NationStates Jolt Archive


The coolest accent

Lewrockwellia
24-10-2005, 15:57
Which group of people do you think has the coolest accent?

As usual, there's a poll on the way.
The South Islands
24-10-2005, 15:59
Russian!

My math lecturer is Russian, it's so cool!
Colin World
24-10-2005, 16:01
I don't think I can choose just one. I love using the Scottish accent, but the East Indian accent kicks so much butt. Russian, Austrain, and New England accents would be runners up, if I had to choose... but I can't! I love 'em all!
Lewrockwellia
24-10-2005, 16:03
I think Aussies, New Zealanders, Russians, and Boers/Afrikaners have the coolest accents.
BackwoodsSquatches
24-10-2005, 16:04
After seeing Boondock Saints...gotta be the Irish.

The Scottish coming a close second.
"Its fookin shite te be Scottish! We ga conquered by a nation of fookin wankahs!"
-Trainspotting.

However, I would also say that Welsh girls are real nice to listen to.
Colin World
24-10-2005, 16:06
After seeing Boondock Saints...gotta be the Irish.

The Scottish coming a close second.
"Its fookin shite te be Scottish! We ga conquered by a nation of fookin wankahs!"
-Trainspotting.

However, I would also say that Welsh girls are real nice to listen to.

Too true, too true. And I totally forgot about Irish! It kicks!
Anarchic Christians
24-10-2005, 16:06
West Country accents have the pwnage (any Wurzels fans?)
Pure Metal
24-10-2005, 16:11
tactical grace has the coolest accent


other than him, new yorkers
Delator
24-10-2005, 16:13
Gah! I voted Aussie, having totally overlooked the Russians!!!

*hangs head in shame*

Aussies still get 2nd place though. :)
Discendenza
24-10-2005, 16:22
by far...the Scots get my vote (blood is thicker than...) but the Russian comes in a close second.....especially Lev from Armaggedon...best Russian ever...
Sick Nightmares
24-10-2005, 16:39
You know what pisses me off? You have U.S. southern, which makes you sound uneducated (just the really heavy accents, the soft southern accent is ok!), you have New yorker, whick make you sound like your a gum chewing retard. No body ever talks about the non-New York/New Jersey north east accent! Pennsylvania, Ohio, Western New York State.
We of the North East rock people! You didn't know? Now you know!
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 16:40
Mmmmmm. Germans. I'd never date 'em, but I melt for 'em.....
Cheese penguins
24-10-2005, 16:42
Excuse me mister/misses poll maker! you have put Brits and Scots, look at a map Scotland is part of Britain! but Scotland rocks for accents!
Kanabia
24-10-2005, 16:44
Seth Effricans.
Myrmidonisia
24-10-2005, 16:44
Which group of people do you think has the coolest accent?

As usual, there's a poll on the way.
Those few privileged souls that are from the deep South have the most superior accents.
Colin World
24-10-2005, 16:45
Simonist']Mmmmmm. Germans. I'd never date 'em, but I melt for 'em.....

If you can calm down for a second, this is probably, although I don't know this as I didn't start the thread, not something so important that it has to include every accent possible. If you notice, the poll didn't include different variations of the British accent.
Colin World
24-10-2005, 16:46
Oopzs, that was for Sick Nightmare
Myrmidonisia
24-10-2005, 16:48
You know what pisses me off? You have U.S. southern, which makes you sound uneducated (just the really heavy accents, the soft southern accent is ok!), you have New yorker, whick make you sound like your a gum chewing retard. No body ever talks about the non-New York/New Jersey north east accent! Pennsylvania, Ohio, Western New York State.
We of the North East rock people! You didn't know? Now you know!
There's nothing about a southern accent that sounds ignorant. The words that the speaker selects and pronounces with that accent are what makes the speaker sound ignorant.

If you still think it's still the accent, you need to look around at some of those Maine hillbillies that can't spare an extra word.
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 16:51
Oopzs, that was for Sick Nightmare
Hahaha, I was looking at that going ".....what did I ever do to you?"

Seconded, though.....and we're not talking about nationalities, Cheese penguins!

For the record, the accent I absolutely most often prefer.....is my own. Midwest American. Not twangy Midwest, no no.....Kansas City accent. That beautiful neutrality without the linguistic sins the rest of the US is sometimes known for. We don't say "warsh" but we also don't say "y'all" at every turn. And God knows we don't speak slowly and monotone like those poor Western Kansans. I can't stand that half of the state.
Sick Nightmares
24-10-2005, 16:52
There's nothing about a southern accent that sounds ignorant. The words that the speaker selects and pronounces with that accent are what makes the speaker sound ignorant.

If you still think it's still the accent, you need to look around at some of those Maine hillbillies that can't spare an extra word.
Well, maybe not to you. Besides, I said en-educated, not ignorant. There is a subtle difference. I , on the other hand, think so. Geez, differing opinions on an international forum, who would have thought!:eek:
Cheese penguins
24-10-2005, 16:54
Simonist']Hahaha, I was looking at that going ".....what did I ever do to you?"

Seconded, though.....and we're not talking about nationalities, Cheese penguins!

For the record, the accent I absolutely most often prefer.....is my own. Midwest American. Not twangy Midwest, no no.....Kansas City accent. That beautiful neutrality without the linguistic sins the rest of the US is sometimes known for. We don't say "warsh" but we also don't say "y'all" at every turn. And God knows we don't speak slowly and monotone like those poor Western Kansans. I can't stand that half of the state.
i know this is not about nationalities, i am only saying that britian is very varied adn has lots of different accents, i was going to suggest just putting english instead of british because you go from southern England to the north of Shetland adn are classed as British, so what is a british acent???
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 16:56
i know this is not about nationalities, i am only saying that britian is very varied adn has lots of different accents, i was going to suggest just putting english instead of british because you go from southern England to the north of Shetland adn are classed as British, so what is a british acent???
Oh, okay then, I'm sorry. I thought that was one of those geographical corrections.....my bad :D

I agree though, on that point. Actually I think a lot of countries (like I mentioned about the US, for example....) are too varied for just one accent to be chosen. Curses. Limited poll options......I'm glad I voted German, because I've never heard a real wide variety of German accents.....
Keruvalia
24-10-2005, 16:58
Most accents have their charm. I love Irish accents and I could listen to an English speaking Russian all day. Fass has a really nice accent (see his voice thread).

Dunno if I could pick just one.
I V Stalin
24-10-2005, 17:09
Irish...mmmm...especially if it's an attractive woman speaking...
Southern Irish, by the way, the further north you go in Ireland, it seems to get harsher.
Also, East Midlands accents in England...it seems to incorporate the best parts of the northern accents (all the colloquialisms) with the best parts of the southern accents - the softness and kinda rolling quality - without sounding Brummie. No offence to Brummies, I just don't like the accent.
Laenis
24-10-2005, 17:44
Yorkshire accent > All other accents by MILES.
Fass
24-10-2005, 18:58
Fass has a really nice accent (see his voice thread).

They really ought to have a blushing smiley here.
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 19:00
They really ought to have a blushing smiley here.
like this one? (http://www.xanga.com/Images/blush.gif)
Fass
24-10-2005, 19:58
Simonist']like this one? (http://www.xanga.com/Images/blush.gif)

That's a nice approximation.
Hiberniae
24-10-2005, 20:02
The US's Midwest region...wooo...what nobody agrees? shit I knew I had nothing going for me
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 20:24
The US's Midwest region...wooo...what nobody agrees? shit I knew I had nothing going for me
I already hit that one up. Quite egocentrically, as well.....

But which part of the "Midwest" are you talking about, exactly?
Plator
24-10-2005, 20:28
I think it all depends on where you live. Since we could only have once choice in the poll I chose Irish. I love a good Irish accent. But English, Scottish, Welsh, Russian and French Candian would be just as good!!!! Ahhh Russian, drool.
Hiberniae
24-10-2005, 20:35
Simonist']I already hit that one up. Quite egocentrically, as well.....

But which part of the "Midwest" are you talking about, exactly?
Western/Central Michigan.
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 20:51
Western/Central Michigan.
Oh, okay, well then........ew, man. I don't like the Michigan accent. Are you from there, or are you just randomly fond?
Cabra West
24-10-2005, 21:08
Irish. Definitely the coolest accent in the world, yis eejits.

I would go either for good, honest Dublin accent or else Donegal... or anything west coast. Brilliant, I'm tellin' ye.
The blessed Chris
24-10-2005, 21:10
French. I mat a french girl, she spoke awesome english, but the accent was sooo sexy.
Hullepupp
24-10-2005, 21:11
Kölsch

It is the "Rheinland" - Dialekt in Germany:D :D :D
Aust
24-10-2005, 21:12
Yorkshiremen
Madnestan
24-10-2005, 21:12
Definitely Russians, although the Irishmen come close behind.
Cabra West
24-10-2005, 21:12
Kölsch

It is the "Rheinland" - Dialekt in Germany:D :D :D

No way... the immediate mental picture is Willi Milowitsch. That's not cool no way.
Zero Six Three
24-10-2005, 21:14
I wish I was important enough that the Kremlin sent a couple spies to seduce me. Do you think if I was to join Mi5 maybe it'd happen?
Bersabia
24-10-2005, 21:49
Irish...mmmm...especially if it's an attractive woman speaking...
Southern Irish, by the way, the further north you go in Ireland, it seems to get harsher.
Also, East Midlands accents in England...it seems to incorporate the best parts of the northern accents (all the colloquialisms) with the best parts of the southern accents - the softness and kinda rolling quality - without sounding Brummie. No offence to Brummies, I just don't like the accent.

lol im from the east midlands yay
anyway i voted irish but the south african accent around cape town is somehing else lol.
SoWiBi
24-10-2005, 21:53
*votes for irish*

*DEFINITELY WANTS to hear fass speak!*
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 22:02
*votes for irish*

*DEFINITELY WANTS to hear fass speak!*
I second that
Bersabia
24-10-2005, 22:15
*votes for irish*

*DEFINITELY WANTS to hear fass speak!*

thirded
Potaria
24-10-2005, 22:17
Where the fuck is the Pittsburgh accent!?

"Yinz wanna go dahntahn 'n get some bihr? After dat, we could go dahn ta Heinz Fild 'n watch tha Stillers."
Keruvalia
24-10-2005, 22:25
*votes for irish*

*DEFINITELY WANTS to hear fass speak!*

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438344

You can hear a bunch of us speak. :)
Potaria
24-10-2005, 22:27
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438344

You can hear a bunch of us speak. :)

I was wondering what happened to that thread. Why the fuck wasn't it given a sticky? Fass put a lot of work into it!

Oh, and on my recordings --- Both times I was really congested, though on one of them I'm clearly less congested than on the other. Don't go thinking that's how I always sound!
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 22:30
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438344

You can hear a bunch of us speak. :)
I just fell in love with somebody.

And I'm soooooo not going to say who.
SoWiBi
24-10-2005, 22:31
well, wasn't there something said about this "voice thread" of fass' or something? link us ot it, damnit! :)

// nevermind. will be immersed in the thread now for some hours and not surface again anytime soon. i shallg ive hugs and kisses and anything else i have to offer to the person who posted the link (and to fass for making the thrwad).
Potaria
24-10-2005, 22:31
Simonist']I just fell in love with somebody.

And I'm soooooo not going to say who.

I'm better it's Pure Metal, what with his super-smooth DJ voice.
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 22:36
I'm better it's Pure Metal, what with his super-smooth DJ voice.
Yeah. Sure. You keep betting that. (No offense to the poor guy, but PM's really not very articulate on that stella paragraph.....but I really liked the "yaaaay" he had at the end of his first clip)
Potaria
24-10-2005, 22:37
Simonist']Yeah. Sure. You keep betting that. (No offense to the poor guy, but PM's really not very articulate on that stella paragraph.....but I really liked the "yaaaay" he had at the end of his first clip)

Fine, I'll say it's Kanabia, then. Or Fass.
[NS]Simonist
24-10-2005, 22:43
I'm officially VERY upset with all the people that have been attempting to use Rapid Share, by the way, because like ALL of them have been deleted through inactivity. What, you can't just host them on your own browser? You're too good for that or something?

Aaarrrrg. RAGE.

Then again, I'm definitely too good to even post my voice.....
Potaria
24-10-2005, 22:44
Simonist']I'm officially VERY upset with all the people that have been attempting to use Rapid Share, by the way, because like ALL of them have been deleted through inactivity. What, you can't just host them on your own browser? You're too good for that or something?

Aaarrrrg. RAGE.

Then again, I'm definitely too good to even post my voice.....

I'm guessing my voice clips are down, then. Well, that means they're gone for good. :p

I'll have to record my voice sometime again in the near future. Oh, and I'll make sure I'm not congested.
Keruvalia
24-10-2005, 22:47
Simonist']I just fell in love with somebody.

And I'm soooooo not going to say who.

Sorry ... I'm married. :D
The Psyker
24-10-2005, 22:51
Simonist']I already hit that one up. Quite egocentrically, as well.....

But which part of the "Midwest" are you talking about, exactly?
I don't know what you two are talking about. There is no "Midwest" accent, we speak English the proper way, its everyone else that speaks English that has an accent;)
SoWiBi
24-10-2005, 22:54
oh. fass. please do. allow me to worship you. and please. talk to me.
Fass
24-10-2005, 22:59
oh. fass. please do. allow me to worship you. and please. talk to me.

*laughs nervously* I do have Skype, you know.
The Psyker
24-10-2005, 23:01
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438344

You can hear a bunch of us speak. :)
Holy Sh*t Fass has an awesome voice, sounds like a stereotypical profesor:p
SoWiBi
24-10-2005, 23:10
hands off, psyker, he's mine.

*laughs nervously* I do have Skype, you know.
what's that? are you trying to warn me that you have some kind of STD or something? ;) that's okay..we can just..talk..
Cannot think of a name
24-10-2005, 23:12
Dude-you know it's the California accent that totally rules.
Eh? EH?

No?



Aaaaahhh well. We get domination over one word. Guess which one.

The Irish accent is kinda hot-fuck it, most accents are hot, really. Though I suspect that if I could sound like Keruvalia I could pick up chicks like I was picking apples...lucky bastard
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
24-10-2005, 23:13
Austrian (And no, that was not a typo, I did not mean to say Australian, because I hate kangaroos, know that it is, in fact, a grill and not a barbie, and the next man who says "g'day" to me is going to be short a few vocal cords very soon) all the way, especially on a woman.
Nothing more pleasing in the world.
Fass
24-10-2005, 23:13
hands off, psyker, he's mine.


what's that? are you trying to warn me that you have some kind of STD or something? ;) that's okay..we can just..talk..

Heh. http://www.skype.com It's what I've used to talk to people from here, like Stephistan, Knootoss, Eutrusca...
SoWiBi
24-10-2005, 23:16
i see. so it's basically like messenger only with talking? and when two are online at the same time they can start calling each other?

p.s. i wish eutrusca had a sound file i could listen to..i really wonder about his voice..
The Psyker
24-10-2005, 23:16
hands off, psyker, he's mine.


what's that? are you trying to warn me that you have some kind of STD or something? ;) that's okay..we can just..talk..
Whoo, I wasn't going there! Just saying he has, what in the area I'm from, would be viewed as an extreamly educated accent.
Dakini
24-10-2005, 23:17
I can't pick.

I like the way my fellow countrymen (who weren't included in the poll, by the way...grr...) talk.
I also like the way most of the british isles talks (especially the irish) and australians.
Fass
24-10-2005, 23:21
Whoo, I wasn't going there! Just saying he has, what in the area I'm from, would be viewed as an extreamly educated accent.

I am extremely edumacated.
The Deathwind
24-10-2005, 23:22
Irish accent is the best laddy.
Fass
24-10-2005, 23:24
i see. so it's basically like messenger only with talking? and when two are online at the same time they can start calling each other?

Yup. The quality can be better than over the phone, even.

p.s. i wish eutrusca had a sound file i could listen to..i really wonder about his voice..

It's very interesting. He has a special type of accent that I can really place, and his voice is very, in want of a better word, masculine, but he laughs a lot too and is a lot more agreeable than his posts would lead you to believe. He even started a thread for people to add him on Skype, so you can add him if you want, I'm sure.
The Psyker
24-10-2005, 23:24
I am extremely edumacated.
Oh hell, figures I would spell something wrong in that sentence:rolleyes:
Dakini
24-10-2005, 23:27
I was wondering what happened to that thread. Why the fuck wasn't it given a sticky? Fass put a lot of work into it!

Oh, and on my recordings --- Both times I was really congested, though on one of them I'm clearly less congested than on the other. Don't go thinking that's how I always sound!
Half of the files aren't there anymore. :(
Fass
24-10-2005, 23:27
Oh hell, figures I would spell something wrong in that sentence:rolleyes:

I wasn't commenting on that. It's a Simpsonism, the "edumacated" part. Homer says it like that. "Edumacation."
The Psyker
24-10-2005, 23:30
I wasn't commenting on that. It's a Simpsonism, the "edumacated" part. Homer says it like that. "Edumacation."
Yeah, but your correct spelling brought my attention to my mistake and I was poking fun at myself:)
SoWiBi
24-10-2005, 23:34
so i downloaded this thing and i'm just so very much wanting to use it, but then..see i don't have a microphone, like, a real one that i could plug in, a friend of mine once said my laptop which is really new would have something integrated already so that i wouldn't need one, but when i made this test call thingy i couldn't hear my own voice..so..anybody got an idea? except for go and get yourself a mike?
Fass
24-10-2005, 23:38
so i downloaded this thing and i'm just so very much wanting to use it, but then..see i don't have a microphone, like, a real one that i could plug in, a friend of mine once said my laptop which is really new would have something integrated already so that i wouldn't need one, but when i made this test call thingy i couldn't hear my own voice..so..anybody got an idea? except for go and get yourself a mike?

My laptop was supposed to have something integrated as well, but I never got it to work, so I got myself a mic-headset. The most practical thing, really.
Potaria
24-10-2005, 23:40
Half of the files aren't there anymore. :(

Yeah, I just read that on the resurrected thread. It's a pity for most, but I'm saying good riddance to mine. My desk microphone made me sound like a twelve-year-old, not to mention that I was congested.

I shall use a better microphone next time. :p
The Psyker
24-10-2005, 23:43
My laptop was supposed to have something integrated as well, but I never got it to work, so I got myself a mic-headset. The most practical thing, really.
Wow, I was reading this an then I noticed your location Fass, Sweden!:eek: From hearing your voice I was thinking you were English or something. I must say I'm extremely impressed, your English is really good.
Fass
24-10-2005, 23:47
Wow, I was reading this an then I noticed your location Fass, Sweden!:eek: From hearing your voice I was thinking you were English or something. I must say I'm extremely impressed, your English is really good.

I blame it on cultural imperialism, and watching children's programming from the UK on cable when I was a kid.
Secular Europe
25-10-2005, 00:37
Excuse me mister/misses poll maker! you have put Brits and Scots, look at a map Scotland is part of Britain! but Scotland rocks for accents!

Damned Americans!! Never seem to get that right. To be fair, at least we didn't get 'Scotch' that 'does my heid in'


After seeing Boondock Saints...gotta be the Irish.

The Scottish coming a close second.
"Its fookin shite te be Scottish! We ga conquered by a nation of fookin wankahs!"
-Trainspotting.

However, I would also say that Welsh girls are real nice to listen to.

Ye want Glaswegian, ya bass! Nevermind yer fookin Edinburgh shite!

Aye, gies a gonk, ya dobber!


Anyway...I'm off for a Tennants. (Hmm...can't beat lager that tastes like fizzy pish)

Seriously though, I don't speak like that. Probably a poor impression of Glasgow ned-speak. And mainly stolen from Chewin' the Fat. We speak the Queen's English at Glasgow Uni, don'tcha know...even if it is with a Scots accent...
[NS]Simonist
25-10-2005, 01:24
I don't know what you two are talking about. There is no "Midwest" accent, we speak English the proper way, its everyone else that speaks English that has an accent;)
Technically I'm on your side, but I also recognize that to everybody ELSE in the world that speaks in tongues and accents, they think we talk funny.

Which, of COURSE, explains why national newscasters are frequently sent to the Midwest to re-learn to talk....:rolleyes:
The Psyker
25-10-2005, 01:51
Simonist']Technically I'm on your side, but I also recognize that to everybody ELSE in the world that speaks in tongues and accents, they think we talk funny.

Which, of COURSE, explains why national newscasters are frequently sent to the Midwest to re-learn to talk....:rolleyes:
I have an idea what you mean, I remember being told by somebody on campus that I was the first person from Nebraska they'd met with out a midwest accent, and I had to ask them to explain just what they ment. Apparently a midwest accent has a "twang" to it, though personally I think thats more of a country thing if its there.
Potaria
25-10-2005, 02:26
I have an idea what you mean, I remember being told by somebody on campus that I was the first person from Nebraska they'd met with out a midwest accent, and I had to ask them to explain just what they ment. Apparently a midwest accent has a "twang" to it, though personally I think thats more of a country thing if its there.

Most Midwestern accents definitely don't have a "twang" to them. Was this a university campus in Nebraska?

Most people in Nebraska seem to have that "twang", but then, most of Nebraska is in the boonies.
Aerou
25-10-2005, 03:04
When I first moved to the US from Poland I was totally in love with "NYC/Boston" accents, and still am :).

My accent however is this crazy mix of Polish/English (considering I was taught English in NYC by an English lady :) ). Sdaeriji seems to enjoy it, but he's crazy ;)

EDIT: Though, New Zealanders have amazingly sexy accents too....*swoons*
Adjacent to Belarus
25-10-2005, 03:22
Irish accents are pretty friggin' awesome - and it's almost criminal IMO that Russian (or even Slavic) wasn't its own choice!
Quesanalia
25-10-2005, 03:38
Canadians have a really cool way of talking. They are very precise speakers and if you can find a Canadian that has a really thick accent, then even better. I still like the Irish accent better, but I enjoy the Canadian toungue as well.
Melkor Unchained
25-10-2005, 03:55
Brits. Hands down. They win extra points because their slang fucking owns all you bitches.
TaoTai
25-10-2005, 04:10
do you mean like New York City people or some other part? Waaaaaay up here by the Canadian border in NY, we've got an accent all our own. and yes, it beats the hell out of the city's accent.
Ravea
25-10-2005, 05:10
I particularly enjoy Russian and Austrian accents.

Serbian accents are pretty cool as well.
The Psyker
25-10-2005, 05:15
Most Midwestern accents definitely don't have a "twang" to them. Was this a university campus in Nebraska?

Most people in Nebraska seem to have that "twang", but then, most of Nebraska is in the boonies.
Golly gee thanks, being in the boonies is a good thing an't it;)
PasturePastry
25-10-2005, 05:28
There should have been a poll option for Russian, but one cannot forsee everything when it comes to threads like this.

It's tough to decide on a clear winner, but I will say that the clear winner, as far as uncool accents go, is US Southern. I'm sorry, but no matter what you say, if you are saying it with a southern accent, it will invariably sound stupid.
Colodia
25-10-2005, 05:28
Brits. Hands down. They win extra points because their slang fucking owns all you bitches.
Fags are homosexuals, NOT cigarettes! Let's get it right people!
Kanabia
25-10-2005, 06:13
Brits. Hands down. They win extra points because their slang fucking owns all you bitches.

We have all the Brit slang, and some of our own. So there. :p
Chocolate is Yummier
25-10-2005, 06:17
Austrian (And no, that was not a typo, I did not mean to say Australian, because I hate kangaroos, know that it is, in fact, a grill and not a barbie, and the next man who says "g'day" to me is going to be short a few vocal cords very soon) all the way, especially on a woman.
Nothing more pleasing in the world.


i guess you hate the way we wrestle the crocodiles and have koala bears for pets too.:rolleyes:
Potaria
25-10-2005, 06:21
We have all the Brit slang, and some of our own. So there. :p

I still can't get over "poofster". That's some weird shit you've told me, man.
Potaria
25-10-2005, 06:21
i guess you hate the way we wrestle the crocodiles and have pet koala bears for pets too.:rolleyes:

Redundancy alert!
Chocolate is Yummier
25-10-2005, 06:25
Redundancy alert!

oops
Potaria
25-10-2005, 06:27
oops

Damn right.
Rotovia-
25-10-2005, 07:48
French beyond a doubt. The only group of people who can insult you and still make you want to take them to bed!
Potaria
25-10-2005, 07:50
French beyond a doubt. The only group of people who can insult you and still make you want to take them to bed!

What if they insult you in bed?
Rotovia-
25-10-2005, 07:57
What if they insult you in bed?
I'd cream myself...
Potaria
25-10-2005, 07:59
I'd cream myself...

Oh, now that's a pleasant image...
Rotovia-
25-10-2005, 08:00
Oh, now that's a pleasant image...
Isn't it just? :D
Jello Biafra
25-10-2005, 08:02
Cockney. <giggle>
Boonytopia
25-10-2005, 08:04
French women just sound so sexy.
Mariehamn
25-10-2005, 08:10
I like the Arab accent, from Iraq. My economics professor is from Baghdad.

Also like the Ålander accent, its great.
Potaria
25-10-2005, 08:11
Isn't it just? :D

Don't make me use these clippers, dude.
JiangGuo
25-10-2005, 08:31
Russian accents

Really great for dramatic effect, when you're discussing conspiratational matters. Its an easy accent to mimick as well, but you can still easily mess it up and sound German instead.
Nadkor
25-10-2005, 09:21
Fags are homosexuals, NOT cigarettes! Let's get it right people!
It's both, all about context :p

"I'm away to smoke a fag" really, really, really relies on context;)
Celestial Kingdom
25-10-2005, 09:23
You should listen to german with a saxonian accent...just terrific
Mariehamn
25-10-2005, 09:31
It's both, all about context :p
"But, officer, I was just smoking a fag!"
Kanabia
25-10-2005, 11:41
I still can't get over "poofster". That's some weird shit you've told me, man.

"poofter", not "poofster". Get it right. :p
Fass
25-10-2005, 11:42
"poofter", not "poofster". Get it right. :p

I much rather prefer the shortened "poof."
Kanabia
25-10-2005, 11:45
I much rather prefer the shortened "poof."

Yeah, it's more light hearted. "I cried when I saw the titanic" "Aww, ya big poof."
Harlesburg
25-10-2005, 11:53
Should'nt Brits be English?
Aussie accents suck just so you know.
Keruvalia
25-10-2005, 18:11
I much rather prefer the shortened "poof."

We use that 'round these parts as well. Neat!
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
25-10-2005, 18:33
i guess you hate the way we wrestle the crocodiles and have koala bears for pets too.:rolleyes:
In defense of myself, I have to latch on to the obvious ones that everyone has heard. Going into the subtelties about what I hate would create a long and dull list, whereas obvious stereotypes can generate a cheap laugh for at least one other person.
Of course, most accents suck (Austrian and English being the exceptions). If you want to mutilate your language, fine with me, but don't expect me to do anything but heap ridicule and disgust upon your tongue and father land.

On the offensive, maybe if you kept a tighter control on the people you let out of the country, you wouldn't have problems with stereotypes.
"No, I'm sorry, sir, but if we let you out this week we'll exceed our stereotype quota for this month. Try being less Australian and maybe it'll work."
"Crikey."
"Now you can never leave."
Kanabia
25-10-2005, 18:46
We use that 'round these parts as well. Neat!

Really? That's awesome.
Orcam Rorre
25-10-2005, 18:49
Swedes have wicked cool accents.
Fass
25-10-2005, 18:55
We use that 'round these parts as well. Neat!

Poofy things tend to be.
Compadria
25-10-2005, 19:58
My grandmother, who's from South Yorkshire, has a lovely accent, it's northern, but nice and soft so it sounds very pleasant to the ear. That's probably my favourite accent.

Unfortunately, I personally am stuck with a weird blend of Received Pronunciation, a very faint Warwickshire twang and a tendency to sound like a south Londoner when I'm very excited. Plus, after years of living abroad, I sound slightly American on the ends of my sentences.
Satisficing
25-10-2005, 20:13
Seth Effricans.

You gotta love it!
Pepe Dominguez
25-10-2005, 20:37
No one's said Chicago yet, eh? That's a shame.. :(

Also, how did New York get on the list? What could possibly be less euphonious than a NY accent? Damn.

I kinda agree with U.S. southern.. kinda.. although there's a huge range among that group.. you can't really compare the Carolinas to Georgia or Louisiana.. but some of them are okay.
Borgoa
25-10-2005, 20:46
Also like the Ålander accent, its great.
Well, your name suggests that you could just talk to yourself to listen to that particular accent!

I rather like the Irish accent and some Norwegian dialects are quite entertaining. Danes shouldn't be allowed to speak, or at very least, they ought to spit out the porridge that's stuck in their throat first ;)
Sonaj
25-10-2005, 20:51
I rather like the Irish accent and some Norwegian dialects are quite entertaining. Danes shouldn't be allowed to speak, or at very least, they ought to spit out the porridge that's stuck in their throat first ;)
Seconded. Seconded so many times it's just plain silly.

Bosnian dialect is very nice, my maths teacher is from Bosnia. It sounds pretty cool, I think.
Chocolate is Yummier
26-10-2005, 01:03
Should'nt Brits be English?
Aussie accents suck just so you know.

is that your honest opinion or just a kiwi thing?:D
Harlesburg
26-10-2005, 12:48
is that your honest opinion or just a kiwi thing?:D
No i am serious i find many Aussie Accents to be whinny.
Boonytopia
26-10-2005, 13:08
No i am serious i find many Aussie Accents to be whinny.

Which is interesting, because the Aussie & Kiwi accent are quite similar in many ways.
The Tribes Of Longton
26-10-2005, 15:49
Seth Effricans.
Diplomatic Immeunitee!

God I love Lethal Weapon 2 :D
Kanabia
26-10-2005, 17:58
You gotta love it!

Yis. Dey are virry hippy pipple.

Diplomatic Immeunitee!

God I love Lethal Weapon 2 :D

:D
Funky Beat
27-10-2005, 11:43
Yes, I will have to go along with popular opinion (of page 9, anyway), and say that the South African accent is the 'coolest.'

Especially when practiced by an apparently English cricket commentator.
Harlesburg
28-10-2005, 06:08
Which is interesting, because the Aussie & Kiwi accent are quite similar in many ways.
Lies!
It aint true i tells yah!

Struth Mate Chuck another Snarla on the Barbie i'm going for a Sweem in the Pill.
Stone the Crows.
Keruvalia
28-10-2005, 06:10
Though I suspect that if I could sound like Keruvalia I could pick up chicks like I was picking apples...lucky bastard

Actually that is true. For some reason, when I start to speak I find many women completely engaged with my style of speech.

However, it doesn't really last long once they figure out that it's really the way I talk and I'm not faking it just to flirt.
Planners
28-10-2005, 07:52
Newfoundlanders/Cape Bretoners and East Indian.
Boonytopia
28-10-2005, 08:08
Lies!
It aint true i tells yah!

Struth Mate Chuck another Snarla on the Barbie i'm going for a Sweem in the Pill.
Stone the Crows.

Actually, it's snag, but otherwise your accent is perfect. Are you sure you're not an Aussie pretending to be a Kiwi? :p