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Anyone got any idead because im american and i just wondered?

I'm an American boy, but I had a British friend until he moved back to England, and it seemed that girls really liked his accent.

I think it might be the accent. We girls are always a sucker for a man with an accent. *swoons*

American girls like British boy's especially?
Any American girl who I've met hasn't simply liked me because of where I'm from. Some of them like me some don't, I really don't think it has much to do with nationality

Mostly, I blame Buffy.

yep, accent. although if someone is totally ugly and mean the accent won't make them awesome. but it increases the hotness factor.
and yeah, spike was hot in buffy, but he isn't really british, it's a fake accent.

yep, accent. although if someone is totally ugly and mean the accent won't make them awesome. but it increases the hotness factor.
and yeah, spike was hot in buffy, but he isn't really british, it's a fake accent.
I don't get how an emaciated bleach-blond vampire with painted nails is hot, but whatever.

I love the accent it gets me all starry eyed

I think it might be the accent. We girls are always a sucker for a man with an accent. *swoons*
I have a Minnesotan accent :fluffle:

hehehe looks like ol' fancy-accent english boy here is gonna take a trip accross to the states... ;)

cya

I assume its a "proper" english accent though? Nothing exactly attractive about a cockney accent.

The thing is that not many people speak the proper 'British' accent.
I have a strong British accent, but I'm in South London. Go to somewhere like Yorkshire or Manchester... argh.

Definitely the accent. With a female voice (especially cockney) it sometimes sounds annoying, but male voices with the accent are pretty.... =)

w00t .. I'll be visiting the states more often ..

*considers going to America...*

Yeah its officail its the accent and well I have yet to meet a british guy thats a jerk.

The thing is that not many people speak the proper 'British' accent.
I have a strong British accent, but I'm in South London. Go to somewhere like Yorkshire or Manchester... argh.
I love when a guy has a Manchester accent... But then again I'm a guy myself... ooo...Morrissey...

The Onion published a Point-Counterpoint that seems vaguely relevant to this topic...

Point: European Men Are So Much More Romantic

Counter-Point: American Girls Studying Abroad Are Incredibly Easy

jeremy turner

Yes but their bad teeth offsets the advantage gained from the accent.

See the Big Book of British Smiles for more info.

viva Stratford-on-Avon :P

I really should visit the states now :P

The Onion published a Point-Counterpoint that seems vaguely relevant to this topic...

Point: European Men Are So Much More Romantic

Counter-Point: American Girls Studying Abroad Are Incredibly Easy

jeremy turner
Thats cause most of us american men are jackasses.

Yeah its officail its the accent and well I have yet to meet a british guy thats a jerk.

I'm hoping you haven't been to the UK

Yeah its officail its the accent and well I have yet to meet a british guy thats a jerk.
Have you ever been to north London? They're all horrible...

the northern irish accent is even better...

the northern irish accent is even better...
No... southern is better...

Thats cause most of us american men are jackasses.

I imagine the ratio of jackasses to non-jackasses is about the same everywhere.

jeremy turner

No... southern is better...
nvm, you said irish... theyre both sexy.

I've never left the western hemisphere

bah, north london? visit the midlands :P

I've never left the western hemisphere

Some of us are ok ....................................................... somewhere

bah, north london? visit the midlands :P
They're mean in north London. Very stuck up, but in southern England, people are warmer.

I have a Southern Accent.

**is from Arkansas**

Mmm... the accent. I think it just makes them sound more intelligent. But yes, mmmm.... the accent. And the teeth thing, hell, I've seen worse teeth than that. My family is from Louisiana for crying out loud.

I have a Southern Accent.

**is from Arkansas**
I have an English/Boston accent. I'm from Cleveland, though. I've lived tons of places...

ooooooooooo southern accents and british accents they just about tie in my book.

meh, i still say midlands accents rock :P but then again, i probably am biased due to the fact that im from the midlands :P

and i know southern people are nicer than north londoners, dont worry

ooooooooooo southern accents and british accents they just about tie in my book.
Yep. Men with accent are even hot to me, and I'm a guy.

meh, i still say midlands accents rock :P but then again, i probably am biased due to the fact that im from the midlands :P

and i know southern people are nicer than north londoners, dont worry
Especially to Americans, they're really bad to Americans.

so what kind of accents do guys like on a girl?

Hey !

I'm from North London ...

:(

I don't care about accents (though I'm just about the only guy I've met who doesn't)

i quite like a southern accent on a girl


by southern i mean southern irish

so what kind of accents do guys like?
Do you mean for a chick? I like Pitsburgh accents or Irish, or Cleveland, or Boston...

i quite like a southern accent on a girl


by southern i mean southern irish
Yea... Southern Irish is hot.

dont worry, im basing my assumptions on my teacher, they might not all be bad :P

being a drama major I could fake them all but Im just a girl from Washington origanlly I dont think we really have a special accent over here.

Do you mean for a chick? I like Pitsburgh accents or Irish, or Cleveland, or Boston...

the pittsburgh accent is just a northern irish one thats been americanised. or so it appeared to me when i was there

Hey !

I'm from North London ...

:(
Well, people didn't like me in North London. They were all very stuck up and hated visitors which is ironic. But everywhere else people were nice, so I'm assuming its a northern london thing...

being a drama major I could fake them all but Im just a girl from Washington origanlly I dont think we really have a special accent over here.

Washington State or DC?

I can't say anything about a man with a British accent because I'm a man and I'm not gay, so I wouldn't really know.

The "proper" British accent can indeed be sexy in a female, trust me - it doesn't sound "annoying," lol.

the pittsburgh accent is just a northern irish one thats been americanised. or so it appeared to me when i was there
I know it is... That's why I like both...

It's the accent, and the rugby. ;)

I have scottish accent and everone just wants to know where the hell im from!? I was born in New York, grew up with an american family (mine, d'uh) and live in a small but heavily american (hill folk...) town. :fluffle:

Rugby just makes you black and blue, not hot. I like it that way.

State WSU thats me!!!

Hey! There's nothing wrong with north Londoners! My girlfriend was born and raised in north London and she's the friendliest person that I've ever met in my life.

I can't say anything about a man with a British accent because I'm a man and I'm not gay, so I wouldn't really know.

The "proper" British accent can indeed be sexy in a female, trust me - it doesn't sound "annoying," lol.
You don't have to be gay to think another guy is attractive, btw, you only have to be secure.

State WSU thats me!!!

Cool I live in seattle

Hey! There's nothing wrong with north Londoners! My girlfriend was born and raised in north London and she's the friendliest person that I've ever met in my life.
I didn't say all are, I met nice people, all I'm saying are most are mean.

I know it is... That's why I like both...

ah ok

i did find it funny that in a museum in Pittsburgh theres a sign up "Pittsburgh words - if you dont recognise any words used by locals, dont worry, here is a handy sign with explanations for some of them"...most of them were words everyone i know uses everyday lol

Spikes accent was fake but Giles' wasn't. He was old and still hot purely because of his voice. The same goes for Alan Rickman- voice like velvet. Mmmm

ah ok

i did find it funny that in a museum in Pittsburgh theres a sign up "Pittsburgh words - if you dont recognise any words used by locals, dont worry, here is a handy sign with explanations for some of them"...most of them were words everyone i know uses everyday lol
Yea. It's amuding to find things like that.

aultia- awesome I go there every now and then but Im in oregon right now Ill be here til about april

You don't have to be gay to think another guy is attractive, btw, you only have to be secure.

What I said was code for "Whether I'm gay or not, I wouldn't see the attraction." :)

British boys?

Sure, there are some cuties over there, but for some reason, my leaning is towards Canadian boys. They're almost always so compassionate and sweet!

Given how many friends I've made in Canada as well as meeting my lover there, I'd say they lean towards me too. :D

-Asylum Nova

I have a Canadian Accent, even though I'm from the states (I live 20 minutes away from the border). So, do British girls like American accents? If so, I might move to there.

What I said was code for "Whether I'm gay or not, I wouldn't see the attraction." :)
Okay. I'm engaged to be married and my fiance is pregnant and I can admit that some guys are just hot.

I have a Canadian Accent, even though I'm from the states (I live 20 minutes away from the border). So, do British girls like American accents? If so, I might move to there.
They like druggy American rockstar accent, well the ones I met, do.

British boys?

Sure, there are some cuties over there, but for some reason, my leaning is towards Canadian boys, and given how many friends I've made in Canada as well as meeting my lover there, I'd say they lean towards me too. :D

-Asylum Nova
Yep. Canadians are nice.

I tired guys I have a long night ahead of me.

Random thought of the moment: Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Doubis Planis Hemispheariis.

Canadians are nice people, according to my personal experience. :)

The French Canadians I met were really provoking, however. :headbang:

I tired guys I have a long night ahead of me.
Are you leaving? Goodnight if you are. Merry Christmas, also.

My ucle married a french canadian jew girl its different. and no im not leaving ill stay for a bit.

Canadians are nice people, according to my personal experience. :)

The French Canadians I met were really provoking, however. :headbang:
The French Canadians I used to know were fun *winks*

Engaged to be married? Congratulations, Compulsory Controlled. :)

Engaged to be married? Congratulations, Compulsory Controlled. :)
Yep. Thanks, man.

Sure, those French Canadians were fun, but I meant the other French Canadians.

They like druggy American rockstar accent, well the ones I met, do.


Druggies....I hang out with them. I'm clean though. A lot of people think i'm on drugs. As for the rockstar part, I play guitar. Does that count?

Is it sexier if the girl fakes the accent just for your enjoyment?

Is it sexier if the girl fakes the accent just for your enjoyment?
It depends whether its sexual enjoyment or what... and whether its accompiad by other enjoyments. I;m bad...

No way; it's gotta be authentic - trust me, there's a big difference. ;)

well yeah I ment other things involved. Like if the girl knew you liked it and did it during 4 play

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Well . . . on second thought, it might be okay. :p

well thats good to know lol

American girls like accents? Well, gee, that would sure help explain why William Hung got so many marriage proposals...

As for what accents we American boys like, two words: Elizabeth...Hurley...

Seriously, though, accents do accentuate more than speech. A potential boyfriend or girlfriend with an exotic accent seems to come with an element of the mysterious, which is attractive to many. The British accent seems to be particularly preferable to a lot of girls; my suspicion is that there is a subconscious extension to rock/movie stars, who tend also to be highly desirable. But then again, that's just my guess.

And while we're on the subject, what do American girls think of Australian accents? Does such an accent, in the mind of most females, connote ruggedness like Crocodile Dundee, or slightly-silly-but-not-yet-annoying like Steve Irwin?

Come to think of it, I'm frankly not sure why on earth I'm asking this; I'm an Asian with an American speech pattern (no Chinese accent, although my Chinese does have a painfully-heavy American accent) whose only remotely decent impression is probably Elmer Fudd. Gee, dat's attwactive...

well yeah I ment other things involved. Like if the girl knew you liked it and did it during 4 play
Yeah, theres a difference of course but its the thought that counts... I mean doing something like that to be sexier to please me would be the thought of it, even if the accent sucked itd still be cool. My fiance does that sometimes in bed but its just to be silly and all that jazz. so, yes, it is sexy as long as she isnt facking it cause she thinks it will make her cool...

Im a scorpio so with me its all about that sort of thing anything to make the mood hotter

Im a scorpio so with me its all about that sort of thing anything to make the mood hotter
Everyone wants the mood to be hot, has nothing to do with your sign.

I think you are correct concerning your first suggestion for the thought of American girls on Aussie accents - ruggedness, but not dumbness, like Steve Irwin.

I think that Crocodile Dundee pops into the minds of most girls, however.

And the extremely significant majority o' them Aussie gals is quite attractive, by the way. ;)

My heritage is Scottish (Mum) British (Dad), born in Australia so my accent is Australian...which I guess can't complain.

I dont find crocodile dondee very attractive and im american

I think you are correct concerning your first suggestion for the thought of American girls on Aussie accents - ruggedness, but not dumbness, like Steve Irwin.

I think that Crocodile Dundee pops into the minds of most girls, however.

And the extremely significant majority o' them Aussie gals is quite attractive, by the way. ;)
Aussie gals are attractive, I quite agree.

guy-wise, Morrissey is attractive, and Sting, Brad Sherwood, Bono. All those Irishmen who live in England.

Anyone been to Oz?

I just have to point out on behalf of all British people.... WE DON'T HAVE BAD TEETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

American women like British accents?

Strange because whenever I have been in the states everyone seems to mistake my accent for an australian one... which is nothing like my accent may I add.

I just have to point out on behalf of all British people.... WE DON'T HAVE BAD TEETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree, teeth arent a race-thing... thats hygeine and specific genetics.

wasnt me who said it i think they're hot (british people)

wasnt me who said it i think they're hot (british people)
Thats cause they are hot.

What about East European accents? Ukraine is always nice . . .

What about East European accents? Ukraine is always nice . . .
Greeks are better, but not the right region of Europe exactly.

Italian accents are still very intriguing, imo.

And I agree about Greeks.

Methinks this thread is beginning to die - we must not let that happen!

Italian accents are still very intriguing, imo.

And I agree about Greeks.
Yep... Accents are intriguing alltogether...
DONT LET THE BOARD DIE!!

oh WOW! they talk different, that just makes them sooo hott!!! forget about their funny looking teeth and no chins. :rolleyes::sniper:

Who doesn't have chins?

Who doesn't have chins?
ive never met anyone without a chin...

Hey, Novus, What's you name and how old are you?
I'm Matt and I'm 26.

I got an idea how to save this thread!! Instead of wandering into discussions about different accents of the world, we could talk about the sociological implications of American girls finding men with British accents attractive! And by doing so, we not only redeem it in the temporal sense, but we can get a lot more attendance! We could ACTUALLY get one of these things BACK on track after it has already slipped away - we'll be famous in the NS world!

I have no idea, but damn I'm glad for it ^____^
Me = British
My girlfriend = American

My name is Steve - 16, over here.

I got an idea how to save this thread!! Instead of wandering into discussions about different accents of the world, we could talk about the sociological implications of American girls finding men with British accents attractive! And by doing so, we not only redeem it in the temporal sense, but we can get a lot more attendance! We could ACTUALLY get one of these things BACK on track after it has already slipped away - we'll be famous in the NS world!
YES! Good idea...
Uh huh... Aussie chicks are hot.

My name is Steve - 16, over here.
heh heh I'm a decade older than you and I teach kids your age... That's okay, you seem cool.

To the accents guys find attractive on the women, I prefer a deep southern drawl. I'm talking Texas or Gerogia here folks. The real south. Mmm.

Well, you see, us American guys are really in trouble if all you girls want British guys. I mean, I'm from an area know for German and Dutch accents, but you don't see the girls falling all over me. So, are all you hot girls going to us American guys with our cousins? :headbang:

To the accents guys find attractive on the women, I prefer a deep southern drawl. I'm talking Texas or Gerogia here folks. The real south. Mmm.
I prefer Southern Ireland, but Georgia can be hot, too. They say "yes, sir". That alone is hot.

la la la lala la la la lala... i think its still a dying thread.

la la la lala la la la lala... i think its still a dying thread.
Guess I'll keep talkign anyways... That works like a fucking charm.

I imagine the ratio of jackasses to non-jackasses is about the same everywhere.

jeremy turner

He's not the local lout, he's the imported lout!
Actually I think it's hardwired in both sexes to seek people from further away in order that the family tree will occasionally fork.

During WWII the British males said of American soldiers and other military personel, 'they're overpaid, oversexed and over here' British girls went for American men in those days and there were a lot of British women who became 'war-brides' so it's a two way street.

He's not the local lout, he's the imported lout!
Actually I think it's hardwired in both sexes to seek people from further away in order that the family tree will occasionally fork.

During WWII the British males said of American soldiers and other military personel, 'they're overpaid, oversexed and over here' British girls went for American men in those days and there were a lot of British women who became 'war-brides' so it's a two way street.
Oh... That's interesting...

I prefer Southern Ireland, but Georgia can be hot, too. They say "yes, sir". That alone is hot.

I find that I am mysteriously attracted to guys who talk like either Sgt Preston of the Yukon or to guys who talk like Boris Badinoff. Never had any luck with Canadians, I think I might be too hard core for them but I guess Bosnian guys think I'm hot! I have a Bosnian fiance and his lodger is trying to get my phone number. I'm not giving his lodger my phone number of course...
That's because that would be stupid and acting like a jerk.

First off, what does a proper British accent classically imply? In my opinion, it seems to imply (to the vast majority of English-speakers) refinement - not necessarily superior intelligence, although that could be a part of it too.

Sorry for the long delay, but I have to run now. I have saved this thread, and will come back to it tomorrow, okay?

I find that I am mysteriously attracted to guys who talk like either Sgt Preston of the Yukon or to guys who talk like Boris Badinoff. Never had any luck with Canadians, I think I might be too hard core for them but I guess Bosnian guys think I'm hot! I have a Bosnian fiance and his lodger is trying to get my phone number. I'm not giving his lodger my phone number of course...
That's because that would be stupid and acting like a jerk.
You realize that the insult jerk come from jerk off and therefor calling yourself (assuming your a woman) a jerk wouldnt exactly be a bad thing in most mens eyes... not to offend you in any way.

I think it might be the accent. We girls are always a sucker for a man with an accent. *swoons*

What's wrong with an American accent? If you think about it, since Europe is where the language originated from, WE'RE the ones with the accent! ;)

First off, what does a proper British accent classically imply? In my opinion, it seems to imply (to the vast majority of English-speakers) refinement - not necessarily superior intelligence, although that could be a part of it too.

Sorry for the long delay, but I have to run now. I have saved this thread, and will come back to it tomorrow, okay?
Hope to see you again, you can telegram me if you wish. Gooday.

Thank you; I will. Nice to meet you Matt.

Take care 'till later, everyone.

Thank you; I will. Nice to meet you Matt.

Take care 'till later, everyone.
Nice to meet you, also.

To the accents guys find attractive on the women, I prefer a deep southern drawl. I'm talking Texas or Gerogia here folks. The real south. Mmm.


I'm from Jaw-Jah......the Peach State- hence Peechland. I tried making my nation Peachland and it wouldnt accept it dag nabit! :(

there is nothing better than a good looking scottish boy in a kilt. :fluffle:

there is nothing better than a good looking scottish boy in a kilt. :fluffle:
Yes there is, a goodlooking scottish boy without a kilt...lol

What's wrong with an American accent? If you think about it, since Europe is where the language originated from, WE'RE the ones with the accent! ;)


Sorry love. You US boys just dont have that thick British accent that we love. I'd like to hear Myrth's accent since he said it was thick. I have a friend who lives in London, but he's Italian. Go figure. :)

well, im amerrrican and i have no problem with ladies, and i dont have an accent

but premireship soccer kicks ass

Im an American, but i don't have an accent per se.

I'm from Boston, lived in Pakistan, grew up in Mozambique, spent the first year of my life in Bangladesh, and lived my kindergarten-1st grade years in Virginia. I ALSO live in Panama, have alot of British friends, can speak a so-so British accent(it sounds ok to non-brits. I bet to brits is sounds absolutely HORRID!), speak Spanish, a few words of Urdu, and im taking starter online arabic classes.

Not to mention im only 12(well, 13 in 5 hours), so my voice hasn't completely solidified.

Oh yeah, and im i guy. So i don't have an accent but i have a mix of everything! I'm like magic pasta!

Sorry love. You US boys just dont have that thick British accent that we love. I'd like to hear Myrth's accent since he said it was thick. I have a friend who lives in London, but he's Italian. Go figure. :)

Ha, I guess I'm just screwed for life, then. I'm from Georgia, yet I don't even really have the southern thing going on... wtf?

Anyone got any idead because im american and i just wondered?

It's a common misconception, really. Girls don't dig actual British guys, they just like the accent.

Hey hey, Canadian girls like Britons too eh? Don't go to the States, come to Canada! We'll treat you with our treadmark sweetness and impecible manners, than ever so nicely....

english, irish, australian accents definitely rule. Southern i dont really care for that much. it takes them so long to say stuff....
supposedly I have a Connecticut accent (?), but that's only according to my cousins from massachusetts, and god knows they aren't the ones to talk about accents.

Ha, I guess I'm just screwed for life, then. I'm from Georgia, yet I don't even really have the southern thing going on... wtf?



Wow thats something....running into another Georgian here in the wide wide world oF NS...what part of GA?

And Nah, you can always practice faking a Britsh accent-lol

I have a Minnesotan accent :fluffle:

Those are better anyway :) They make me laugh.

Accents (or any kind) are good conversation starters, don't think they really make people more sexy... possibly just harder to understand... which ups the sexy-illusive-mystery factor.

Those are better anyway :) They make me laugh.

Accents (or any kind) are good conversation starters, don't think they really make people more sexy... possibly just harder to understand... which ups the sexy-illusive-mystery factor.
accents are ususally hot

Not to mention im only 12(well, 13 in 5 hours), so my voice hasn't completely solidified... I'm like magic pasta!

lol... Happy Birthday... good luck with all your languages!

Now if you can learn to cook magic pasta you have a very good chance of making the lady's swoon no matter what accent you have/don't have ;)

*sometimes one letter missing changes the whole meaning of a sentence... opps!

yep, accent. although if someone is totally ugly and mean the accent won't make them awesome. but it increases the hotness factor.
and yeah, spike was hot in buffy, but he isn't really british, it's a fake accent.

I'd like to know why a lot of my girl classmates think he is hot. One of my best friends thinks he is really hot and I just don't get it. He looks an anorexic.

lol... Happy Birthday... good luck with all your languages!

Now if you can learn to cook magic pasta you have a very good chance of making the lady's swoon no matter what accent you have/don't have ;)

*sometimes one letter missing changes the whole meaning of a sentence... opps!
lol... yep, soon to swoon is a big diff

lol... yep, soon to swoon is a big diff

no shit, opps.

Mostly, I blame Buffy.

Hey at least I didnt forget Poland!

has this thread died? there arent any recent posts.

I don't like British boys anymore than I like American boys. I like Irish boys. :)

some things help the attraction but I still need him to be a decent guy for me to like him

That's a point. I once met this English guy who I was ready to run off into the sunset with, until I got to know him. He was a bastard, and that turned me off very quickly.

that'l do it

I think Americans in general just like accents :)

I had a thick Slavic accent when I first moved to the states, and now its faded just a bit, but people are still just amazed by accents here, heh....

Im an American, but i don't have an accent per se.

I'm from Boston, lived in Pakistan, grew up in Mozambique, spent the first year of my life in Bangladesh, and lived my kindergarten-1st grade years in Virginia. I ALSO live in Panama, have alot of British friends, can speak a so-so British accent(it sounds ok to non-brits. I bet to brits is sounds absolutely HORRID!), speak Spanish, a few words of Urdu, and im taking starter online arabic classes.

Not to mention im only 12(well, 13 in 5 hours), so my voice hasn't completely solidified.

Oh yeah, and im i guy. So i don't have an accent but i have a mix of everything! I'm like magic pasta!

Boston, huh? How are your R's?

Wow thats something....running into another Georgian here in the wide wide world oF NS...what part of GA?

And Nah, you can always practice faking a Britsh accent-lol

Well it's like three hours (edit- just kidding, five hours. time flies when you're so bored it hurts) since you asked the question, but if you're still even remotely interested enough to check this thread again, Duluth.

Boston, huh? How are your R's?

I say Chowder. No ChowDAH for me.

And it's more like the Boston AREA! I'm on of the 4 people on this forum who knows where Worcester is, and im pretty sure im one of 2 people who know where Auburn(where i grew up) is...

Oh, and im 13 now!

I say Chowder. No ChowDAH for me.

And it's more like the Boston AREA! I'm on of the 4 people on this forum who knows where Worcester is, and im pretty sure im one of 2 people who know where Auburn(where i grew up) is...

Oh, and im 13 now!

I know where Auburn is. I'm from Grafton.

i'm canadian...

but it's the accent for me. *drools* australians have hot accents too.
and the accents down east are kinda nice too.

i think accents in general are nice so long as understanding the person you're talking to is possible.

When I was in the States, I found American girls very easy-going.

My accent was enough and I just had to say "I am from Vienna/Austria" :)
That was usually enough to do the trick.

Most were immediately (and stupidly) fascinated.

But then again - girls in Vienna are just like that with American boys.

It might not be the accent as much as the idea of a change in the populace. People are naturally curious about those who do not come from their societal ilk. It's possible that girls just see it as a way to "explore."

Then again, as an American male, I also note the fact that most guys in the U.S. are incompetent, moronic fools who think the perfect way to a girls heart is a simple, "Hey baby." If you want proof, look to American music such as "Baby Got Back."

Any further proof that the majority of American guys are stupid need only take a glance at our White House. I mean look at the President and his Cabinet. I realize that non-Americans are rolling off their seats with laughter that the "most powerful man in the world" almost offed himself with snack food early in his first term.

I guess the problem with non-American girls likin' us "yankees" might not be that we don't have an accent...it might be that we're just too bloody american! I blame Iraq for the downfall of American attractiveness...Clinton made American guys international playboys....damn Bush.
*Considers moving to Canada.*

I have no idea, but British guys interest me way more than my fellow American males (they all suck (ok, sorry, exaggeration born of bitterness)). Yes, I love their accents (even when I can't understand them all the time), and their country is far more interesting than mine, and they're generally a lot less annoying than the guys I know here (well, most of the time).

I also buy into the theory that everyone likes the exotic and "the grass is always greener on the other side".

The thing is that not many people speak the proper 'British' accent.
I have a strong British accent, but I'm in South London. Go to somewhere like Yorkshire or Manchester... argh.
Something wrong with a British accent?

I think it might be the accent. We girls are always a sucker for a man with an accent. *swoons*

As an Englishman living in the USA, I can say with some certainty, the accent does seem to 'do it'.

I assume it is my accent, since I have often been told by American girls that they could listen to me talk for hours...

I know for a fact that I was hired for one of my jobs PURELY because the boss said she liked my accent.

:)

Wow thats something....running into another Georgian here in the wide wide world oF NS...what part of GA?

And Nah, you can always practice faking a Britsh accent-lol

You'd be surprised how many NSer's ARE from the Peach State...

I'm a (non-native) Georgian, with a real built-in British accent...

I have a British accent.





Love me!

Perhaps because they like to sleep with a person that knows how to make love to a women instead of those warmonging neanderthalers.

I used to do improv comedy... I can do all sorts of accents, many of them quite convincing. Although, in person, people can tell I'm not Indian or Mexican, if I do a British or German accent, nobody finds it out of place.

But, from what I can tell, yes, it is the accent. Accents can be quite the turn-on to ladies, guys. If you don't have one, it couldn't hurt to try to learn one to use every now and then.

Plus, us Brits are so much better looking. What with our wonderful teeth...

Hold on... by british accent do you all mean English cause athough i'm Scottish... our accent sucks

Hey, Scots is okay. I mean, it's better than Welsh... ;)

Hey, Scots is okay. I mean, it's better than Welsh... ;)
So true, and Cornish.
So, if British accents are good, what about regional British accents? I'd vote the Cornish out quick-smart!

I don't know why American girls love the British accents. Maybe its the fact that they are less common. Same reason blondes are generally preffered in the UK, where they are less common, and brunettes are generally preffered in Scandinavia, as they are less common. It's biology that you seek out a mate with different genes rather than similar ones to yourself, to gain most benefits for the offspring. Could accents trigger off that part of the brain? Its certainly feasible...

Just to let you know, I'm a guy from Yorkshire, and these are my linguistic preferences:

I can't stand the Queen's English accent, or any of the posh ones. I don't like Scouse (Liverpool), Mancunian, Cockney (Parts of London), Scotish but I love girls with the following accents, in order of preference:

1) Dublin
2) Ulster
3) South-West Ireland
4) Geordie (Newcastle area)
5) Welsh
5) Yorkshire
6) Southern USA
7) Suffolk (UK)

Perhaps because they like to sleep with a person that knows how to make love to a women instead of those warmonging neanderthalers.

Well if a girl is deciding on who they want to be with based on a guy's skill in bed, I don't think I'm missing much by being rejected.

I wonder if i can hit on british girls with my "american accent"

I wonder if i can hit on british girls with my "american accent"


Nope. They are too clever. :)

I also buy into the theory that everyone likes the exotic and "the grass is always greener on the other side".

I'm very smitten by British accents as well and I'm not even American, I think its just sexy is all.......:)

Man, I spend one day stuck in bed with a headache, and look at what great topics I miss...

English accents hypnotise me. I could seriously, and literally, be talked off a cliff if the person doing the talking had the right type of English accent.

Luckily I don't know that many people with English accents who would throw away a perfectly good accent-induced-hypno-slave. Or maybe it's just that there aren't many cliffs near where I live.

The annoying thing is I have some sort of crazy semi-Australian, semi-random accent... can't see that being attractive to many people, let alone the English, who I credit with having actual taste*. I'll just have to rely on my half-Italian, half-Irish/Scottish/Welsh/German/mongrel-ness, I guess.

Anyway, enough ranting from me. I need to go get caffeine to try and kill the returning headache.

*Yes, yes, I know. Whole =/= parts. Bah. I credit every English person with taste until they prove me wrong, and then I blame it on outside influences. Works fine.

i can do a right good impression of an english accent, if its not natural. will that help me get some chicks? hmm experiment time!

Hey, Scots is okay. I mean, it's better than Welsh... ;)

Damn Right Welsh is a horrible accent... if you're Welsh i don't mean to offend... if you're not i do mean to offend

I think Americans in general just like accents :)

I had a thick Slavic accent when I first moved to the states, and now its faded just a bit, but people are still just amazed by accents here, heh....

I think they need to add a "link to voice" thread, as well as a link to pic thread...

Man, I spend one day stuck in bed with a headache, and look at what great topics I miss...

English accents hypnotise me. I could seriously, and literally, be talked off a cliff if the person doing the talking had the right type of English accent.

Luckily I don't know that many people with English accents who would throw away a perfectly good accent-induced-hypno-slave. Or maybe it's just that there aren't many cliffs near where I live.

The annoying thing is I have some sort of crazy semi-Australian, semi-random accent... can't see that being attractive to many people, let alone the English, who I credit with having actual taste*. I'll just have to rely on my half-Italian, half-Irish/Scottish/Welsh/German/mongrel-ness, I guess.

Anyway, enough ranting from me. I need to go get caffeine to try and kill the returning headache.

*Yes, yes, I know. Whole =/= parts. Bah. I credit every English person with taste until they prove me wrong, and then I blame it on outside influences. Works fine.

I think you are underestimating how devious the Englishman can be... there are far more comfortable places that cliffs, that a sweet-talking silver-tongued devil might try to talk you into...

Oh... wait... maybe it's just ME that's devious?

It might not be the accent as much as the idea of a change in the populace. People are naturally curious about those who do not come from their societal ilk. It's possible that girls just see it as a way to "explore."

Then again, as an American male, I also note the fact that most guys in the U.S. are incompetent, moronic fools who think the perfect way to a girls heart is a simple, "Hey baby." If you want proof, look to American music such as "Baby Got Back."

Any further proof that the majority of American guys are stupid need only take a glance at our White House. I mean look at the President and his Cabinet. I realize that non-Americans are rolling off their seats with laughter that the "most powerful man in the world" almost offed himself with snack food early in his first term.

I guess the problem with non-American girls likin' us "yankees" might not be that we don't have an accent...it might be that we're just too bloody american! I blame Iraq for the downfall of American attractiveness...Clinton made American guys international playboys....damn Bush.
*Considers moving to Canada.*

And almost as attractive as the British are anti-Bush Americans who understand the stupidity of American boykind. If you need help with that Canadian citizenship, I will marry you.

Hold on... by british accent do you all mean English cause athough i'm Scottish... our accent sucks


Are you kidding? The Scots have the best accent of all, in my opinion.

if your insulting some one scottish is better in any other situation english

I, for one, like girls from Eastern Europe.

I also like the Parisian accent.

I don't think Scottish accents are bad. I like them! I also like British, Cockney, German, and Italian accents. I think Scottish and British are the best, though! No offense to those of the other cultures. That's just me personally. I think it's the way they pronounce their words. Consider the word "advertisement": ad-ver-tise-ment to ad-vertis-ment. I think it's cool. :cool: ;)

I don't think Scottish accents are bad. I like them! I also like British, Cockney, German, and Italian accents. I think Scottish and British are the best, though! No offense to those of the other cultures. That's just me personally. I think it's the way they pronounce their words. Consider the word "advertisement": ad-ver-tise-ment to ad-vertis-ment. I think it's cool. :cool: ;)
Errr...wouldn't British = Cockney and Scottish?

Are we meaning English or what in this thread? (I know I'm being picky, but still...) ;)

Mostly, I blame Buffy.

That really annoyed me. The way they made all the potentiol slays go "bit ov a nice place this"...it makes us sound like we go around saying stuff like pip pip, tallo ho guvner, cor' blimey, we're in a bit of a stick wiggit,
But in all my years of living in Britain (that's all my life by the way ;) ) I have NEVER heard someone talk like that. We Britons don't speak like that!

I think they need to add a "link to voice" thread, as well as a link to pic thread...

Lots of different accents, including Polish (http://classweb.gmu.edu/accent/)

I feel like a song...

Well, the East coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear...and the Southern girls, with the way they talk, they knock me out when I'm down there...

While we're on the subject of who likes what, are there no American girls that like Chinese guys? I mean, in the movies, you see Chinese women all over the place to whom American guys are attracted (Zhang Ziyi being but one extremely attractive example), but never vice versa, with the exception of the barely-believable Jackie-Chan-flick relationships with Claire Forlani and the like. As a Chinese guy who often finds American girls attractive, the sentiment seems never to be reciprocated. Then again, maybe I'm just creepy...yeah, that's probably it...

Simple...British guys have really cute accents.

My friend's British dad sad "bang-up job" one time and I was happy for days.

i have a mix of a boston and a philadelphia accent :cool:
and i have a hugh pe...
does anybody care???

You guys kill me.

If you are an American, take a trip to "Down Under". You will have to beat the women off with a stick. American men treat Aussie women in a way they have never been treated before....with respect!

Brit guys, ya they do well with American girls right up untill the girls see them smile. WOW! Get some dental care! OUCH!

You guys kill me.

If you are an American, take a trip to "Down Under". You will have to beat the women off with a stick. American men treat Aussie women in a way they have never been treated before....with respect!


VACATION TIME!!!

But how would they respond to a Chinese guy that speaks American?

I'm new in this thread, but I thought you guys might want to hear about a little experiment I performed after hearing some of my female friends discussing how "hot" British accents were...

To preface this, I'm a decent looking guy, I'm certainly not ugly, I've got nice hair, a decent face, and, since I'm an actor, a rather nice body if I may say so myself.
Now, I went to college in New York, so this was a great place to perform this. I stood on a street corner in mid Manhattan and asked various female passers-by how to get to a certain location while holding a map in my hand. I stood there for about 2 hours total (I took several breaks and such as it was rather chilly). I spent about 45 minutes using a classical English accent. I spent about 45 minutes using my own North Carolina accent and I spent the rest of the time using a french accent (which was quite easy since I was a drama student and I'm fluent in french). I discovered that, when using a British accent, just about every woman rushed to help me, even those who had less idea about where to go than I appeared to. When using the North Carolina accent, people were generally rather rude and pointed me in a general direction or simply said "I don't know"... and when I used a french accent people were either really mean (the whole anti-French thing), really nice...or asked me out for a cup of coffee (that came from two rather attractive woman, one of which had a rather nice irish accent)...well and then there was the one woman who was delighted to find someone who spoke french and talked to me for about half an hour...

Being a Welsh man i'm a bit irritated that once again we get the piss take. As is usual!! However what people seem to forget is that our accent is not from a version of English, but is more suited to speaking Welsh.... However, i'm used to being the butt of the joke by the saes, so I ignore it. Now I'm not fussed with the London accent,and the southern Irish is awfull. However the one accent that annoys me more than all the others, the Birmingham accent. It is the most grotesque sounding thing on earth.

However, i'm not completely Welsh, one grandfather is home counties English and the other is Northern Irish (Welsh grandmothers) so I can switch accents easily. Also i've had 5 years of acting training so can also switch into a neutral accent like other famous Welsh actors....Anthony Hopkins/Zeta Jones/Richard Burton...that Rhys davies who played Gimli the Dwarf in LOTR (grew up 10 miles from me). Tom Jones does not count!!! :)

Also, I would LOVE to get involved with an American girl....or Canadian, though i'm a bit thing of French-Canadian, they seem different.

I feel like a song...

Well, the East coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear...and the Southern girls, with the way they talk, they knock me out when I'm down there...

While we're on the subject of who likes what, are there no American girls that like Chinese guys? I mean, in the movies, you see Chinese women all over the place to whom American guys are attracted (Zhang Ziyi being but one extremely attractive example), but never vice versa, with the exception of the barely-believable Jackie-Chan-flick relationships with Claire Forlani and the like. As a Chinese guy who often finds American girls attractive, the sentiment seems never to be reciprocated. Then again, maybe I'm just creepy...yeah, that's probably it...

Yeah, but...I mean....hey, I'm a white guy attracted to asian girls, so I win :p

I dunno about Cymric Tribes, but I personally remember John Rhys-Davies best for playing Sallah in the Indiana Jones flicks. He was cool.

Speaking of which, what do Australian girls think of good ol' Indy, compared to James Bond, for example?