Get It Off Your chest - “My Sister Moved to Dublin… and Came Home With a Brand-New Accent!”

On today’s Get It Off Your Chest, one listener says her sister has changed in a way nobody expected after moving to Dublin for a new job. Aoife, from rural Galway, says the whole family is delighted for her sister, but ever since she relocated, she’s come home sounding much more polished—and insists she hasn’t changed her accent at all. Aoife and her mam can’t believe the difference and are convinced she’s picked up a whole new way of speaking. Is it something that naturally happens when you move away and spend time around new people, or is she putting it on without even realising it? The gang debate whether accents really do change, and listeners share their own stories of friends and family who came home sounding completely different after moving away. It’s a funny and relatable conversation that sparked plenty of opinions.