Any accent that isn't mine! When I was a kid, I always assumed you grow into the accent you wanted, so I was going to have a Texan accent so I could say "y'all". Yeah, that never happened! :badgrin:
I'm from America and I'm a sucker for Northern accents. Not the really strong New York-type accents that some people have, but the more subtle ones. I was also born in Georgia so I like subtle Southern accents too (I probably have one myself), but nothing too obnoxious either.
I really like Scottish, Irish and South england accents but i dont like accents from where i live in midlands, its really hard to understand people sometimes XD
Love: Russian, Turkish, Irish, German, Italian, Spanish, Australian, many Latin American accents(I can't tell which country they're from reliably) and my absolute favorite, British I don't hate any accents, just less fond of some than others. Dislike: The South, Brooklyn, Midwestern, not a huge fan of Asian accents in general, Indian is meh, French is very hit or miss for me, sometimes I love it, other times not so much.
British and especially Canadian. ---------- Post added 13th Mar 2014 at 12:36 PM ---------- Really? You don't like the news anchor accent?
Honestly, Southern accents are a big hit or miss for me. I absolutely love subtle accents but it's kind of obnoxious if it gets to the point where it's stereotypical. But I really love British, Irish, Australian and South African accents.
All of the time! "Uff da" can be used in almost any situation. It can be used to express surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief, and dismay. I didn't realize other people don't use it as much. I said it when I was in Texas this summer and my family there just looked at me like I was foreign. The same thing happened when I tried to order a Mellow Yellow.
What is a Midwestern accent >_> I mostly like them all unless it's so thick I can't understand what someone's saying
News anchors are taught to speak in a Midwestern accent, just without all the Midwestern contractions (That'd, I'd've, we'd've, where'd). [youtube]kT_Pl7LjVow[/youtube]
Eh. American accents are generally all the same to me except a few of the more pronounced Southern/Eastern ones. I don't know many people that sound like news anchors either. Never knew we had our own contractions 2. I do use all of those tho
A nice low-country Southern accent is like butter melting, my heart as well. I hate that nasal mid-western sound nor do I like NYC. I grew up in a family of Scots so I have warm associations with the accent and no problem understanding it. I do like a posh English accent and find Cockney grating on the ears. I don't mind Indian as long as they do sound like Apu at the Quickie Mart. I like Irish lilts, SA, Australian, Kiwi...Welsh is too sing-songy. For non-English accent French and German round out the contenders.
Australian accents were always hot to me, but maybe that's because I think Australians are hot, they like sexy rugged people. Irish accents also have a certain charm. Along with English, but the deeper the voice the better, like Patrick Steward.
Love: Australian, New York, BBC English accent, Irish, Scottish, Welsh So-so: Minnesota, Southern, Texas, Boston, Liverpool, South African Hate: California, Geordie, Cockney
I'm sorry, but if anyone starts talking in an Australian accent they immediately become 100 TIMES HOTTER!!
Aussie accents are a major turn on. I also like certain Scottish accents, the West Country accent (Bristol, Somerset, Dorset), certain south-eastern accents in England ( such as Estuary), US southern drawl and Swedish/Norwegian (maybe excluding the stronger dialects, especially Skåne). I also have a soft spot for native Spanish-speakers' accents when speaking English. I dislike the Midwestern, Dutch, German and Russian accents, but mostly because I dislike Dutch, German and Russian as languages for being phonetically harsh and, in the case of Dutch, too guttural.
