Australian Who Woke From Surgery With Irish Accent Still Hasn't Lost It One Year On

When you come around from surgery you expect a few things: confusion, a fair bit of pain, and some scarring.

One thing that no one expects is an Irish accent. Unless you are, yourself, Irish.

Yen went in for what seemed like a routine tonsillectomy in April 2021.

While most patients are told to expect a sore throat upon waking up, Yen was met with something else entirely.

"I took a show and I usually sing when I'm showering and listening to songs and all of a sudden I was talking in an Irish accent."

We'd ask if she started singing 'Oh Danny Boy', but that might be a bit much.

In all seriousness, the condition is known as Foreign Accent Syndrome and it's pretty rare, with Yen adding: "I thought initially that this was just something that I was hearing, and that this can't be real and now I can't shake it."

If that wasn't bad enough, the content creator said: "I just did a job interview in an Irish accent when I've never even been to Ireland."

She then urged TikTok viewers: "Can your friends tell me if my accent is from a cool part of Ireland or not.

"It's totally not normal and I'm on my way to the hospital."

A year on from waking up with an accent from a country she's never even visited, Yen still hasn't shook off her Irish twang.

She told the outlet: "I still have a light American and Northern Irish lilt. It gets thicker when I’m stressed, tired or run down."

Commenting on a TikTok video from last month in which Yen marked the one year anniversary of waking up with an Irish accent, one user commented: "The Aussie is definitely coming through a lot more now! Hang in there!"

Another said: "Such a massive difference. Take care x"