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This sketch sums up the moment you come back to Dublin after a weekend at home

“What’s happened to your accent? You sound weird?”

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IRISH SKETCH COMEDY trio Chaps Eye have dealt with gritty TG4 dramas and ludicrous Dublin night out bullshit in the past.

Now they’ve set their sights on an all too common phenomenon in Irish society:

When someone comes back to Dublin after a weekend at home and sound like a different person

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“Quare some f**kin wild out bad”

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“What’s happened to your accent? You sound weird?”

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It needed some dramatic rehabilitation and reprogramming.

“Looks like he was… back home for the weekend”

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What are the telltale signs though? Well, firstly, a zip lock bag of Barry’s tea. And a:

“Bag full of washed clothes… it’s a professional job. Only an Irish mammy could do this”

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His prescription? A trip on the green line and a few hours walking around Dundrum. He’ll have that Southside accent back in no time.

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David Elkin

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