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There are too many accents within Britain to really discuss a "British accent". What most Americans imagine to be a British accent is called received pronounciation here - which is actually a form of speech which strips the speaker of their accent. It is used mostly by newscasters, reporters and presenters. It's also used in speech therapy to help children with speech difficulties. I speak with this accent due to having undergone speech therapy for (among other, more minor problems) a stutter when I was a small child. The problem with this is, while the accent is generally widely appreciated overseas, it's almost universally considered pretentious within Britain.
If you're interested in accents, though, you'll probably have fun trying to imagine the following: My girlfriend's accent is almost unique. Her mother is a Thai-American woman who lived up in New York. When my girlfriend was born, they moved to Maryland, where she grew up around a Maryland accent, but with a New Yorker father and a Thai-American mother. They all moved here (to Britain) when she was 13, and she's been here around North-Western English for 11 years now. All of these factors have influenced her voice to the point where it's absolutely impossible for strangers to guess where she's from.
If you're interested in accents, though, you'll probably have fun trying to imagine the following: My girlfriend's accent is almost unique. Her mother is a Thai-American woman who lived up in New York. When my girlfriend was born, they moved to Maryland, where she grew up around a Maryland accent, but with a New Yorker father and a Thai-American mother. They all moved here (to Britain) when she was 13, and she's been here around North-Western English for 11 years now. All of these factors have influenced her voice to the point where it's absolutely impossible for strangers to guess where she's from.
I'm from Sweden... /winkamaranth_dru said:
In all seriousness though... I try not to have an accent at all. XD I talk english every chance I get, but since school ended I haven't had any real opportunity to do so. Before that though, I usually tried to keep an american accent because everyone else was doing a british accent (except for one of my friends, who lived in America for 6 years and whose mom is American). Though I might start trying to put on a scottish (or at least british) accent, mostly because I think Carson's accent from Stargate Atlantis is sexy. :3
So anyway.
Sexy guy accents: Australian, scottish, irish, possibly french.
Sexy gal accents: Russian, spanish.
Universally sexy accents: Jamaican, african.
Universally ugly accents: German, any asian language (most of the time, anyway... there are some who can pull it off).
EDIT: I should mention I'm male. :3
I have some Welsh friends who are very much Welsh! It makes me laugh when we have party chat... I'm also told I sound 'very british'. I was recorded loads (for music tech ages ago) and I HATED my voice. But I don't have to listen to it everyday so it's fineolikunmissile said:
Concur with any accent that makes people sound stupid... not going to happen really!
Surprisingly, I have lots of welsh friends without Welsh accents. Some of them even coming from south Wales. (Strong accent down that way)EmzOLV said:I have some Welsh friends who are very much Welsh! It makes me laugh when we have party chat... I'm also told I sound 'very british'. I was recorded loads (for music tech ages ago) and I HATED my voice. But I don't have to listen to it everyday so it's fineolikunmissile said:
Concur with any accent that makes people sound stupid... not going to happen really!
Guess it must be where I live, I'm more or less slap bang right in the centre of Wales. It really is strange that a Welsh town with so many Welsh people fails to have the accent.
Then again the town I live in is more or less the Twilight Zone.
Also yes, I don't have to listen to myself all the time so whatever accent I have is aces in my book.
Do you think perhaps you are more use to it now you've been in Wales though? I've only visited Wales twice on tour and I'm not used to it at all, so I'm not sure if that is a factor. I've met loads of Londoners who have kept other accents, including one of my best mates who has been living in London all his life but is still very Irish!olikunmissile said:
I admit to living in a very small town in the middle of nowhere. The most exciting it has gotten here is when someone accidentally drove into a lamppost - they were fine, but there were about 40 odd people gathered around at this strange sight.
I hear so much of so many accents that they don't make a difference to me anymore. Some have initial shock value, yes. But nothing in particular. Although it was hilarious when our one teacher with a thick cape coloured accent shouted "HEY! F*** YOU!" at a speeding car...
... You're a figment of my imagination... I'm so bored with my own life I'm pretending there's other people with the same problem and they're talking to me. THE VOICES.EmzOLV said:
However, I don't think it's so much I'm used to it, when someone with a Welsh accent comes along I notice it straight away. You see I live here...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=google+maps+llandrindod+wells&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Llandrindod+Wells,+Powys&gl=uk&ei=IDjATIOHGIm9jAftscmcCg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ8gEwAA
Oooh... Long link. Notice all the fields? Haha.
But yeah, accents are odd. Did you know that some people who use sign language can tell your accent when you sign to them? You actually have a sign language accent, It's totally strange.
I'm from England, with a typical London accent.
I find the French accent gorgeous. Utterly stunning. Also I really like the Czech accent. Also knew a German girl with a beautiful accent....
I guess a cross section of continental European accents would do me.
(Some American accents are rather attractive too)
I find the French accent gorgeous. Utterly stunning. Also I really like the Czech accent. Also knew a German girl with a beautiful accent....
I guess a cross section of continental European accents would do me.
(Some American accents are rather attractive too
)
Being one province left of Quebec has it advantages. French accents up to the point of not being able to understand them are pretty damn sexy.
I'm not a figment *pinch* OW! Nope definitely alive and kicking. Although my 'middle of nowhere' is not as fieldy and far out as yours! I live in a teeny weeny town called Finchampstead or lovingly nicknamed 'Finch'. We're lucky as we have a post office and a Co-op!olikunmissile said:
Pub's not so far, but it's a bit of a deathly journey as there are no pathways - only country roads and people speeding way too fast. I'll drive somewhere else or have a drink at home, don't want to die today thanks.
I didn't know accents also showed up in sign language. Mind you I don't know any sign language. Would be quite interesting to learn!
OT again - I just realised also that I forgot to mention anything Australian too. I've changed my sat nav to an Australian so I could listen to something good.
I'm from Australia and I don't understand the appeal of accents. I'm more of a visual guy than an audial guy.
I'm from the wonderful state of Louisiana, and i find southern accents, Australian, Irish, and (depending on the guy) German accents sexy.
the worst accent ever: anyone from the Midwest, especially Wisconsin or Minnesota. nothing against yall, lived there for a few years, but the accent is waaay to nasally for my taste
the worst accent ever: anyone from the Midwest, especially Wisconsin or Minnesota. nothing against yall, lived there for a few years, but the accent is waaay to nasally for my taste
... We have a Co-op too, although originally a Somerfield. You're not helping your case though. I still vote for figment.EmzOLV said:
You know the town in the film Hot Fuzz? They got their inspiration from llandod.
It's scarily well portrayed too, although the council pretend not to be part of a cult, there's so many freaking Masons here I'd make a guess that they are.
Also this calls for a friend request.
Our Co-op used to be 'Rusts'. I have no idea who would ever name their stores 'Rusts' but it was legendary. I also forget to mention we have a takeaway, which is called Bob's Fish and Chips, but it was previously Bob's Tandoori... the two don't mix so well!olikunmissile said:
I did see Hot Fuzz! I was at one of the first trial runnings they did and they asked us how we liked it. I embarrassed myself and my friends, everyone was saying how amazing the film was for all these socialogical reasons and all I could say was 'well I loved the bit he kicked the granny in the head'. Douche! But the town seems very, very scary. Good luck to you
And accepted
I might even spend Halloween with my Welsh friends! But I'll have to get over the welsh accent on ghoul noises and 'we're coming to get yooooooooou' haha!