# Sexiest Accent? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 20, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109 "2004-05-20T03:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/1 "2004-05-20T03:15:56Z")
I realize it has a lot to do with the speaker. That being said, I think it’s a Russian accent. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/2 "2004-05-20T03:22:47Z")
I remember an interview of Michael Gorbachev (sp?) by Clive Anderson. I was struck by how cool his voice/accent was. Southern irish is nice to hear. And old scouse (young scouse is horrid, and young manchester accents are the worst in the world) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/3 "2004-05-20T03:25:11Z")
Czech, French, and Japanese _all_ go a long way with me. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/4 "2004-05-20T03:30:40Z")
Frankly, any foreign accent drives me wild. But for girls, the following I find particularly erotic (in order): 1. Portuguese 2. French 3. Italian 4. Czech 5. South African 6. Glasweigian Scottish (I know, it’s weird, but for some reason, it just does it for me.) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/5 "2004-05-20T03:32:16Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > 1. Glasweigian Scottish (I know, it’s weird, but for some reason, it just does it for me.) You’ll like [Gail Porter](http://www.cinema-stars.com/GailPorter/) then. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/6 "2004-05-20T03:40:12Z")
And I forgot to mention - Eastern European particularly that of Natalia Vodianova in the UK loreal ads (they might be shown in other countries too) ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/7 "2004-05-20T03:41:14Z")
I’m female, and I don’t see how any language can even come close to the sexiness of French. Oooh la la! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/8 "2004-05-20T03:41:42Z")
German. Which has always struck me as kind of perverse. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/9 "2004-05-20T03:42:41Z")
And, I am english, but for some reason I love Parminda Nagra’s accent in ER. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/10 "2004-05-20T03:55:59Z")
A trace Spanish accent (like, say, Andy Garcia’s)…I melt. Southern United States English Irish ---
**Author:** ![Granuaile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@Granuaile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Granuaile)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/11 "2004-05-20T04:01:47Z")
I love an Irish accent, especially a Northern one and especially a Belfast one. James Nesbitt’s Coleraine accent is gorgeous as well. God help me, but I go weak for a real toff, RP accent. Yes, I know. Stop laughing. There’s just something about it that makes me want to be disciplined or something. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/12 "2004-05-20T04:14:17Z")
In Spanish the Madrid accent. (Wonderful) In Portuguese, Rio accent. (No contest) In English, American Southern. ---
**Author:** ![RindaRinda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RindaRinda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RindaRinda)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/13 "2004-05-20T05:03:31Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > In English, American Southern. Listening to [Shelby Foote’s](http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1064220) voice is like having ear sex. For those who aren’t familiar with him, he’s a Civil War historian/Southern gentleman who became famous after being featured in a public television documentary about the war. Got marriage proposals in the mail, even. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/14 "2004-05-20T05:42:57Z")
I like accents in general but the only one that I’d melt for would be Glaswegian Scottish. I’m surprised **pulykamell** beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/15 "2004-05-20T06:40:12Z")
> [@Granuaile](#): > > James Nesbitt’s Coleraine accent is gorgeous as well. Derry accents, in general, are lovely. But not quite as lovely as Donegal accents. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/16 "2004-05-20T06:51:21Z")
The Mayo Clinic is located in the state of Minnesota. And this is the only time that state will be mentioned in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/17 "2004-05-20T07:05:54Z")
It depends largely upon what she is saying. (And whether she’s saying it to _me_!) –SSgtBaloo ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/18 "2004-05-20T09:59:54Z")
I can’t believe no-one’s mentioned the _Canadian_ accent! I had a Canadian teacher in high school and hearing her talk left me weak at the knees. No wonder I did so well in Science class! Max. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/19 "2004-05-20T10:07:19Z")
> [@Maxxxie](#): > > I can’t believe no-one’s mentioned the _Canadian_ accent! I had a Canadian teacher in high school and hearing her talk left me weak at the knees. No wonder I did so well in Science class! > > Max. This englishman isn’t sure what the difference beteen a [east or west coast, not southern] American and Canadian accent is. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109/20 "2004-05-20T11:04:34Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > German. > > Which has always struck me as kind of perverse. [Schadenfreude](http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2000/05/10.html)😛 I’m partial to English accents. Cartooniverse [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-accent/246109.md?page=2)