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Avram Iancu · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: Changwon

So many English-speaking countries, and so many accents, but which ones are far from being appealing?

Vote for a country, and then be specific.

Obviously the U.K. has by the far the widest selection of accents, so I think us Brits are in for a bit of a pasting. I'm originally from Glasgow, which is considered by the English media as having the worst accent (Glaswegian) in the British Isles (well, tied with Belfast of course).

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Avram Iancu · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: Changwon

Oh Kimchi, you old romantic, did you vote the "Scottish" option?!

djsmnc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

You didn't include the northern midwest American accent (a little like the one used in the movie Fargo)...I think with a poll like this you have to include all the regional dialects of each country...

rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

Actually avram, I think Belfast has an attractive twang, an edge, a harshness to it. Having lived 4 years in Ireland and 6 in England, I rate the following accents best to worst:
1)Rep. Ireland (central) very attractive. Music to the ears-from the area around Mayo/Lietrim.
2)Dublin accent: Become a bit put on and trendified in recent times, but full of character nonetheless.
3)Scottish distinctive and attractive.
4)Home counties The queens English. Clear and eloquent. Smacks of stuck up snobbishness, but there you have it.
5)Newcastle: Ok. has definite character.
6) Cumbria/northern: a bit too droopy and sounds trashy
7)Birmingham: Terrible.
8)Welsh: Oh please.
9)Cornish: Hick -sounding.
Internationally speaking, I love usa's southern accents ( Tenessee, Georgia) but the rest can go out the window.
Australian: smooth and laid-back sounding.
New Zealand. Very nice.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Doesn't make me ill, but a Glaswegian accent is one bitch of accent to understand.

Butterfly · Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: Kuwait

Tancred · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:17 am Post subject:

i think irish accents are sexy...i could listen to an irish lass whisper to me all night about dishwashing detergent and i'd still find her captivating.

T.

gang ah jee · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper

yodanole · Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida

"You from Jersey? I'm from Jersey. What exit?".

Trinny · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

Scottish accent & Southern US drawl: I don't have peeves about them, I just need subtitles to understand what they have to say.

When my hubby and I were overseas, he was told a number of times by other Canadians that he had Ottawa Valley Accent. I still didn't get what Ottawa Valley Accent is. To me, his English is THE standard.

When some of you come to the summer get-together and talk to me, my accent will more than likely drive you nuts. Wink

I was told that my vowels sound different from those of English speakers.

The Man known as The Man · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:39 am Post subject:

The Ottawa Valley accent is similar to a slower speaking Maritime accent.

Listen to the "r" when Valley boys are talking.

ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

Love the scottish accents. especially if its spoken by a lass. Some american accents i'm not to fond of. Like the chicago accent, or the bronx accent.
Had a tough time trying to understand the kiwi and aussie accents when i went down there for the first time. And some of the slang they have; fair dinkum, he's as useless as teats on a bull (actually i like that one), etc. Some accents still leave me a bit bewildered.
List of accents I don't understand.
maori (eh bro)
really thick irish
aboriginal
newfie speak (ya tink)

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

Guest · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

we have 11 official languages in south africa. the variety of accents goes from the 'queen's english' to the thick afrikaner accent from the orange free state. its impossible to contain or vote on an accent from one entire country.