# Do y'all think southern accents are sexy?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-yall-think-southern-accents-are-sexy/188915 "2003-07-16T16:35:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-yall-think-southern-accents-are-sexy/188915/82 "2003-07-18T22:44:30Z")

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Yes.

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**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-yall-think-southern-accents-are-sexy/188915/83 "2003-07-19T00:01:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by October \*  
> \*\* Mmmmm…what would it be like if a Texas Drawl married an Irish brogue? \*\*

I’m havin’ trouble picturing the hat … “Would y’all be having that Stetson in a bit o’ a Tarrrtan, perrrhaps?”

My mind spins, though, at the story telling potential, given that IS a dominant gene in both lines …

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**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-yall-think-southern-accents-are-sexy/188915/84 "2003-07-19T02:44:47Z")

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I’ve got a southern accent, \* I know y’all are shocked,\* and I’ve been told it’s sexy, but I find it cringe worthy. I absolutely hate to hear women overdo their accent, in an attempt to sound sexy or cute. Men overdo southern accents too, but only if they’re trying to sell you something, _" You can trust me, I’m just a good ol’ boy."_ ::shudder::

But… if the accent is gen-u-wine, and belongs to an educated southern gentleman with a deep voice… wooo lawdy!

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**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-yall-think-southern-accents-are-sexy/188915/85 "2003-07-19T17:21:48Z")

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Tygr: may I quote you to an offline friend? :

'coz the accent will make you believe the gal can cook you & 30 friends an impromptu four-course fried chickin dinner including better-n-momma’s biscuits, weed the back 40, replace your Deere’s carburetor, kick yer ass at half-court, catch, clean & grill a half-dozen largemouth, clean her own 12-gauge, and have you clutching the headboard begging for mercy.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-yall-think-southern-accents-are-sexy/188915/86 "2003-07-19T19:20:18Z")

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No, not at all. On the other hand, I don’t find all that many accents attractive at all. Spanish, French, Russian, German, Australian, nope, none of them do a damn thing for me, and some of them I nearly dislike. A few UK and Canadian ones sound pleasant enough to my ears, but that’s about it- although New Zealand accents do sound nicer to me than Australian. I’m afraid I don’t understand the attraction that many other women find in men with accents. Or uniforms.

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