What's your favorite accent?

[Alex_G]

Cant beat the welsh accent so I've heared...

 

[The Neo Nerd]

I love a nice light irish and israeli accent

 

[Kathryn]

I like the following accents:

German
Irish
Cajun
Flemish
Mid Atlantic states

But most of all...I am a sucker for a man with a Texas drawl!

 

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

German and Finnish!!

 

[YmirGF]

Scottish is really hard to imitate!

Ack, **** no, wee lass. Tis naw so ****** 'ard t' do as sum.


That said, I love hearing virtually any of the "romance" languages. I adore Latin.

That said, I have a number of accents that I use on a regular basis. My Pakistani has often been described as "Spot on." I also do an American southern accent well. But, perhaps my favorites are my Snooty Aristocratic Englishman or my slightly confused Austrian (like Arnie). Ohh... I also do tend to do Japanese as well... though you would have to have spent time in a large Asian community to understand much of it.

 

[BeckyRose1998]

I'm obsessed with British and Australian accents

 

[Nooj]

Aussie, Kiwi, Glaswegian.

 

[The Neo Nerd]

You guys do realise that the aussie accents you hear on tv isn't anything like a real aussie accent.

-Q

 

[Father Heathen]

You guys do realise that the aussie accents you hear on tv isn't anything like a real aussie accent.

-Q

Not even the Geico gecko's?

 

[The Neo Nerd]

Not even the Geico gecko's?

i have no idea who they are

 

[Madhuri]

You guys do realise that the aussie accents you hear on tv isn't anything like a real aussie accent.

-Q

I think that Aussies are starting to be represented accurately. I mean, it's a gradual process, but maybe sometime soon the foreigners won't think of us all with the Croc Hunter accent.

Lol, my ex's mum thought I had a South African accent first time she heard my voice (she's American).

 

[Nooj]

And our accents do differ depending on the states.

 

[The Neo Nerd]

Funnily enough when someone tries to do an aussie accent they end up sounding somewhat like a south african crosses with a pom.

 

[Madhuri]

And our accents do differ depending on the states.

I actually find it really hard to hear the differences. Sometimes I can pick a Victorian, especially if they live in the country. And depending on the way they pronounce words like 'dance' I can occasionally pick someone from SA. But generally speaking I think we all sound really similar.

 

[David69]

I love the FEMALE scottish and irish accent, but not the mens... strange lol
In my country England there are many accents and they sound different to me and I supose it is the same for scottish and irish but sounds the same to me! (irish is one accent and scottish is one accent) australia sounds like one accent but america, I can tell some differences... strange.

 

[Nooj]

I actually find it really hard to hear the differences. Sometimes I can pick a Victorian, especially if they live in the country. And depending on the way they pronounce words like 'dance' I can occasionally pick someone from SA. But generally speaking I think we all sound really similar.

I think you're right, although I do think that differences are there. I can usually pick someone from Brisbane for example.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

I like English accents. I wish I had one.

Which english accent?
There are many of them....

 

[Caladan]

I love hearing foreign accents. I love the accents of the Indians, French, Israeli, Arabic, Aussie, Japanese... I probably like hearing and imitating them all.

Do you have a favorite? I will admit, some of them actually sound funny to me, which make me like them even more( and imitate them more) I would love to hear some from say India do an American Accent. I had a french guy do it once and it was hilarious!

I could hardly resist my fiancee's French accent when we got to know each other. we talked about archaeology half the time, but I was indulging myself in her French accent.
to expand on the discussion about English in this thread. sometimes when I hear Brits or Americans speak, I ask myself, 'are these people actually speaking English?'
But there is no doubt, that when a nice woman speaks proper English with a lovely British accent, you have a sense of humility and awe.

 

[The Neo Nerd]

I think you're right, although I do think that differences are there. I can usually pick someone from Brisbane for example.

How do you know?

 

[Nooj]

Now I've put my foot in it. What I meant is that I could tell someone wasn't from around here, and she turned out to come from Brisbane. It sounds more broad, if that makes sense.