(Replying to both you and dylangs1030 here) The "18th century" thing stuck in my mind from some media piece, and now that you mention it, does sound rather obv

(Replying to both you and dylangs1030 here) The "18th century" thing stuck in my mind from some media piece, and now that you mention it, does sound rather obviously like a myth. But the place exists—I think it was probably Tangier Island [1], and the accent there is indeed archaic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E#t=0m33s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E#t=0m33s Some of that sounds like a Monty Python sketch! It's definitely an example of one native English speaker (me) finding another (them) hard to understand. I also second the commenter who brought up the Glaswegian accent. I love how it sounds but damned if I can make out half of what they're saying. Maybe you're just gifted with dialects :) [1] http://goo.gl/maps/Brbtr http://goo.gl/maps/Brbtr