[Dermot]

Coming from the West of Ireland (not quite British, but near-by!), I personally can distinguish between *some* US accents, i.e., New York (Sex and the City), California (Hollywood), Texas (George W), Boston (the Kennedy’s), Etc., but outside that, find it more difficult. I can usually tell the difference between US & Canadian accents, but can’t describe it. Speaking regionally, for a small country, Ireland (pop. 4.5m), to my ears, has a huge range of different accents. Even in my home town (pop. c. 20k) I can often tell the street/neighbourhood where someone grew up by his/her accent!

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Name : Dermot, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, City : Sligo, State : NA, Country : Ireland, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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