Siri is not only miffed by Scottish English, it also doesn’t follow English spoken with a Japanese accent.
https://kotaku.com/gaming-with-the-iphone-4s-and-proof-siri-can-t-underst-5849743
“Work” and “walk” are notoriously difficult for Japanese speakersālargely because the Japanese loan word for “work” is “waaku” (ćÆć¼ćÆ). Japanese people are used to saying “waaku” for “work”.
The gentlemen who recorded this video has a good accent and more patience than I.
Siri vs Japanese, Walk? Work? F**ck?” [Watashi to Tokyo]
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