

There are a lot if you want a comprehensive list, it varies by city even based on class.

[@marybethspencer1119]

good idea

[@twinkledad9723]

✨Shaun: You could be the leader of a whole new generation of Scottish Outlander fans! Very interesting observations about the different accents *within* Scotland. I've had fun mimicking some of the Outlander characters when talking with TwinkleMom (we both have so much of the dialogue committed to memory after having watched every show from seasons 1 and 2 so many times). It just sounds to me like the way the language *should be* spoken (despite the Outlandish general's protestations about "the King's English," etc.). On another altogether different note, I just discovered that Scotland's official animal is THE UNICORN‼️🦄 How perfect is that?! Nessie, unicorns, devas (the faeries that live in Findhorn -- have you ever been there?) ... you live in a truly magical place. Keep up the great work and be well!✨

[@jasonhiggins8909]

My 8th grade teacher was a Scottish teacher from Edinburgh,a teacher exchange program. It took me days to understand her speech,as a illinoisan American it was a shock. But we loved her so much! She was the best ever teacher.

[@biancabeckers4614]

Outlander finally made me start learning gaelic now . I am a German - living in Denmark.I like the Scottish culture and accents a lot.Keep up the good work you are providing with your VLOG's, Shaun. Thumbs up!

[@marciawoodham7752]

LOVE!!!! OUTLANDER!!!!

[@ileam.bonner442]

One of the things I love about the show is the accents. I grew up listening to my grandparents and great aunts. And there is something about listening to the Scottish, and English accents that they used in Outlander that makes me think of how they use to talk. It's a comforting sound to me to listen to Scottish and English voices.

[@PalmSandsRanch]

I’m American with ancestry from the MacCrae clan, they had very strong ties to the McKenzie clan and were the constables of Eileen Donan castle, whatching outlander has definitely given me a feeling of closeness to my family heritage

[@jen0718]

Your accent is sublime 👌🏼

[@little_misscrafty]

I love the way my mother in law speaks. She is from the Highlands and is wonderfully musical

[@joycemetheny8338]

Much the same here in the states , each region has its own accent.Mine happens to be southern but not the drawl you would hear in say Georgia or Alabama.

[@pennyphipps5872]

In love with outlander and in love with the accent 😍

[@jEsUsLoVeSmE87]

“How can I say this, Sean Connery?” 😂😂

[@bettiestrong4051]

Great series, Shaun....thank you!

[@shaunvlog]

Would you be interested in translating this video into your own language? It would be a great help. You can do so by clicking here: kzbin.info_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UC4AqHL8LvKrwQw1VOYNBHnQ

[@trianaamalia4329]

Hello I'm from Indonesia and I like TV series Starz Outlander thank you for your vlog

[@robertahall4960]

I read those books years & years ago when they first came out. Excellent. Diana was an expert research person. That helped a lot. Thank you!

[@tamborjimmusic8986]

I enjoy your videos, they enhance the series. I am an American of distant Irish and Scottish ancestory living in Costa Rica these last 30 years. Thanks to Pirate Bay we easily get all TV shows and movies. Outlander is by far one of the best, in good company with Vikings, Sons of Anarchy and the Crown, for great writing and great acting. I appreciate your comments and insights on the nitty gritty of the Scottish accents and history. My Costa Rican wife, who speaks English very well, watched 'Rob Roy' and loved it and followed the story right along, but at the end she asked me, "What language was that?"

[@DanielaJCC]

I love Outlander 😍 Nice video 👍

[@elbaotero1068]

Maravillosa serie un saludo desde Venezuela, espero ansiosa la 3a temporada

[@strongastower8371]

Love the series; hope to visit Scotland one day.

[@wendymoore6162]

very interesting and informative , love Scotland would like to see more of it x

[@kabellababy311]

I love Outlander - been a fan for years. I have all the books including the add ons!

[@lildave420]

I just found your Outlander v-logs and I'm really enjoying them! Outlander is the best story ever! 💕

[@ashtonj2325]

You should come to North Carolina once you get to that part in the series. I love my state. The best time to come is in the fall to see the change of the trees in the mountains and to experience all the festivals.

[@divey6303]

Outlander is just scrumptious. I've been interested in Scottish history forever -- my grandfather said his people came from the Butt of Lewis. Nobody mentions Nigel Tranter -- a great Scots writer who wrote well-researched historical fiction and I have read at least 6 of his books -- he wrote many more. They really teach Scots history in a fascinating way. The last time I was in Scotland I was surprised not to find his books in the bookstore. They should be brought back!

[@taraarmour4880]

Hullo! I'm a first generation Canadian.... My mom was born in Paisley, a lot of my family still lives in Scotland.... I've been reading the Diana Gabaldon books since I was 22... that's 27 years now. Just so you know.... she is a professor in science and does a lot of research in her work before she started writing. now she takes between 3-5 years between books as she does that much research on the time she is writing about. she is very adamant about getting the research right. you will love the books! the show is great but the books are awesome!

[@mamanaturae2055]

Greetings from Germany! I really love Outlander and so I found your channel, thanks for your videos :) And yes...your accent ist really nice!

[@amandaedmonds1242]

I'm so glad you're also reading the book now! While the series does an amazing job at capturing the essence of the books, there's always so much more you can get from reading it. Like many other Amerians, I have Scottish ancestors and Outlander has fueled the fire in me to get to Scotland one day!

[@RAvery41]

My wife got be watching Outlander because I grew up speaking Scottish Gaelic; my grandmother on my mother's side was from Scotland as was her family, from from Banffshire on the N. Sea to Old Deer, Inverness and the area. I was the only one that could understand my grandmother when she spoke Gaelic. must have come to me in my genes lol. I always read to her in Gaelic and was inspired to learn more about my Scottish Heritage, picked up bagpipes and learned how to play as a teenager and took part in all of the Highland Games, I practiced throwing Telephone poles for fun but in later years have been loosing my reading skills but can still speak with a Scottish Accent, fun to play with but now need to hone up my skills as living in FL USA we go to Dunedin Scottish Village and started chatting with a man from Scotland an he asked what part of Scotland I was from as I had a Northern sound to my speaking so here I m to learn how I am speaking and I like you channel. I told the fellow I met I actually had never been to Scotland yet but plan to go. He laughed and said I had him completely fooled. He was from Glasgow. Keep up the good work

[@dougmacpherson9661]

As an American named MacPherson, I've always wanted to learn about my Scottish ancestry. I've just started the first season on Netflix and am really enjoying the series.

[@damienbessellere4579]

My manager at my restaurant was from Tain and his accent was really hard to understand, every time I was saying "Stuart please articulate more because I'm just a wee Frenchy who try to speak English "

[@PS3GamingScotland]

Loving the series.

[@shaunvlog]

PS3GamingScotland thanks, really glad to hear it 😊

[@lauramcphee6472]

My husband from Edinburgh and I'm from Prestonpans in East lothian and our accents are soooooo different

[@Pri-ze7fv]

Yay! Thanks so much! Can't wait for the tour on Scotland, that'll be fun! Thank you for making these vlogs! Honestly I wish Outlander was more popular because the dedication and hard work they put into the series really pays off! Take care!

[@tinamichaud6878]

I LOVE THE TV SERIES OUTLANDER THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY TO LEARN. PERSONALLY I REALLY ENJOY HISTORY.. I REALLY LIKE THAT TIME PERIOD.

[@michelleflood8220]

Tina Michaud as do I and like Scottish and Irish history on a equal level as I'm of Irish heritage that explains my interest in that but my one of my cousins in Ireland is of Scots background on his dad's side his dad and mine are cousins so that is where I got interested in it through my Macleod cousins !

[@TheMastermind729]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

[@rondameier8168]

Have read the books, all of them, 4 times..... of the thousands I've read it's still my favorite all time series.... love the show but Scotland is where my heart is and always will be.....

[@abdelhakimelalami3893]

This is Hakim from Morocco i really adore the Uk's culture. Especially, the scotish. Btw, i have finished Outlander, and i'm waiting eagerly to watch the next season!

[@joannapolowy4647]

Very good video. My mum is from Hartlepool and my Granda is from Glasgow. And we all live in Massachusetts. Can you imagine how confuses my accent is?

[@kelceymarie6615]

If you listen to Caitreona Bailiff in interviews speaking in her everyday accent, she sounds more like a New Yorker than an Irish lass. I've never understood why British people can do such spot on American accents while Americans trying to speak in a British accent usually sound really corny. i.e. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. He attempts a cockney accent that would make Rubeus Hagrid's pet spider cringe. Notable exception, you would never know Peter Dinklage is from New Jersey in Game of thrones because Lord Tyrion is so well spoken.

[@lordracula2461]

I would disagree, Peter Dinklage sounds like an american trying to layer over it with a posh British accent. His pitch and tones are wrong and his R sounds are characteristically american. Caitriona Balfe has been living in the USA for 15 years therefore can't be expected to speak with a strong accent in interviews.

[@cynthiag1557]

I feel your pain. My dad's family are all from southern Tennessee but back in the 1960's one of my great-uncles went back to live in Inverness and lived there until 1990 when he moved back to America and died two years later. My grandfather and Granny all have their history traced back to Scotland and mostly from Inverness and a few cousins here and there in the Hebrides and Glasgow. The last time I went back to Scotland and England I at first spoke with a Southern accent which meh, the English really were not friendly at all as a result, and then they got even worse when I relented back to the Inverness/Highlander accent that I had become so accustomed to as a child being around my great uncle and cousins. I have my Southeastern/American accent and I can go from that accent to a Scottish accent pretty quickly and often interchangeably.

[@Panya.V]

Ditto Lordracula -- Peter Dinklage's British accent is horrendous. John Malkovich's British accent is similarly bad, almost as if they had the same [bad] dialect coach.

[@PapercraftsbyCindyellen]

Joanna, yes i can. My mum is from Newcastle upon Tyne, my grandmum was from Aberdeen, my Poppop was from Cork. We all lived in western MA. 🙂

[@lilgypsy7925]

Hi Shaun! I was born a Finley. I love the Outlander books and shows! Thank you for your insight!

[@martap265]

I'm obsessed with this series as well, oh my, I went through 5 seasons - absolutely love it. Glad I found your vlog😍

[@lermaline8233]

We have the same thing in Belgium : there is no "Belgian accent", (in the French-speaking region at least) because the accent from Liège is completely different from how people in Brussels speak for example ! I couldn't even try to mimic it, there are so many differences Thanks for the video it was very instructive ;)

[@jenniferbarrows9099]

I am the daughter of a Scottish immigrant to America. I read the books about a decade ago. My gran, who is from Glasgow, caught me watching outlander when it first came out. I thought she would have an issue with the nudity. She said, direct quote, imagine it done in an accent from Coatbridge and an 81 year old woman: look at the arse on that man! She then went on to read all of the books in about 4 weeks. She loves the series!

[@wendycorley1132]

My Mom started me reading the Outlander years ago. She loved that our Clan is Called in the book, McLachlan. I've read the complete series and bought the book to understand the words much better. Very much enjoying your blog. Sent it to my team that were talking about accents and Outlander series on TV. Thought they too would love to learn more about Scotland.

[@jen0718]

I was in Scotland last month and went from Edinburgh to Glasgow and initially thought I heard people speaking a foreign language but realized it was just a Glaswegian accent 😮😮

[@RoxaneGenot]

Thanks for these amazing videos, I'm glad I found your channel! :)

[@annejoleneiran]

hahaha so charming and funny

[@christyfinecy2008]

Shaun, thanks so much for doing these vlogs. I just discovered your vlog. I am an Outlander fan. I have read all the books and seen every episode. As an American with some Scottish ancestry, I love everything Scottish. Growing up I was enthralled by the Scottish accent of my grandfather's cousin's Scottish warbride. I'm not entirely sure exactly where she grew up in Scotland, but she had an Edinburgh accent (mostly). She left Scotland in 1945 or '46, and never went back (very sad), but she never lost her beautiful accent. She also taught me to appreciate Scottish history and food. I loved getting to go to tea at her house because her bannocks and scones were amazing. Keep up the great work!

[@barbaralavoie1045]

Accents in different areas of Scotland does make sense with me. Here in the U.S. we have different accents in various states. 🤗

[@juan-davidmoreno5605]

je suis complètement sous le charme de l’Écosse !! je vais y aller au printemps !! j'adore tout de votre pays !! les paysages, l'histoire, les merveilleux livres de Diana Gabaldon, le whisky, les acteurs TOUT !!! j'ai l'impression de faire partie de votre famille !! MERCI !

[@dreadedscotslass]

Some of Outlander is filmed at the film studio's in Cumberland which is just 5 minutes along the road fae me. Can't wait for the new series coming out

[@Dmaldonadomaldonado]

Outlander is one of my favorite tv shows and I'm from Puerto Rico. I definitely have plans to visit Scotland sometime soon. Very good videos.

[@TheBawrs]

Just saying 'hi' from Canada! Thanks for sharing Scottish culture. My family comes from there and it explains a good many family traditions, to say the least. Also you, as most Scots, seem a natural story teller. :)

[@susie7121]

Love Scotland and Edinburgh is the most beautiful city I have ever seen. Been to Scotland 2 years ago and I was shock none of the Scotish ppl knew about it. I learned later it was being blocked. Glad u are now enjoying it. I went to a couple of places the show was shot. I love just listening to u talk.

[@grettelsanchez5505]

Beatiful Accent..

[@latoyabolt9459]

I would listen to you all day... Ahhhh!