Irish Twitter was amazed by the Irish accent on Latvia's Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins at the EU summit in Prague today.
Karins was asked about price caps on gas, and delivered his answer in what seemed remarkably like an Irish accent, and he even threw in a 'grand' to cap it off.
“A price cap on gas, if that could be achieved, would be grand. With the caveat that we cannot endanger the security of supplies, we cannot set the price so that no one would sell gas into Europe.
“But if on a European level, it could be arranged so that to keep the gas flowing and keep the prices lower, this is the goal."
Naturally, Irish Twitter was shocked at the clip, and were convinced that he must have roots in Ireland, or learned his English on these shores. However, no connection has yet been found.
It also brought some great responses, with one user commenting, "Brits leave the EU and Hiberno-English becomes the vernacular of choice."
Latvian Prime Minister Shows Off Irish Accent
— Grainne Kelly (@Swimmingsolo1) October 7, 2022
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There is always a fascination when an Irish accent is discovered on someone, or something, that wouldn't normally have one.
Just last week, a clip of a cat with a Cork accent was doing the rounds on social media.
A cat with the strongest Cork accent is the best thing you'll see on the internet today. #corkcat pic.twitter.com/09fRiSwFSZ
— Myles O'Reilly (@Myles_O_Reilly) September 30, 2022
There is also the urban legend that communist leader Vladimir Lenin spoke English in a South Dublin accent after learning the language from a tutor who was from Rathmines.
The Caribbean island of Montserrat has also been known to be the home of people whose accents echo those of West Cork, due to the deportation of Irish during the time of Cromwell.
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