THIS is what Gerald from Clarkson's Farm said.

VLOG 297 - It's evident looking around the web, that most people don't understand Gerald from Clarkson's Farm. So, I've added captions to the combine harvester scene, so you can understand what's going on in this already classic scene.

[@JasonCoulls]

For anyone asking - Season 2 is coming. I spent a few hours going over it, to produce a 10 min video, but then KZbin did a copyright claim so I withdrew it. I'm going to rework it and try again. It may take a day or two to accomplish this though.

[@Simon_W74]

I live in Norfolk and we really have seen a lose of the Accent from a lot of the youngsters here. It is possible down to a few things, a good size influx of people from outside the County as well those from farther ashore, then there is the influence for both Film, TV, and then more recently social media platforms. When I first moved here some thirty years ago the local accent was very much alive and kicking. Now it is mainly the elderly that have the Norfolk accent. It is quite sad to see it disappear over the years and it will be gone in the end. I only ended up here in Norfolk due to my Father being in the RAF and settling here. I have two children and we live in a village and neither have the accent in any shape of form or there friends. I took a while to tune into the accent when I first lived here and I really like to hear it when it is from someone with a very strong accent.

[@KarlHamilton]

@@shayler1991 brilliant lol

[@vani9831]

I read an article about your video and came searching for this here. Thank you so much for this wonderful post!! You're doing the world an act of public service 👏 Your words on documenting the accent specifically drew me in, as I too strongly believe in preserving languages and accents and all the knowledge and wonder they hold of a world we will never experience! For all this, and for everything I have learnt and rediscovered (including a child like wonder in watching animals), I think this show will be my favourite forever. Gerald and his ever smiling wisdom are a big part of it. I really really look forward to your video on season 2 😃 It's sad to hear about the copyright claims. May I suggest experimenting with shorts to circumvent this?

[@GNeuman]

We just finished season 2. What can I say? Heartwarming, tearjerking, a never give up attitude, full of humanity, compassion and the frustrations of dealing with unnecessary bureaucracy with those penpushing little Hitlers... We have to support our farmers at all cost. Without them we are truly lost. Just look at what that globalist WEF puppet in the Netherlands is trying to do to the Dutch farmers.

[@JasonCoulls]

As polarizing as Clarkson can be, I think he did farming a service by showing at least a portion of the stupidity farmers face and are expected to just compensate for.

[@pim1234]

And as by a miracle when it is written out I suddenly can understand Gerald !

[@JasonCoulls]

Glad to help! LOL

[@CliffChroust]

I felt that magic as well!!!

[@ReeceLittle1988]

i concur

[@JamesTyreeII]

Same!

[@therickman1990]

Same thing with heavy metal songs and grunting, once you have the lyrics of one song you can pretty much understand other songs from the same band

[@stephenbaylis5233]

When I met Gerald in pub I asked him has being on the TV changed your life he said no I've always been well known around chipping Norton nice guy always has time to talk

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

When Clarkson's Farm season 2 had the photos of Gerald in the football team back in the 1970s, it was hilarious. He had such a stereotypical look for those days i.e. perm and crazy tache.

[@sjoroverpirat]

That is hilarious

[@beeveearr]

It's so clear when looking at the subtitles but once they're gone I struggle so much

[@ereder1476]

that's how the brain works. You can do the same for foreign language music with fake subtitle. The lyrics will seems obvious even though they are false

[@JasonCoulls]

Now you’re reminding me of the early web… “Irrational exuberance” or “Hat baby” (‘Hatten ar din’?) were classic examples of wrong lyrics on foreign songs….

[@KaladinVegapunk]

What's funny is I watched it on Amazon with the subtitles and it does 50/50 of translating him, and just saying "unintelligible" hahaha But I was able to understand his first command, the come up alongside one The rest is definitely impossible haha

[@lisabowenhospital]

They couldn't either hence the lack of subtitles .

[@mikiqex]

I've seen recently a video that played the same voice twice with different subtitles each time and you heard exactly and quite clearly what the subtitle said both times.

[@bigb5681]

as silly as this sounds geralds accent is a piece of british history and i'm glad it got recorded a lot of people now are speaking with very neutral accents so seeing what people used to sound like will be interesting for the coming generations

[@JasonCoulls]

I totally agree!

[@neilclare7497]

Im from a small village in Warwickshire and i could, tell the accent of local people, what we all called from the other side of the bruck.you wouldn't be able to understand the local people in the pub locals would stop drinking and listen to the person entering the pud to listen to their dialect slightly different sounds in their speach would let you know were they were from .some people never even went to the local city. They used to call me the town 'e because i worked and went to the city tec, collage.they were all great caricatures the had had very little schooling and spent most of their lives driving tractor' on their farms great days these people were true green people how looked after the countryside hedger's drystone wall builders farm contractor,s eqs.

[@andystensel5909]

Just reminds me of home

[@neilclare7497]

@@andystensel5909 thanks andy.

[@cloverite]

I agree the rural Lincolnshire accent has just about disappeared. My Grandads generation were the last of the strong Lincolnshire dialect.

[@farmerlamb2372]

It could've been so easy for Jeremy to take the piss out of Gerald but he didn't, proper respect for this, I think this is part of what makes it a great series!

[@thedingothatateyourbaby9811]

For sure, it also helps that Clarkson is having to concentrate so hard he doesn’t have the ability to make fun of him in the first place haha. Gerald is a gem.

[@masteryoda394]

Jeremy is not that cruel, he wouldn't do that.

[@nelapsi.]

Oh I'm pretty sure he do understand Gerald pretty well. They know each other for ages. It's a show after all, some comedic liberties are taken.

[@matteosusani4072]

@@nelapsi. it's a gimmick too now, so he went on calling him "head of security" or some other names just for fun, I'm sure he understands him, but knows almost nobody from home would

[@CreedBrattonTheOffice]

@@nelapsi. They know each other for ages? Jeremy only bought the farm in 2008 and even then had nothing to do with the running of it until the farmer who was tending it retired. That's when he met Gerald. Which was only just before Covid. Edit: I shouldn't say met. More like that's when he got to know who he actually was. I'm sure he met him when he took over the property at some stage.

[@CristiNeagu]

Educational indeed. I was expecting this to be a comedy series throughout, featuring Jeremy Clarkson, ape man extraordinaire, bashing farming equipment with a sledgehammer, and doing donuts in the fields. But it seems to me that this series is currently *_the most important British series one can see on TV or online._* Clarkson has exposed some very existential threats to our way of life. It is absolutely unbelievable just how hard life is for the average farmer, and how keen the government is on making that life even harder, on purpose! And we're talking about the people making our food. The stuff we need to survive. It really is vital that we learn from this and hold the government responsible for this mis-management and abuse.

[@bass_rhino]

It seems to me the government wants to make everybody’s life harder. Except the super rich maybe.

[@CristiNeagu]

@@bass_rhino And isn't it weird how people keep voting for the left, wanting more and more social care and social programs, and all that happens is just making the rich even richer. Meanwhile they refuse to even listen to the argument from the right because they say the right just wants to make the rich richer. I think the nation is thoroughly confused... And we will never get out of this until everyone realises that the people who keep telling you the right wants to make the rich richer are also the people getting rich off of government schemes.

[@webbergj]

My wife's been involved in agriculture here in the States for years and was absolutely incredulous at the number of hoops that the British farmer needs to jump through and the amount of red tape they need to deal with. The badgers being as protected as they are was especially striking; in these parts if any wild or domesticated animal is threatening your livestock in any way you've pretty much got carte blanche to put them all down.

[@MrLegendra]

@@webbergj Is there a lot of red tape around what you can do on your farm land in the states as well?

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

@@webbergj I'm also from the US and am much less connected to farming, but my impression of small farmers is it can be incredibly hard to make a living even without all the red tape. The whole badger thing is a shame. It sounds like the species was over-protected and now they are running amok spreading TB to livestock. It's completely unacceptable and a change needs to be legislated immediately. It should clearly be legal for a farmer to take reasonable measures to protect his investment.

[@thetruereality2]

After reading this I can now appreciate how much sense Gerald actually made. I have much respect for him because not only he knew what he was doing but was also trying to let Jeremy know that he could've managed loading the grain as long as he kept a steady speed. This just gives us the glimpse of how much experience he's got.

[@TastySurrealBowl]

That was BRILLIANT. When the subtitles were used with the replayed scene, every word suddenly was crystal clear for the first time for me. I had to back it up and replay the non-subtitled version because my brain just wouldn’t believe that they were the exact same scene. Having watched both seasons of the show and not understood a word Gerald said, I was STUNNED that I never picked up any of what the subtitles indicated. When the subtitles accompany the audio I hear the words clear as a bell. WOW. Excellent video. You’ve done the world (and Gerald) a HUGE service! 👍🏻

[@unclestephen2722]

Same here, my thoughts precisely.

[@fatbelly27]

Gerald is my favourite character. I wish Jeremy would send him to do the acceptance speeches of the awards this series wins

[@thefilmbender-dt7cj]

That's brilliant!

[@EddieRiff]

Haha f'kin genius! Top comment!

[@plinpain]

It's absolutely amazing how clear the message got as soon as the subtitles were added.

[@BlindKiller20]

Gerald is an Absolut gem, hope Amazon Prime Video looks after him :)

[@CrashHeadroom]

Unfortunately no Anderson that's not the way things like this work in the real world. Jeremy is the money maker and they have dropped him like a fuel rod. What will happen now, is Gerald will be forgotten, amazon will move onto ruining another franchise, shoving them selves onto islands where they don't have to pay as much tax, messing with the livelyhoods of other people and Gerald is not gonna be left with alot, due to how much the UK is screwing its farmers. That is the reality, I'm sorry but it's time to open your eyes.

[@sukhan9854]

We found a translator for the next season

[@NerdInMotion23]

I absolutely love Gerald what an absolutely wonderful human.

[@phillipsmith4905]

I would like to say Jeremy clarksons farm show has been inspirational to me. I now work as a diesel mechanic on tractors, combines ect, and my interest sparked from this show.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

That's a great story and thank you for making it your job to ensure people can eat.

[@Willberight2moro]

He's clearer than many "customer service" help lines..... Go G dawg....

[@ronchappel4812]

😄

[@lordmfitzgerald3rd754]

Don’t mess with Gerald, he’s head of Security! Lol

[@alimar0604]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧

[@nairocamilo]

He's gonna kick your wall down, no shame

[@kaidenhall2718]

@@nairocamilo he would do that just to say hello and have a cup of tea

[@BrokenhornKT]

Just wanted to say Thanks for the " Translation of his Accent " Once I heard it with captions, I totally understand him. now im going back to the series and re-watch them and hear his words clearly.

[@popeye5989]

I love hearing strong accents and local dialects! It almost strengthens a person's character and ties them into not only their land but the history of that land. It seems that local dialects are dying away which would be a great shame.

[@sussertheoriginal]

Totally with you with that sentiment. Here in Norfolk, our Regional accent is being mixed with "Estuary English" as people find that they can sell their shed and move to Norfolk to buy a house. Also, the very local variations are being lost as the older generations die out, replaced by more mobile offspring.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Yorkshiremen and Lancashiremen however seem to be doing just fine. Even if they do hate each other.

[@popeye5989]

@@xinpingdonohoe3978 unfortunately not, I lived in Yorkshire for about 8 years and even the young locals don't have as strong a accent or dialect as the older generation

[@MrJules1977]

I grew up with strong accents in somerset, there were two people i struggled to understand but could get the rough idea of what they were saying, i think its quite sad that a lot of accents seem to be fading away. Gerald is a loveable chap with a good sense of humour.

[@kennethskeldon2552]

Gerald is an absolute legend, a proper character. Love this show.

[@kevinrandall01]

Gerald is definitely a character. He should come with subtitles as standard, this is the first time I have understood even one syllable of what he said & I used to work in that area. It is also the best ever demonstration of why you shouldn't auger out on the move with a combine driver & trailer driver that can't work as a team - Jezza at fault there, it isn't that difficult to position the receiving trailer.

[@JasonCoulls]

I'm not from that part of the country, as raised in a half Cornish/half Kent household, but I spent a lot of my time as a youth around a number of rural accents, and I guess some of that experience has stuck. ha ha!

[@kevinrandall01]

@@JasonCoulls I lived just outside Warwick for 20 years, had a property in Stow on the Wold & still have friends in Moreton in Marsh & Great Rollright & I still can't understand anything he says. Great character though & thanks for your translation. Have a great weekend.

[@JasonCoulls]

@@kevinrandall01 You too!

[@philt6440]

Giving Gerald subtitles would defeat the purpose of the comedy element of his scenes.

[@debhill2450]

What a trooper Gerald is a true farmer He’s been a key person in Clarkson's farming journey - hope he’s well rewarded and appreciate. This programme would be nothing without Gerald’s heart 💜 love him 👏

[@rebeccaanderson5191]

I think this show is not only about the struggle farmers are in to provide us with good healthy locally produced food, how many hats they have to wear and sciences they need to know (mechanics, husbandry, biology, climate and meteorology, local and global economics, accounting, etc.) but it is about relationships and personal motivation to work together for things beneficial to the farm, the community and society beyond. Farming is a really big deal and most poor sods can't do it no matter how smart they think they are.

[@THEonlyAEON]

There was a guy at my last work who was welsh, but his accent was so thick I couldn't understand a thing at first, I slowly got used to it and could recognise his speech but it definitely took me long time, a lot of pardons and even more awkward confused laughs.

[@icantsurf89]

Thanks for clearing it up. Seemed something was up because Gerald said a line that was much easier to understand in that final scene when they were drinking beers together.

[@JasonCoulls]

Yes. He’s largely understandable unless masked over the radio in heavy machinery. Ha ha!

[@MsHeyAAA]

I usually get one to two words. I am happy he recorded it. I love listening to older dialects. I am from the United States, and my mom told me that when she was growing up in the 40s, people still had thick European accents. My grandmother spoke differently from a lot of people and used old scottish terms. (We are from the south, and people were spread out due to farms and countryside) thank you very much for this video. I think Gerald is a Star!🌟

[@RichardABW]

I’ve watched recent-ish videos of people from small villages round the east coast of the US with accents that sound like regions in England. As a general rule I find American pronunciation has more in common with non Home Counties accents because of your ‘a’ (a not ah).

[@RichardABW]

Found it. The guys at the end sound more familiar to me, probably will be more obvious to you. Not as new a video as I remember. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKm5gHygbNKpjas

[@JasonCoulls]

Ha, this is similar to “Newfies” (Newfoundlanders) in Canada. There’s a common folk song “Is the bys that builds the boat and Is the bys that sells ‘em” (I’m the boy that builds the boats and I’m the boy that sells them) up in Canada. And just to put things high on the Morissette scale, the rocks in Eastern Canada and US match up with Western Scotland in the same way Brazil and Africa match up.

[@VividFlash]

@@JasonCoulls its funny, he is using all the proper words and i still have a hard time hearing without subtitles

[@JoggingWithForks]

Gerald is such a gem! What a wonderful man.

[@gloat9424]

I think it's hilarious, even though they do play it up a bit for the show. In the final episode you can hear him talk clear as day. I remember Jeremy saying that Gerald was the original inspiration for the show because he thought he would be a good character.

[@Meitti]

Its a funny scene and the joke is understandable for foreign audience as well, UK is not the only country with very thick accents that even the locals struggle to understand. I have a thick south ostrobothnian accent in my native language too.

[@judithbaban5150]

I’m from Norfolk and I can understand him perfectly. His sentence end with ‘accordingly.’

[@michaelbriggs8940]

I have Norfolking idea what he's saying. 🙂

[@carmadme]

Yeh he has always made sense to me bit difficult to hear but not to bad

[@clockwork9827]

yep. perfect with the subtitles. to be fair, Jeremy's radio is on full-volume & that makes Gerald even harder to understand. i never would have got Gerald's 'take off like in a racing car' ! thanks

[@adamduncan6172]

When the subtitles came up it felt a strange clarity like a new part of my brain had unlocked and I had learnt a new language! Thank you for making this video 👍

[@JasonCoulls]

Thanks mate!

[@TrainsOfDorset]

The only two things I’ve ever understood from Gerald are “Just to off the subject”, which he says a lot, and “as long as you don’t go too fast”. This video’s definitely helped. Very well documented both here and on Amazon.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

I think your comments about the accent are a window into what makes the series so charming. You have Clarkson, who by no means is someone who is thought of as a farmer or really even a hard worker, trying to make his farm profitable. I watched the second season first, but then when back and watched the first season. With the very first episode of the first season it was a Clarkson who had just arrived from a Grand Tour taping with his usual bravado and lack of nuance. By the end of the first season you could really see the respect he developed for farmers and farming more generally. The second season is great because Clarkson is trying to open this small farm store stocked by a co-op of local growers. He's brought real awareness to the importance of farming and the issues small farmers struggle to overcome. This is applicable even outside of the UK or Europe. In the US many small farmers struggle to make ends meet while providing one of the most fundamental services to a society. As for Gerald, I was thinking his audio was edited a bit. As an American I was able to make out a couple words here and there but it was clear to me there was something funny going on. The subtitles really help to understand what he is saying. I come from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which is knows for a rather unique accent and it always enjoy seeing highly localized accents of other areas of the world. As the world becomes more expansive and interconnected it is a bit of a shame that unique features of remote places will continue to become less and less pronounced.

[@MrGarryGrey]

That's very interesting and makes a lot of sense. Amazon has their own subtitles and it seems like they couldn't understand him either, as most of his dialog simply says "[speaking indistinctly]".

[@JasonCoulls]

It’s better than KZbin’s guess which is it’s playing music when he talks. Ha ha!

[@NowZoomer]

Fascinating! I hadn't managed to 'tune in' and understand before. Thank you

[@jgreen2015]

It's weird how even being slightly baffled like Jeremy was I often got the jist And it reminded me of this fantastic explanation of the difference between American and English speakers. English speakers..even very posh, south east English speakers like me... Tend to use emphasis in speech by mumbling the unimportant conjunctions and speaking the key words clearly. Whilst americans tend to say every word clearly an emphasise the key words with volume and stretching So the simple sentence 'I'm sorry that I'm late, but I was caught in traffic' In American "I am SOR-RYY that I am LA-ATE, but I was CAU-AUGHT in TRAAAFIC" In English becomes "sorry 'm late, caught 'n traffic" Gerald and west country is that same tendency to mumble/ smooth together/ leave out those middle words.. just taken to the extreme Like 'racecar' was the only word that was clear every time. Whereas things like "if you are going to go off like that" were smooshed into "ifya go'n go'ff li'dat"

[@akrebsie]

Some how it is more funny with the subtitles, jesus what a character. I am Australian and got a job mustering cattle on a station outback. Those guys were easy to understand in person but on the radio it was a lost cause.

[@spoedkoeriereindhoven040]

I can not understand one word but when reading the subtitles, I hear every word. Well done!

[@tjessem81]

Thank you Jason :-) Gerald is just amazing. All the characters in Clarksons Farm are amazing. The show is renewed for a season 3, and hopefully there will be many more. This kind of TV is educating, and very funny. And touching. I cried during the last scene of season two. "Lisa, we got a pet cow" just brilliant.

[@georgefoord7087]

as soon as the captions are there I know exactly what he is saying.

[@Henning102]

It's crazy how with the subtitles it all just kind of clicks in your mind and he becomes almost completely understandable even without them. I was struggling to make out even a single word before.

[@Fydron]

I think the problem with this scene mostly is the radio it just distords the voice so much. On other scenes i can understand Gerald quite well when i just focus but then again i grew up surrounded by people who had quite thick accent and it helps a lot even if i am not from England.

[@captnaberystwyth2879]

First time i heard Gerald, i thought.. There's a man with an arsenal and a sea mine in his shed..

[@Max_m]

Thanks for providing this and in other seasons as well. Though as an American, even while reading the subtitles I struggle to make out what he says

[@bryjushumway]

I knew they were editing it to make it more unintelligible than he really is! Thanks for confirming, and thanks for the subtitles!

[@fus149hammer5]

Just finished the third series. It is genuinely one of the best shows on any streaming channel let alone terrestrial TV. Clarkson really does care about the farm and it's livestock. The characters like Gerald who has recently beaten cancer and Caleb are pure gold. His battles with petty bureaucracy and the highlighting of ridiculous EU and british government rules have shown how difficult it is to make a living through agriculture. More please...

[@Afeeq1011]

ngl being a non english and english as a 2nd language, after comedy effect during the 1st viewing. After a few viewing of his clips, I can now at some level understand Gerald in the show.

[@fueltoblaze1554]

Its amazing that I had no idea until I read the subtitles, then it was crystal clear

[@Thatsme849]

Thank you for showing me the light. It’s like magic

[@honeydocraftsman4504]

Truly one of the more pleasant videos I've seen. Thank you.

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Gerald is hilarious. One of my favorite members of Clarkson's ensemble. Even funnier when I can figure out what the bloody hell he's saying.

[@CrazySeanYT]

I think Gerald's biggest issue with communication with those who cannot understand the accent (lack of better words, certainly not negative) is that he does like to go on about things that you wouldn't expect to hear, when Clarkson is trying load up, he is not expecting someone to mention a "racing car" , then that just confused your brain because your listening out for important farm words, or directions, so even words you can make out, you assume you are hearing wrong because they don't make sense without context, context you wont get if you don't understand the full sentence. Gerald loves a good story i have noticed.

[@charliebristow3305]

"an 'edge is an 'edge, he only chopped it down because it spoilt his view"

[@JasonCoulls]

Top movie.

[@mdouhan]

What a great video, I love to learn and this was a great 5 minutes spent learning something I had no idea about, keep up the good work

[@audiohazard1203nut]

Yeah lucky talkies really make it difficult to understand people. But it did greatly help seeing the text and then being able to hear the words. I'm glad you made this video.

[@markharrison9021]

Thank you for this video .... with the subtitles it's amazing to hear how what Gerald says does actually make sense .... and conversely without the subtitles I'm as clueless as Jeremy. I have to confess I binge watched all of season 2 ... I just couldn't help myself.

[@Ultra4115_]

Funny thing is, I'm only 15 (Welsh farm boy) and I understand most of what he's saying. Probably because there's some old Welsh farmers that are even harder to understand in Welsh. Plus it doesn't help when they switch between English and Welsh lmao. It's really annoying because my dad can understand it but I struggle a bit. Don't get me wrong, I was raised speaking Welsh with my dad so I'm not lying that it was hard. Aside that, I did notice in season 2 episode 1, that they copied and pasted a clip of audio from season 1 when Gerald was having trouble with the touch screen.

[@connerymartin2952]

Thanks for putting this out, a big help, really! Reminds me of the guy on Britain's Got Talent years ago from Newcastle.

[@tef0801]

Thanks for making this video, it has helped me to understand Gerald!

[@Paul.74.]

I'm used to this. My gramp used to speak like this and I would have spanners flying towards me because I had no idea what he was saying. It took some time to understand him but we had some grate times on the farm 👍🙂

[@chemillexo]

Super appreciate this, as many have already said - having it captioned out properly really was a magical moment. Hope you'll do other captioned clips of Gerald in the future!

[@JasonCoulls]

I’m in the process of doing season 2. We are currently up to episode 4!

[@johncartwright8154]

Old chap up the road in our Hamlet spoke a local dialect called 'Aysum' (named after the area's market town of Evesham). Took me about 5 years to get attuned to what he was uttering.

[@DarrLaw]

🤯 This is incredible! Thank you for this video.

[@amandafisher1780]

Thank you so much for this! I love this video!

[@sandrastone7019]

Thank you so much for this. It really is appreciated. Regards from Sydney, Australia.

[@RedEyeDefence]

Can't believe how clear it is with the captions, although I can imagine the walkie talkies aren't helping with understanding Gerald

[@horseo5111]

I can always understand Grerald but I do only live half an hour from him so I’ve grown up around it

[@OzzieBo]

All I could make out from it is “don’t go too fast”.

[@oAPXo]

... Jesus christ, you adding the subs REALLY helped me out, its like turning on easy mode for a video game, everything is just clear!

[@CliffChroust]

By god you’ve cracked it! That exchange has had me wondering for days.

[@JasonCoulls]

Glad I could help!

[@justinrohomon979]

jesus christ, just a pre read of it and my brain totally understood everything.

[@ebabananu]

Thank you so much for your help. We all love Gerald but in all honesty, without the subtitles I'm lost...

[@CrumbsDM]

I love listening to Gerald. He creases me up every time and Jeremy's reactions are just priceless 😂

[@thetruereality2]

Gerald's wisdom is encrypted in his accent

[@reggieman02626]

That was very cool im glad you made this

[@Phat737]

Brilliantly done. Thanks for the translation. That accent is truly a cherished bit of history.

[@jamesemery1]

I'm from south yorkshire and grew up learning the old yorkshire dialect (tyke) and most of the old boys had a very thick accent. There was very few words other than the edited together gibberish that I couldn't make out. The last missing word when he is in the combine is "according" (accordingly). The tyke dialect does the same thing of just removing letters or just not pronouncing the letters that are in the word.

[@joshhills1635]

Exactly that... 'I can do the combining according'

[@LednacekZ]

honestly, with the captions, i can understand him quite well.

[@NoleOx]

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing!!

[@davidoldboy5425]

Gerald is a fantastic man, hope I'm that good at 72

[@DerUnbekannte]

it's magical how with subtitles he suddenly sounds totally intelligible

[@deathrowtodisneyworld5030]

I’m an American woman. I love Top Gear, Grand Tour, and season 1 of Clarkson’s Farm. My husband couldn’t stand any of them, couldn’t stand Clarkson. I was delighted when season 2 was on and happily watched the first episode. Hubby, who had been in the room countless times when I watched the other shows actually paid attention and watched the whole episode. He LOVED IT. He’s now a huge fan and I had him watch the first season. He thinks it’s excellent and is now a Clarkson Convert.

[@notused.]

Hi Jason. I hope that you will be available from 10th Feb to do some more translating of Gerrald on the new series of Clarkson's Farm 🤪🤣

[@Spy653]

Love to see him being translated, I was fairly confident he had been told to amp it up a bit for the camera. Regarding your closing point, I reckon we'll all sound something like Gerald when we're in our 70's and talking to friends.

[@Jonescan55]

The government isn’t listening……they hear you…..they understand you…..they just refuse to listen to you. I hope I’m proved wrong with this comment in the near future because farming is one of the most important activities humans do, if not thee most important. God Bless you Gerald, Kaleb and Jeremy. You are an inspiration.

[@hettro-cv6082]

You know after I watch your video, now I understand what he is saying! WOW!

[@zAngus]

Holy dhooly! This is like a miracle! He makes PERFECT sense when captioned!

[@davetaylor5501]

With the subtitles its crystal clear what he's saying, well, most of it anyway

[@albertapeet]

Watching the second season it’s clear that the play with the volume when Gerald is speaking to make it worse than it is.

[@Slug99]

The funny thing is that other than the radio talk example in this video, youtube's autocaptioning system is genuinely great at transcribing Gerald.

[@notused.]

Thank you Jason for bothering to do this. You must have had a lovely country childhood

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Even with the captions I still thought he meant “gun it and I can keep up”

[@MarkRose1337]

Thank you for this. Now that I know the accent he's speaking with it's a lot easier for my Canadian ears to understand him

[@DeTomaso55]

Funnily enough i can understand everything with subtitles. And even when played back without them i can now understand it way more clearly than before.

[@theforthdoctor7872]

I grew up on the Oxford/Buckinghamshire border in faming community. I remember this accent very well. My grandparents spoke much the same as Gerald.

[@metastract]

Brilliant, thanks for making these valid points. I can understand him quite well but I also speak other languages and studied linguistics. So I also appreciate linguistic diversity and feel sad about its demise.

[@dwilliams6346]

At the start of Season 1 I couldn't comprehend a word from Gerald, but the more I watched the more I understood what he was saying, not all of it mind you, but enough to get what he was on about. Even Kaleb struggles sometimes. Season 2 was even easier so he just takes a little getting used to. I think the reason why people love Clarkson's Farm, is its one of very few Reality TV programmes that actually delivers reality, the idiosyncrasies of people, the daily life of a famer and husband, sheep and cows giving birth, hands up cows backsides, getting painfully clobbered in the nuts, taking bits of fingers off. In truth, it has everything, and highlights the other side to that reality people were blissfully ignorant of, one of insufferable hardship those poor farmers have to live with everyday. It's actually had me, at 42, deliberating going into Agriculture from Horticulture. This Country needs farmers.

[@JasonCoulls]

Well put.

[@Grishhak]

Oh god that's amazing. I'm German and obviously not a native speaker, but it is utterly amazing how I can understand him once I read the subtitles.

[@h9rae]

I worked in Newcastle Breweries in Newcastle in the 70s it took me a month before i could understand anybody so its not that uncommon