Terry's Bristolian language lessons (Bristol accent)

[alistairburns]

You don't sound anything like Darth Vader and he went to Bristol Grammar.Up The Gas!

[tipper780]

cunt

[PBowyer123]

Im from Essex and live in Bristol, proper Bristolians don't understand me! haha

[ajuk1]

No one says Brizzle.

[SnappyPenguins]

I'm from Kent and this is so true! XD

[milsdarbs]

this is awful

[lovelyjubbly95]

I'm from Bristol and I don't have a Bristolian accent at all!! I just talk normally :)

[zsmonostori]

omg my plans of moving to bristol cancelled then... :-)

[najwierniejsi]

@zsmonostori Dont worry i living here two years and is ok :D

[192DRE]

@zsmonostori lol, we dont all speak so dumb sounding like this dude, he sounds retarded

[tombokickass]

fucking hell

[hannmrfitz]

Why would someone who goes on holiday to Bristol get a builder to fix their kitchen? DIY holiday?

[kingsleyhutton]

mate you were over exaggerating 

[WorldChallenge]

So this is where the "sailor accent" comes from. :p

[RockSoildNails]

Hah lol.

[CharlieButlerr]

bleeedin ewll! done a pro'er job on that accent pro'er laike!

[SoapCheats]

None of us talk like that, we all aren't squeaky bastards.

[lean99zz]

i like it :)

[xXxhisbbygirlxXx]

this is a load of bollocks tbh my love you aint got a clue what bristolians speak like

[curryman1212]

get it down too wesson

[Gothabillyguy]

The accent of Pirates in the movies is based off the Bristolian accent.

[121314151617181943]

My Bristoilan friend sent me here

[leeboyy1]

BRISTOL SHITEE! DEVON ALL THE WAY!

[oldhippypeace]

What a load of crap.....poor. I'm West country and this is not very good Bristol at all

[peacefulruler1]

Are u a pirate? U need an eye patch, a parrot, and a wooden leg. YEAH!

[sponge111111]

he loves his family, sister mother , brother probably

[davusblues]

wheres the brain cells to?

[trekfan92]

I like most British accents, but the Bristol accent is kinda annoying. It sounds kinda nasal and very high pitched. The Geordie accent is also bad because I can't understand it. The other ones are fine.

[CheyenneCookie]

@trekfan92 thats nice to all the bristolians out there

[mcca99]

@trekfan92 fuck off

[XxGeorgiia]

@trekfan92 fuck off dickhead, ever been ere like?

[devilsophie2]

so funny:) bristol amazing xx

[MultiBigManD]

alright me loverrrrrr ark at e

[Boltonkev2008]

Bristolian wouldn't say our kid Got bored after that

[LorDandMaster80]

I find Terry strangely rather attractive.

For this Bristolians out there: Y'know, I reckon that Terry's proper gurt lush, innee.

[Raemon23]

terry is a massive MASSIVE belter!!

[tipper780]

@Raemon23 i think you meant to say bender,the prick is miles out,i think he has borrowed Bomber off of Auf Wiedersen Pet's shit accent,way,way off.What a pile of unfunny shit,yeah,like proper like,yeah,what a cunt yeah!! YEAH !

[bob111118]

no, we would would say "It's bloody cold today"

[tipper780]

Sorry Terence was having a bad day yesterday,i do apologise profusely and i would like to say that i did'nt really mean it and that you are totally Bristolian really,yeah,like really Bristolian,yeah.....now wheres my mummy,yeah.

[tipper780]

.What the fuck is the 'yeah' bit every few seconds in the Jamie Oliver style yeah,what a cunt yeah.

[tipper780]

What a total cunt thee bist,fake cunt,i wonder what your real accent is,fucking cunt,clueless.

[terrytheoddjobman]

@tipper780 mummy?

[192DRE]

@terrytheoddjobman you make bristol people sound dumb,im from bristol and speak proper bristolian :/

[terrytheoddjobman]

@192DRE if people believe i represent what the whole of bristol sound like, id be considered me love.

[TheBurtons06]

@tipper780

CALM DOWN

[PBowyer123]

@tipper780 Chill out geeeeeez!

[tipper780]

@PBowyer123 Why do i need to chill out?When you are Bristolian you recognise a cunt when you see one.Maybe you are a cunt?

[PBowyer123]

@tipper780 Like I said pipe down.. He's obviously making these videos for a laugh. People get stereotypes no matter where they are from. You need to lighten up mate

[tipper780]

@PBowyer123 I don't have a problem with being stereotyped,he has just got it totally wrong epecially the 'yeah' Jamie Oliver thing after every couple of words,rather than being genuine it comes across like Ray Winstone trying to do a Bristol accent,check out the character 'Bomber' from Auf Wiedersen Pet,just very,very wrong,more Somerset than Bristol.One more thing,no Bristolian has ever in the history of mankind naturally said 'Brizzle',it is middle class bullshit i'm afraid.

[JumpinPakFlash]

so embarrassing and depressing

[MrThekop22]

GURT LUSH <3

[RhiannahMay97]

he is serious as well

[CharIiePresents]

BRIZZLE BORN AND BRED. <3

[iToxzik]

ark at u mind

[MisBoomting]

ahh im from bristol! so proud of our discusting accent :)

[Robbinia2004]

@MisBoomting your accent is so awesome.I love it !! :)

[XmcrkittenX]

my ex was from bristol haha he spoke exactly like that. i miss it haha xx

[TheMegan987]

I'm from Gloucester but thats how I talk LOL

[vampryurshulanadilla]

HAHAHA your bleedin ell was so high pitched haha!!

I love u haha xx

[thedeadangels100]

Im from Bristol and Do we actually speak like that well actually we do....

[nothuman100]

Yeah??

[edgycharacter]

GURT LUSH

[marblerocks]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL JOKAAAAAA

[thebmxrider1000]

i comes from bristol and i think it is the best and there are some real caricatures

[MrYoboyevan123]

mate,youve gone a little ova!! im from bristol aint it!! aint it cold out ere

[conboy78910]

I think this terry is just a actor trying to be funny on youtube, to some Bristolians like myself speek diffrent

[oliviaseventyone]

good old bristol :')

[AzureFalls64]

PROPER JOB ON THAT KITCHEN PROPER LIKE

I love Bristol. <3

[MrNumber1roversfan]

you make me proud to be bristolian :D

[callumo06]

lol  this is my dads m8 no lie X bleedin ell its cold out er innet

[FletchDubb]

bellend

[AmyGracex]

gotta love us bristolians.

[ThePrinceOfGnarlia]

i love how hes wearing a yankees hat hahaha

[cj150000118]

ur so fuuny x

[gdsongwriter]

He's got a full length DVD out now. It's hilarious. Other than Terry, my favourite characters are Ali the cleaner, two young girls at a bus stop asking some poor lad if he's 'doggin' them up' and and the Professor of Bristolian (but then I would say that!)

[devilsophie2]

i speak like that im bristolian

[florioloveyellow]

what the actual fuck?

[missepicEl]

he better not be seriouss 

[xao92k]

@missepicEl are you retarded? ITS A JOKE!

[lauraclaireex3]

@missepicEl

He ruddey well is!

[shubunkini]

I tawks like that too. Innit .

[neerajthebest11]

hahahahaha... i'm never going to bristol without and interprater or wateva...

[ILoveTupacShakurx]

i livee in Bristol, i talk like that :L

[xDlMedia]

oh my god, you are too funny. keep it up:)

[missepicEl]

omg you stereo typer! Not everyone speakes like that bet you dont even live in bristol cuz no one keeps on repeating that you live somewhere its like not normal... you really need to get a life =(

[Azog150]

@missepicEl

Liven up, its funny. He's not being serious.

[WickedWonderCrew]

that´s some creepy mutherfucker

[MrSteveykk]

FUCKING GERT LUSH!!!!!!!

[jesssrose]

Lmao i live in Bristol and talk nothing like that but it's true a lot of people do xD

[xJesssiccaa]

I live in Bristol, and if I really sound like this I will kill myself

[allthingseuro90]

lolol

[queeniepie12345]

init

[AdamRiewer]

looks like the singer from bloodhound gang

[mrdetucker]

prick

[charlottemarie2011]

peoples accents are different in bristol depending on what area they are from, you don't sound like any of them!!!!

[sweetestpoison16]

Do the people in Bristol also say like "init?" at the end of a sentence?

Like

"Person 1: I love this place.

Person 2: I know, it's beautiful, init?" or something like that?

[11821do1]

@sweetestpoison16 yeah we do lol

[ShotokanKarateRules]

@sweetestpoison16

Yeah, we do. :)

[pikeluke84]

Bristol accent is the most halarious accent ever (laughing at NOT with)

[roblivious540]

lol!

[sweetestpoison16]

Oh my god I love this accent. by the way i think you should put this into words like typing it down

[rachiieexxx]

urgg, i hate my bristolian accent :L xx

[jon9325]

Nuclear device time! haahaaa, an exact insight into a Bristolians language=planet of the apes.

[beanlovesledzeppelin]

I love you terry your so funny, Im From The westcountry too. I Taught an american Gert Lush the otherday, she loved it

[XxLikkleLisaxX]

Josie Gibson has got the best bristolian accent lol

[cuatemelon]

I think that it's gonna be difficult next year living in Bristol...being, in addition, an erasmus student ;-)

[kiru888]

Give my regards to farmer Jiles.

[MikeGreenwood51]

....(Part 6) ..."Oh gosh it is really cold today", The fact that no-one in Bristol would be able to understand such a vey simple expression proves just how inadequate Bristolese is. I live 11 miles east of Bristol in Bath City. To the Bristolian slang artisan we are ultra posh and totally incomprehensible. To others we (I) am/are just normal. Thank goodness that east of Brislington people again speak normal.I will view Terries lesson part 2 next -Jus 4 a laf, C if e continues is comedy.Bye

[rybevski]

@MikeGreenwood51

Mike Greenwood, before you begin criticising the language of "low class Bristolease" , maybe you should make sure that your grammar, spelling and sentence structure is correct. For a start "Bristolease" isn't even a word, it's "Bristolian".

And "ridiculeize"? Are you serious? Even my 10 year old brother knows that's not a word.

A "poor" Bristolian isn't necessarily a stupid and uneducated Bristolian - and believing that just proves how uneducated YOU are!

[MikeGreenwood51]

@rybevski Try putting "Bristolease", in to Google.Google had no problem finding it amonst numerous sites.You may appriciate putting "Poetic Response To Prejudice In Bristolese", into Youtube.You may enjoy it.Or U may find it totally ridiculous that some1 actually claims to be Bristolian and a speaker of Bristolease.Mr.Geoffrey Woodruff, a Bristolian School Master also uses the term "Bristolease" to describe what he referred to as a debasement rather than an enhancement of the English Language.

[gdsongwriter]

@MikeGreenwood51 I was responsible for the video 'Poetic Response To Prejudice in Bristolese' and I'm certainly Bristolian having grown up in Brentry and I also lived for 20 years in St George. It's only for most of the last year that I've been in Italy. I got the term Bristolese from Geoffrey Woodruff whose demonstration of the Bristol accent in the 70s record 'Sounds of Bristol' shows a much greater affection for the Bristol accent than your comment implies. And it's now on Youtube.

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter Hi- I hope it was ok to use your "Poetic Responce ECT" as a qoute to support my own use of the word "Bristolese". Others are available. I am sure you are right about there being "Greater affection" about Bristolese than my qoutes implied. I believe even when savaging the Bristolian dialect, Mr. Woodruff was passionate. I myself have no intrest in the merciless correction of raw uneducated youths in Bristols schools. Whereas Mr. Woodruff did. He taught there in Bristol........

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter The 1st time I ever read about Mr. Woodruff was about 1997 from a book entitled "Portrait of Bristol" by Keith Brace, published in 1976. It is in that book where Mr. Woodruff is qouted as referring to Bristolese as a debasement of the English Language rather than an enhancement. In Mr.Woodruffs video (UTube) "Sounds of Bristol" he opens with "Bristolese is what I call, Anglo-Saxon gone berserk" I think he meant it with more passion(affection) than I could ever use about Bristolese.

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter In Mr.Braces book wherein he writes about what he learnt about Bristol from his mother. He uses phareses to describe Bristol as "a slovenly degradation of English". "Schoolchildren can be taught to take pride in an idomatic dialect such as Northubrian or Scots;but teachers can hardly encourage their pupils to speak what is basically a maltreatment of the English language". He goes on to say, "Bristol is prehaps ashamed of the way it speaks? But he goes on-"Paradoxically.......

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter ....Paradoxically that is not entirly true. Bristol mocks its speech but is really rather proud of it and goes out of its way to speak it loudly and deliberatly in the streets". So I suppose it is a bit like the Bristol Pox. If you have it, instead of hidding it. You should run in to the street telling everyone you have it. Other Bristolians realising that the infection and contagion is really Bristolian they mock it then tell their own kind to be proud of it. I actually do...

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter I actually do have a passion for language myself. I really enjoy Dickens especially when he writes about how people such as Jack Dawkins spoke. But if I had to teach English then in terms of pride I would teach that one can take great pride in written slang only when you know how to write and speek properly. Therefor for many Bristolian people I would believe that Bristolese is a skill rather than an inability to speak properly But fist learn to speak properly-then speak slang.

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter If I was a responsible father I should think to myself that I should be ashamed if my son or daughter could only speak corrupted english. It would show neglect on my part. But I am nither married or have any children. My original comments to the "Terry" video tried to explain this. That for those who did not know what Bristolese was, it was a corruption. The wise bristolian knows that. But the poor may not. Those unfortuate people may need help. It was only help which I intended.

[MikeGreenwood51]

@MikeGreenwood51 The better educated bristolian whose has at least gained grade C English (Average) has at least the skill to switch accents from slang, to middle class to posh if he/she desires. But the poor person with only Bristolese in restricted to only low grade English. It may pass for English in Bristol but in the greater community it would not pass GCSE Grade C resulting in difficulty for some to obtain even middle grade jobs. By realiseing such a person could learn both & enjoy both.

[MikeGreenwood51]

@gdsongwriter So sure I have passion about language. I respect trememously what Mr.Woodruff was saying even when he spoke passionately in a critical way about what I think is his own language/dialect. I consider his savageing a friendly mawling. His own offence at his own is respectful because it shows his understanding of the diversity of langage. That way he can speak with the high, middle and low. Natually he spoke more affectionatly about his own language. Even the slangy corrupt bits. Lol

[gdsongwriter]

@MikeGreenwood51 I think we have to be careful about judging people according to the way they speak. In my experience 99% of Bristolians have a self-deprecating relationship with the accent. We send ourselves up (like Terry does) because we're much better at it than the "outsiders" who can never take off the accent properly. To be honest, the old dialect words like "cassen't" and "bist" seem to be dying out now!

[gdsongwriter]

@MikeGreenwood51 Many years ago I worked at a Resettlement Unit for the homeless just outside North Bristol. Among my colleagues were a cabinet maker from Oldbury Court and a carpenter from Knowle West who both spoke with broad Bristol accents. At the same time there was a member of the Bonham-Carter family there who'd fallen on hard times and spoke a very refined RP and yet it was interesting to see how well they got on with him and how much mutual respect there was.

[MikeGreenwood51]

@rybevski Other words along the same lines as Bristolese are: Chinese, Japanese, Cantonese, Siamese, Maltese, Gibraltese, Taiwanese,Hong Kongese, Burmese,Javanese,Portuguese,Vi­etnamese, and Cheddar Cheese, ect,ect. Grammatically it should have been "For a start "Bristolese" is not even a word" & not wot u writted (Ha) like, "Bristoleas isn't even a word". By Jove-dyncha learns ow de Krek Waiter's Peak Bristle ist? Alls dee as 2 do-ist 2 corrupt every word so it is no-longer proper.

[k1ngskin]

@MikeGreenwood51 I think you missed the sentiment of the video. I'm Bathonian born and bred but I have a generic south-of-England accent. However many of the people I work with/am friends with have a Bath accent which does not sound dissimilar to the accent showcased in this video. So I'm guessing you don't leave your house? This is the only explanation I can think of for your established fantasy that people in Bath speak normally (note the 'ly' on the end there). You appear to have...

[k1ngskin]

@MikeGreenwood51 ...raised yourself high up on some literary/grammatical pedestal but your spelling/use of language seems well below par. This makes you look like a bigoted retard. I'm no grammar nazi but I do hate hypocrisy. May I recommend Apple's Safari browser to you? There is a pc version too. It has a real-time spell checker which is great for hiding your educational shortcomings, of which you seem to have many. You sound like a tosser mate.

[MikeGreenwood51]

....(Part 5) ...whereas the sub-normal Bristolian uses language to make it impossible for normal people to understand them.Then they teach them selves that that is proper.Hence they imbreed corruption & improper usage of English.Hence they even try to ridiculeize anyone who speaks even remotly normal, including average Bristolians.Hence also the fact that many Bristolians are ashamed to speak -so called proper Bristoleas.Because they know it is not proper. It was how they spoke before they knew.

[MikeGreenwood51]

..........(Part 4) ......Keith Brace wrote an informed book about Bristol entitled "Protrait of Bristol". He explains a great deal about Bristolic corruption. After reading about their so called language the outsider may then realise just how funny the poor Bristolians really are.They can not understand that the outsider knows that what the Bristolian is trying to do is to speak in such a way that no one can understand him/her.Normal people use language to enable other people to understand them

[MikeGreenwood51]

..........(Part 3) ...that the Bristolian that they speak is a corruption.  A teachur who neglects to teach his students that what he teaches is infact not proper is neglecting his student. To those who do not know about Bristolese, I will tell you that, the average to upper class Bristolian person knows that Bristolese is a debasement and corruption of English and as such when he is required to speak properly he does. But sub-normal Bristolians nither know nor understand. ............

[MikeGreenwood51]

........that Britolease is a retarded, debasement of of English is indeed very poor. It is corruption of yhe English language. Any actor or half wit can corrupt his language to make it sound like it should be spoken by manual workers on the factory floor, docks or anywhere else the lower educated may get employment. So who is kidding who. If the Bristolians think no-one else can understand them-they are probably right. What do average Bristolians call other Bristolians who do ..........

[ShotokanKarateRules]

@MikeGreenwood51

Bristolian isn't a corruption of the English language. In Bristol, our accent has many Anglo-Saxon influences. For example, the verb, "to be". Some of us use the old form; I be, thee bist, he be, we be, thee 'rt, they be. Also, the use of "a" for donoting the past participle, for example "If I'd a-know'd, I 'ooden never a-went". So really, my point is, the dialect isn't just some sort of ignorant, retarded language, but the remains of the court language of King Alfred.

[ShotokanKarateRules]

@MikeGreenwood51

And if you ask me, you can't get much further from "corrupted English". I realise this isn't the only point you made and probably not the point you were focussing on, but I just thought I'd let you know my opinion.

[MikeGreenwood51]

It is not really incomprehensible. The type of low class, non educated corruptive slang can be found in any city or town in England or with in other cities of Europe. Those who missed any proper education in correct English sadly often speak the slang form with absolutly no knowledge that their way of speaking is so very low class.Others who gained an average education know better. It is funny to listen (sometimes sad) to the way the poor speak. Any Bristolian who does not know.........

[purelocoloco]

love it . peace . the haterz are the sad ones .... ennit r kid

[elvisbristol]

luvs it mate i is livin in grimsby now but will always be a true bristol boy fair play lol lol lol

[aimeela]

i really hope someone actually takes these lessons seriously LOLLL

[ManchesterCitySongs]

i from bristol !!! 

[Kilcarr03]

um no. i dont speak like that for shitt. lmaoo. i think thats just if you live on a farmmm.

[kt4evaneva]

that is sad!!!! no offence!!!!!! do you not have a life lol

[sophieloser]

Faaaaaaaairrr plaaaay mate, im for bristol too haha

[elliep13]

that is fucking quality

[partyandahalf]

a delight :)

[shanyangqu]

don't know why, I am just hate this man somehow. I think he is a shit

[theoriginalzippy607]

thumbs up if bristol is the best place ever

[superpoloable]

OMFG im bristolian and i know the dialect but i do understand the other dialect

[xsafiax98x]

lol when he puts his face down and looks at the camera.. kind of scary really

[xxlaur06xx]

lol ... im from bristol ... and i understood the 'outsiders saying' ... better than the 'bristolians saying' more, wtf i never said those bristolians sayings be4... how can bristol ppl not understand what the outsiders sayings are saying. that ud make us dumb as fuck lol

[WowForLife101]

Your just amazing!!! :D u spoke to ma sister? remember...

[RoxiiGx]

Bristoliaaan && Proud(:

[iamlinzie]

Are you from bristol? x

[WLBFC]

What a fucking useless mug with a shit accent. Bristol is a shit hole full of cunts.

[xxAMBZxxo]

@WLBFC piss off if u dont like bristol or the accent dont watch the video , ALL THE POSTCODES STARTIGN OFF WITH BS STAND UP AND LET EM KNOW WE NEXT! 

BS13!

[leebeaven1]

@WLBFC

fuck off you gormless twat 

[matthieus2]

Thanks for uploading this. Funny stuff. I really like the Bristolian accent though.

[aimee108122]

i live in bristol!!!! but now i live in malaysia :(

[LayDdarkAngel]

loooooooooooooooooooool thats fucking funny

[skatermummy]

Ere Terry! Join my facebook group " I <3 the Bristilian accent!" :)

[skatermummy]

@skatermummy I meant... "I <3 the Bristolian accent!"

[fudecity1]

Oh how i wish i was a bristolian :)

[piesior]

I'v went to the pub in Bristol.Barceeper was Irish.

[dannyclub09]

i haves a bit of bristolian in me aswell.

[graciclerocks]

Man I love your accent =]

[buffy5295]

DUDE.. im bristolion.. xD everything u said, that we 'wouldnt' understand... EVERYONE here would understand. u emphasise it so much xD

[SarahJadeox]

Im bristolian i dont talk like that ! wel not that much, your putting that on so much that your giving us the bad name as the farmers!

[lewdi333]

I'm never going to Bristol.

[Emluvsya46]

ikr!!!! xD

[ZARAandKAYYx]

@lewdi333 fuck off you posh cunt

[lewdi333]

@ZARAandKAYYx LOL posh? you clueless mug.

[carlaygirl]

Brizzle all da way matee !!

XD

Bristolions also use OMG alot aswell!

I know I do!

Apperently we sound the way we do due to pirates and that.

Cause of the way we use our Rs and Es we sound like faRmERs! :P

Someone normal would say, "no you're lieing!" and I would say "No matee you're liEn'!" :D

[tjml919191]

dats a proper job dat is, pritty sick mate like.

we dont talk like tht tho lmao, u put 2 much on it lol...  and a city top lmao, not meny ppls gunna like tht lol

[ToyletGnome]

Haha, slang lessons are always hilarious. I just want to classify, in Australia;

Oh gosh, isn't it cold today = "It's fucking/fricking/bloody/*inser­t other word here* freezing" (we'd say this once it gets to about 24 degrees C btw)

[electricumbrella1]

Bahaha! My father is manager of Guide2Bristol and Terry sent him his language lessons DVD, we reviewed it and it was hilarious! Gert lush. :D GO'N BRIZZLE!

[achmadim]

sounds like monk form IT crowd mwahahahaha

[jakecityboy4lyf]

come on bristol

[LittleCheeseburger]

hilarious!:DD

[lucccceBlud]

lmao legend. im bristolian and i find it hilarious.

[cally088]

LMFAO im from bristol so fkn funnyyy

[lewistreasure123]

ott

[LithiumZ2]

English-speaking country my ass.

[hairysuit]

and thats from an american. Ha!

[ZARAandKAYYx]

@hairysuit is he american..

[antuanlove]

good