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MagicallyAdept · 11-30-2006, 05:53 AM

After reading the thread about the I Like London commercial which i have not heard i was thinking about the accents i like.

I really like the voices of:

David Attenborough - The British nature show guy
The guy who plays Sheldon Hawkes in CSI:NY
My fiancee because her Saskatoon accent (if there is one) is so damn sexy!
The Caterpillar from a Bug's Life
Johnny Depp in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.

What about you guys?

Looger · 11-30-2006, 05:57 AM

most foreign accents women have i find sexy, or at least different.

russian / east european girls and spanish girls especially.

i like talking to people with accents and trying to guess where they're from. i'm not that good at it.

icarus · 11-30-2006, 06:13 AM

I find all foreign accents on women sexy. Doesn't really matter where they are from for me.

The Aussie accent on a hot girl is something I will never grow tired of.

[For example, Jennifer Hawkins (possibly the hottest Aussie): http://cosmosweb04.bcst.scd.yahoo.co...1783&ch=654606]

Regulator75 · 11-30-2006, 06:16 AM

Best accent ever: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sexy Accent: Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz or maybe Im a sucker for the Latin accent...

MagicallyAdept · 11-30-2006, 06:19 AM

Yeah most guys love exotic accents on woman. Especially Mexican/Spanish/Italian/Russian/Eastern European.

But it is just because they are different, when people tell me they like the British accent, i find it so amusing. When i was in Calgary last all the girls where all over it. That was fun though. I wouldn't have been able to snag one of your hottest citizens otherwise :P:P:P

Looger · 11-30-2006, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MagicallyAdept

When i was in Calgary last all the girls where all over it. That was fun though. I wouldn't have been able to snag one of your hottest citizens otherwise :P:P:P

girl from saskatchewan? you can have her, we have lots to spare!

so long as you replace her with a european model of equal or greater value, something... in a brunette.

Nicole · 11-30-2006, 09:09 AM

Men with British accents .. sooo hot

I have an ex bf from England and I LOVED his accent. He seemed to think I was the one with the accent though

.. which he claimed to love.

A bunch of my Dad's relatives from northern Italy have the coolest accents as well ... their words just roll off their tongue.

V · 11-30-2006, 09:20 AM

I met a few guys from Georgia a couple years ago, and I thought their accent was just awesome. Such a slow drawl, it was really cool.

The folks in Chicago can have a really heavy accent. Sometimes I wasn't sure if they were speaking English, it was so bad. I wouldn't call it an accent I really like, it's more harsh than anything.

@theCBE · 11-30-2006, 09:32 AM

For girls I like English Accents but sometimes they can come off bit snobby. I met a girl in my class a couple weeks ago from France, who spent a year abroad in the southern US so when she spoke English it was a mix of French accent with a southern drawl.. it was pretty cute. Latin accents are sexy. I also met a girl with a south african accent thats really cool, but she's super hot too so that might be influencing my opinion a bit.

Scottish accents are not sexy, if you can understand them.

FlamingLonghorn · 11-30-2006, 09:33 AM

I have a thing for southern belle accents, which is weird because I think the guys sound like hicks...

North East Goon · 11-30-2006, 09:33 AM

Anyone else have troubles following English shows or movies? I mean I know they are supposedly speaking proper English - but I don't follow?

Regulator75 · 11-30-2006, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by North East Goon

Anyone else have troubles following English shows or movies? I mean I know they are supposedly speaking proper English - but I don't follow?

My wife has difficulties with UK english, when we are watching movies or what not.
I am always asked, "what did she say?" "where are they going?" yadda, yadda, yadda...

It can be annoying sometimes.

TheyCallMeBruce · 11-30-2006, 09:43 AM

Asian girl in a british accent is hot. I think girls from another race having an accent that isn't from the same country is awesome.

I once met a Danish asian girl with a danish accent, and that was pretty sweet.

Bobblehead · 11-30-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by North East Goon

Anyone else have troubles following English shows or movies? I mean I know they are supposedly speaking proper English - but I don't follow?

I don't have a problem with the accent, but sometimes the slang and different words for common items(Lorrie, crisps, flat, boot, chips and so on) can make it more difficult to follow.

STeeLy · 11-30-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Asian girl in a british accent is hot. I think girls from another race having an accent that isn't from the same country is awesome.

I once met a Danish asian girl with a danish accent, and that was pretty sweet.

Now that I know no shortage of... I know an Asian girl who has a British Accent... thought I think her soothing voice is more attractive than the accent (or maybe the accent contributes to it) and this other Asian girl who has a Australian accent... find it pretty cool

FlamingLonghorn · 11-30-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by STeeLy

Now that I know no shortage of... I know an Asian girl who has a British Accent... thought I think her soothing voice is more attractive than the accent (or maybe the accent contributes to it) and this other Asian girl who has a Australian accent... find it pretty cool

Have you ever seen the King of Queens episode where he gets takeout from the Asian restaraunt with the british Asian guy? man I never watched that show when it was on, but now I can't get enough of it...

OilersBaby · 11-30-2006, 02:15 PM

my husband is from the southern US and when he's talking to them on the phone, he busts out his southern accent..its hilarious.

i dated a swede once and his accent when speaking english was awesome....

i didnt think albertans really had accents, but now that i have lived in california for 6.5 years, i hear it when i hear my brother or dad! im like whoa, that sounds so different, esp when you say such words as "bag".

the_only_turek_fan · 11-30-2006, 02:20 PM

I think British accents are pretty hot. I wish I could meet a girl from England that miraculously likes me haha.....

Eastern Girl · 11-30-2006, 02:31 PM

My first real boyfriend was Irish. Had the greatest accent. Everything he said was sexy. It had me under a spell for pretty much the entire time we were dating... Just thinking about it... mmmm

Iowa_Flames_Fan · 11-30-2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OilersBaby

i didnt think albertans really had accents, but now that i have lived in california for 6.5 years, i hear it when i hear my brother or dad! im like whoa, that sounds so different, esp when you say such words as "bag".

I know what you mean. When we lived in Alberta, my wife and I didn't really realize how noticeable our accents were. Now we could spot a Canadian by overhearing them speaking. When I talk to my in-laws, I can hear their accents big time. Apparently, we've also lost our own Canadian accents a little.

I guess 9 years will do that. (yikes!)

Re: Chicago--couldn't agree more. That has to be the most grating accent ever. They can't say "jacket"--it's "jeeyacket." Nasal, grating, harsh, everything.

New York accents are cool, though.