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Do British people find American accents sexy?

posted 13 years ago by alonzo9772
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Sort of like how people think the grass is greener on the other side. Or they don't?

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[–] riot_girl_xxx 13 years ago

In my experience, no, they actually find them harsh and off-putting for the most part, especially the southern and New York style accents.

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[–] eradicatethedoubt 13 years ago

in small doses yeah it's attractive. america is the IT place so it appeals to your ego. that is, if youre intimate with the person in question. however after a while it gets super irritating haha.

stay until Wednesday and write me a childlike letter pretending

[–] deschanell 12 years ago

id say irritating.

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[–] thebubbleincident 12 years ago

I am American and have met quite a few British people in my life (never been there though). I have never been complimented on my accent and even when I dated one, my accent never came up (whereas i adored her english accent).

Also, an American friend moved to London when he was 8 years old. He said all of the other kids were fascinated by his American accent.

So, in my limited experience, it seems that British kids find american accents more intersting than British adults do.

[–] CookieToCookie 10 years ago

You're completely right. When you're young the accent and America in general is really cool and everyone dreams of going there! But when you're older America and the accent becomes rather irritating.

[–] jennathekid0 11 years ago

I've met quite a few British men who all liked the way I spoke. And I'm from New Jersey lol but I don't have a strong accent. I enjoy accents.

[–] Mad_Lizz 11 years ago

Well... I am a *ahem* telephone actress if you get my drift... I have a large client base that is British... also there are several UK based phone entertainment companies that hire American girls because our accents are in demand for their clients.

So.. I would say so :)

[–] Judimex 10 years ago

I´m English and I think I speak for a lot of people I personally know when I say we don´t find American accents sexy.

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[–] krzyfrssw 9 years ago

And not all Americans find the English accent sexy, either. I don't like it at all. I prefer the Scottish and Australian.

[–] smilek-4-479227 10 years ago

British people are snobs . they dont find any one better than them. Ask scottish or irish people

[–] krzyfrssw 9 years ago

I live in Wales and thankfully not many snobs here. They're mostly in England, lol

[–] TxMike 10 years ago

Americans don't have accents. We speak un-accented, just the way words are spelled. We don't say "lester" for Leicester and things like that.

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