hmmm…I really like South African (I had a teacher from there and can imitate it pretty well :)),Scottish, Austrailian, Spanish (Spain-spanish), Latin, and that of a New Yorker. I find the southern accent funny (even though I was born and raised in Texas and still live here…people have told me that I don’t posess very much of an accent- but my mother and grandmother do), and I really do not care for the minnesota accent- or the mississippi accent for that matter-it seems to be distinct and quite different than the other southern sounds. anyway.
Best accents on a woman? Irish, and Aussie. Best combo- Irish, or Aussie, and red hair. I also like Canadian accents.
The accent I hate the most is any sort of Southern. It can range from MO-KY-VA-FL-AZ-TX…the entire south. I realize this includes about half the population of the U.S. but oh well, can’t STAND a southern accent.
That’s interesting that so many people like Australian accents! I’ve been living in Oz for about four months, and the strong accents still grate for me, but then I think it’s just NZ conditioning…
I am used to it, though. Can’t help but be, as I’m 95% surrounded by them every day!
I like Scots accents on a woman (as long as they’re not too incomprehensible a burr), and I love English accents generally because there are just so many varieties! And they have such recognisable character in their very soul.
And as an actor (of sorts) I love to put on accents too. That’s lotsa fun
I work on the phone, and my own Texas drawl comes and goes depending on what kind of customer I’m handling.
For old folk and computer-illiterate, I tend to drawl a lot more, say “hon” and “darlin” (don’t puke, please, I only do it with people who don’t mind) and “ya’ll” and “ole”.
With knowledgable people, those in a hurry, or those who are being pissy, I tend to have a very clipped Mid-western accent.
For the most part, I love all sorts of different accents. The ones that I don’t like are the very thick Asian accents, and that’s only because I get frustrated when I can’t understand them. Give me garbled French and English, and I can figure it out. Give me garbled Korean and English, and I’ll beat my head against my keyboard until it breaks.
“I’m surprised that you’ve never been told before, that you’re lovely, that you’re perfect, and that somebody wants you.” - Semisonic, f.n.p
Strainger: Arizonans have a definite accent. It’s not as prouncounced as your typical southern drawl, but it’s there. Actually, I can talk to an Arizonan (more accurately, a Phoenecian) without cringing, because the accent isn’t as severe. However, I abhor the words “Ya’ll,” and “Howdy.” And I’ve heard plenty of that since moving here to AZ. Yuck.
Geez, Adam, where the hell do you live? Rawhide :)? (a cowboy-themed attraction near Phoenix) I have yet to hear “howdy” (except at Rawhide, Old Tucson, etc.) and y’all (except by myself :D) since I moved here 6 years ago.
All ribbing aside, I do hear a country accent when I go out into the boonies, but not around metro-Phoenix.
Very true, Omniscient. About a month ago, I flew to Chicago for a cousin’s wedding. I met my parents, sister, and her husband at the airport where we rented a van. When we got to the highway, I remarked, “Wow, all these Illinois license plates make me feel like I’m back in Phoenix!” Their reply: “Huh?” I proceeded to explain.
Omniscient and Moosiegirl: Canadians have accents? Only the East Coasters (Newfies and Nova Scotians)…Lucy dunt you make fun of my english-Ricky Ricardo
My fiancee is a Chinese-Trinidian. I always thought a West Indian accent was great, but hearing that accent coming from a Chinese girl is especially cool. I keep telling her to thicken up her accent, but she’s shy…
BTW, a Trinidian accent is fairly different than a Jamaican accent (which is the accent most associated with the Carribean in people’s minds)
My husband and I are both from New York (Noo Yawk) originally, and his accent is much more pronounced than mine. It comes back to me when I’m there, though; I know I’ve been there too long when I answer the question “When did you get in?” with “We flew inta Lagwaadia on Friday.”
