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[Pacifien]

Okay, there are all sorts of American and, particularly, British accents, but for the sake of ignorance, we're going to assume that either side just has one because people across the Atlantic from each other can't tell the difference anyway.

A coworker tells my friend that he should move to the UK because he likes a lot of British stuff. He says he can't because he's too American. I say that British girls would find his American accent sexy. He says that British guys would find a girl with an American accent sexy, but all Brits think American guys sound like a doofus.

In fact, it went this way, in his mind:
American girl accent -> sexy to a British guy
American guy accent -> not sexy to anyone
British guy accent -> sexy to an American girl and American guys who wish they were James Bond
British girl accent -> not particularly sexy to an American guy

So really, I just think he's wrong, so I asked the internet.

[Tazzmission]

i never cared for british accents but i do find it sexy when a female has one though.

[Druss99]

What do mean by British? English?

If so I don't find either of them sexy and have never met anyone who lays claim to finding an American accent sexy.

[Pacifien]

Druss99 wrote...
What do mean by British? English?

Probably, yeah. My friend said the only time he ever found a British accent sexy was for the character Martha Jones on Doctor Who and I said "what about Amy Pond? Oh wait, that's Scottish..." We figured anyone who wasn't English would resent being told they have a British accent even though most Americans wouldn't know what it means to be Welsh.

Druss99 wrote...
If so I don't find either of them sexy and have never met anyone who lays claim to finding an American accent sexy.

Yes, but you're Irish so you don't coun-- I mean, very good to know.

[Ponce de Leon]

(Is this thread opened for poor folks that have random accents?) *has Slavic English accent... all quarian style. Horrible*

[Pacifien]

No, this thread is only open to people considered part of the community. Wait, that would cut out the British side of my question...

I'm curious about how anyone perceives another culture really. Without insulting them, which I've managed to do twice now.

[slimgrin]

dp sorry

Modifié par slimgrin, 03 avril 2011 - 09:22 .

[slimgrin]

Pacifien wrote...

British girl accent -> not particularly sexy to an American guy

Woah, woah...WOAH! Definitely not true.

[Druss99]

Pacifien wrote...

Druss99 wrote...
If so I don't find either of them sexy and have never met anyone who lays claim to finding an American accent sexy.

Yes, but you're Irish so you don't coun-- I mean, very good to know.

Well its not like England is an entirely different culture, its a bit like saying Canadians would find an English accent sexy but Americans wouldn't. Its just that the English all smell like cabbage, honest. Plus I'm in Northern Ireland so technically British but thats a whole other subject.

I do know quite a few English people and have met a few Americans. I can honestly say that no one including the English ever remarked about a sexy American accent. Sexy French accents and once a sexy Scottish accent I've heard people remark on, but not American. Possibly because we get so much American TV over here that its just not really exotic.

[Ponce de Leon]

Pacifien wrote...

No, this thread is only open to people considered part of the community. Wait, that would cut out the British side of my question...

I'm curious about how anyone perceives another culture really. Without insulting them, which I've managed to do twice now.

Alrighty then
Truthfully, I like any accent as long as it's not forced or faked. With this I mean, people from my country trying to have an American accent. I hate that. Because it's flawed. If a person however is a native speaker of their accent, I will like it (well, unless I don't understand it... and I really didn't understand a few Scottish people so far)

[Pacifien]

slimgrin wrote...

Pacifien wrote...
British girl accent -> not particularly sexy to an American guy

Woah, woah...WOAH! Definitely not true.

My friend said "so ask him if he thinks Margaret Thatcher is hot?"

I've decided rather than leave it up to the Internet, I'm just going to tell him he's wrong because no one takes guys with an American accent seriously.

[Seagloom]

English accents...

I often feel they are incomprehensible or snooty. My apologies to English folks that read my feed. I like you all. I simply do not understand the fascination with accents some have in the United States. Once in a blue moon I might hear an appealing French or Scandinavian accent. (Not necessarily from France in the former case.) On the whole, all accents do is add a layer of complexity to conversation. It means I need to pay closer attention to what the person says to follow them. There is nothing sexy about that.

Modifié par Seagloom, 03 avril 2011 - 09:31 .

[Moondoggie]

Depends on the American accent like i'm sure it depends on the British accent for Americans. I'm not keen on your harsh New Yorker accent for example but a nice Mid West accent is all good.

And i never got why Americans say "British" for the English accent it;s just confusing since that term can include Scottish and Welsh people technically and the UK which they also say for England includes Northern Ireland.

[Pacifien]

Druss99 wrote...
Possibly because we get so much American TV over here that its just not really exotic.

That's a good point, and the same can't be said for British TV in the U.S. I know a woman who wondered if closed captioning had improved any (it hasn't) so that she could turn it on while watching BBCAmerica and understand what was being said.

[Pacifien]

Seagloom wrote...
Once in a blue moon I might hear an appealing French or Scandinavian accent. (Not necessarily from France in the former case.)

Dude, when I worked in a tourist section of town, the highlight of my day once (my job was boring) was a group of French-Canadians who came by. Because hearing the French language spoken in an accent remininescent of my Minnesotan in-laws is hilarious.

[slimgrin]

Pacifien wrote...

slimgrin wrote...

Pacifien wrote...
British girl accent -> not particularly sexy to an American guy

Woah, woah...WOAH! Definitely not true.

My friend said "so ask him if he thinks Margaret Thatcher is hot?"

I've decided rather than leave it up to the Internet, I'm just going to tell him he's wrong because no one takes guys with an American accent seriously.

If I just went off her voice...:happy:

Anyway, we Amercians are smarter than we sound. I think. Lots of lads from the states like a women with a foriegn accent. I'm from Montana, where we stress. Every. Single. Syllable. Drives some people nuts.

The accents that have always fascinated me have been Russian, French, and English. 

Modifié par slimgrin, 03 avril 2011 - 09:39 .

[Nattfare]

Seagloom wrote...

English accents...

I often feel they are incomprehensible or snooty. My apologies to English folks that read my feed. I like you all. I simply do not understand the fascination with accents some have in the United States. Once in a blue moon I might hear an appealing French or Scandinavian accent. (Not necessarily from France in the former case.) On the whole, all accents do is add a layer of complexity to conversation. It means I need to pay closer attention to what the person says to follow them. There is nothing sexy about that.

O jess, Skandinavijan acksents kan bi veri apiling. Don't ju agri?

[mousestalker]

When we lived in Canada, my older brother's accent effected the Quebecoise like catnip to cats. He had to beat them off with a stick. At the time we all had a fairly strong American Southern Coastal accent.

Dunno about the Brits, but I suspect it would have had much the same result (He has a deep sexy voice).

[Seagloom]

Yes. Yes it can be. XD I have met a few French-Canadians that did have accents I might consider sexy, but those were far from the norm. Ah... but I go on. Considering my voice, I should be laxer here.

[Seagloom]

Nattfare wrote...

O jess, Skandinavijan acksents kan bi veri apiling. Don't ju agri?

I have a close friend from Sweden with an accent I like. It is not the stereotype most people associate with those countries around here, though. Hence my using the term "once in a blue moon."

[Nattfare]

Swedish accents can be really horrible though. I would know, I think mine is.