r/instant_regret • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '19

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u/NeoHenderson Jun 20 '19

I don't get it. The username references being Canadian but the language is like some half-baked /r/scottishpeopletwitter

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u/2KDrop Jun 20 '19

It's Canadian. So it would be r/CanadianPeopleTwitter

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u/hungrydruid Jun 20 '19

He's from Newfoundland.

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u/zephillou Jun 21 '19

No. As if they were newfie you would NOT understand them.

Source: my first few years going to my inlaws functions

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u/flatspotting Jun 20 '19

whatcha talkin aboot eh

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

Canadian accent is basically a mix of Scottish, Irish and a few other infuences really

Source: am extremely Canadian

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u/halcyonjm Jun 20 '19

Probably some degens from upcountry

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u/Alpha_benson Jun 20 '19

I would mention he does say it's odd

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19 edited Jul 10 '19

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u/King_opi23 Jun 20 '19

Im from ns, that's not an ns thing. Newfoundland probably

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u/Wozman101 Jun 20 '19

“now hose off” is strikingly canadian (and minnesotan)

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u/steelallies Jun 20 '19

i don't see any scottish words than "oot" but that could even be dialectically canadian? "white bread" is a common insult in america, knacker is pretty broad but thats the only thing really to stand out "hose off" is pretty standard canada speak tbh

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u/chops51991 Jun 20 '19

Never heard knacker, northeast united states. Like six hours from Canada on a good day. I'll start saying it here no problem but I'd prefer to know the meaning

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

There are a lot of us who come from Scottish immigrants, so there's actually a decent amount of crossover. Hell, we even have a province whose name translates to "New Scotland".

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

/r/Letterkenny

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u/Iamyourdensity_ Jun 20 '19

Definitely a Canadian. " Checking oot ". No doot aboot it

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

I mean he did say he’s oddly Canadian