There is a certain area and class in England that have problems with the H (yes, the letter). When they pronounce HOTEL, it sounds like OTEL. HAIRY becomes AIRY. You can see the problems this could cause "My boyfriend is really AIRY", for example. The poor lad might be insulted! OK, so there is the issue of the missing H. Not tragic, one could get used to it. But at some point you will hear these same people recite the alphabet. Ai, Bee, Cee ..... Gee, Heightch, Jay ...
'ANG ON, DID 'E JUST SAY HEITCH?
Make up your mind people: Either you say the H, or you don't say the Heitch, but you can't 'ave both!
Now you get to the Irish. Some people say that Germans always have problems with the TH, the THing your tongue and teeTH have to do whenever THere is an H after a T. But the Germans don't really have a problem compared to the Irish. At the least the Germans acknowledge that there is an H behind the T.
T'e Irish just skip the whole t'ing altoget'er. At least I t'ink t'at my ears have heard t'at quite a few times.
NO NO! WRONG! T'ANK you very much!
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