That's fascinating. I know there's a lot of variation in how "strong" Irish accents can be, but when listening to someone from Dublin, sometimes it takes me, as

That's fascinating. I know there's a lot of variation in how "strong" Irish accents can be, but when listening to someone from Dublin, sometimes it takes me, as a native English speaker with a slight Philadelphia accent, multiple sentences to realize they're not American. The giveaway will usually be a word beginning with voiceless th, like "three", which most Irish people pronounce like "tree". For example, the housing expert here: https://youtu.be/UwmxehOidaY?t=73 https://youtu.be/UwmxehOidaY?t=73 Edit: Ha, turns out that guy lived in LA until he was 11: http://www.karldeeter.com/about/ http://www.karldeeter.com/about/