Which accents are most different from the others; English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh?

[Sikeliot]

There are variations within each place, but on average which group of accents is the most strikingly different from the others; English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish?

[Efim45]

English, Scottish and Irish are easy for me, but Welsh is friggin' hard.

[Bloodeagle]

Scottish seems the hardest for me to understand, some people there don't even sound as if they are speaking English, but then again I am not familiar with the Welsh accent

[Sikeliot]

Idk how well I worded the question but it's supposed to be which British Isles group of accents is most different from the other 3.

All the Welsh I've heard btw, sound pretty English to me and not so much like Scottish or Irish.

[Breedingvariety]

Scottish dialect is the most distinct. English English could be further divided in to Northern English and Southern English. Northerners are considered to be more barbaric and Southerners are considered to be soft. Also, there is West Country dialect in the Southwest of England. They are considered farmers. Welsh are considered backwater. English like jokes about Wales. Also, there is East London dialect. Recently it is very much influenced by immigrants accents, especially Afro-Caribbean accents. It could be considered Ghetto English. There are two directions from Southeast and East of England: Western and Northern. IMO, Northern direction have more significant changes in dialects.

IRISH ACCENT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5FJvMaimJQ

[Bridie]

Scots and Irish are equally the standout from English accents (and there are so many English accents!). Welsh just sounds like another English accent to me, no more distinctive than say, the Cornish or Liverpudlians or the Geordies to name a few.

[Aces High]

English dialects and accents are the most different and diverse.Each county has its own particular accent and use of words.
Yorkshire is different from Lancashire which it borders which is different from Mersyside which is different from the home counties which is different from the west country etc etc.

[Aelred]

Ow bist thee owd jockey?

[Aces High]

The worst accent by far by the way must be the Birmingham, brummie accent......in fact it isnt even an accent its 1 million people with a speach impediment.


(just think ozzy osbourne......."sharun....fukin elllll")

[Bridie]

I really don't like the "west country" accent much despite (or maybe because of) being able to detect some similarities between it and the Australian accent. However, I quite like the cockney accent and most English tell me that this sounds most similar to the Aussie accent for them.