Why do Americans like 'British' accent

[Rocky2500]

I'm very curious to know why Americans seem to love or get turned on by the so called 'british' accent when hardly anybody in UK speaks the queens english really.

Does northern british accents turn you on in the same way. And would anybody sleep with a brit if they you spoke at a nightclub or something because of an accent you like.


Sorry for rambling just it's always had me curious with me being from Northern England.

 

[evanrick]

Americans dont really know the difference between british accents, I think people assume all brits have the same accent. I think you have to live in a country to understand its different accents.
Its not really the accent im attraced to, its english men who I find so appealing, so if a guy has an obvious brit accent, then I know hes English, and then its sexy. Hope that makes sense!

 

[G-Lexington]

It's been my experience that American love European accents in general, so long as they're not so thick they can't be understood.

Lex

 

[Ninja108]

People are suckers for accents in general.

 

[Anders123]

Well, I'm not American, but my father has a 'British accent', he's from Yorkshire. So that's pretty much resulted in all British accents being a major turn off for me.

American accents though...as soon as I hear them my pants drop all by themselves I have no control over it, I swear

 

[racer2438]

I just think it's a sexy accent....even hotter when it comes from a really hot UK guy..

 

[TheFireGod]

Queens English seems boring, it's even worse when Prince Charles speaks it.

And no I'm not sleeping with anybody just because of their accent, I'm more likely to force them to speak lots so that I can learn how to mimic it.

From the UK, I prefer Scottish though.

 

[EwanSF]

The term "British accent" does my fucking box in. There's no such thing. Same goes for Americans that reffer to the English exclusively as "the British." Stop it.

 

[unloadonme]

Sorry for rambling just it's always had me curious with me being from Northern England.

Specifics please. What sort of an accent do you have?

 

[unloadonme]

Well, I'm not American, but my father has a 'British accent', he's from Yorkshire.

Ther's nowt rong wi' eur gran' Yorksha accent.

 

[BlondeCanadian]

Canadian Accent? huh? I know we say a couple words differently but I am not sure if that can be classified as an accent..
I find with british accents the speakers sounds more refined.. Like compare amy winehouse to paris hilton.. who sounds dumber?

 

[unloadonme]

Like compare amy winehouse to paris hilton.. who sounds dumber?

Can we have an easier question please? Something on nuclear physics maybe?

 

[HoodedRat]

Yer, Ize frum Brizzle ... I duzn't ave no gert aaksent ... I speaks right proper I dooz ...ooh arrr, oooh aarrrrrr.

 

[altlover85]

I'm a sucker for accents in general. Most of the ones I've heard, I've liked.

Many also assume there's only one type of American Southern accent. In fact, there's a HUGE difference in the speech of someone from (for example) Arkansas and South Carolina.

For some reason, Canadian English does it for me. Not sure why!

Can you point out any good clips that would show the difference between an Arkansas accent and a Southern Carolina accent, or at least would show the difference between one type of southern accent and another.

I'm intrigued.

Canadian Accent? huh? I know we say a couple words differently but I am not sure if that can be classified as an accent..

I think there is a slight Canadian accent, (at least in Toronto) but it's not very strong.

 

[bambam]

Many also assume there's only one type of American Southern accent. In fact, there's a HUGE difference in the speech of someone from (for example) Arkansas and South Carolina.

Then it is a HUGE difference that only those in Arkansas and South Carolina can discern!

 

[altlover85]

I've noticed that Northern and Southern Americans dislike each others' accents very much. I remember as a child hearing Northern accents, and how horrible they sounded to me.

However, both Northern and Southern Americans all seem to like UK accents. I don't know why. Does anybody?

The only UK accent I have ever heard that sounded horrible to me was Cockney. One of them—the accent around Liverpool—is an accent where I can't understand one single word they say.

BTW, the Yorkshire accent sounds very pleasant to me. They say that other Englishmen think it sounds awful, though. <shrugs shoulders>

I find some Southern accents sexy and I was raised in upstate New York.

 

[Dduder]

Why do Americans like 'British' accent

Because for 350 years, from Plymouth Rock to the 1960s, the U.S was ruled and controlled by an English aristocracy that lived in New England. So, Americans naturally associate the English accent with the upper class. Americans of Asian, Jewish and Asian Indian descent who get into Harvard and other Ivy League universities still try to speak with a "Boston Brahmin" accent to mark themselves as elite. The Boston Brahmins....

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfR4DLXYpCw[/ame]

 

[GM1985]

Yeah, for some reason (it shouldn't) it bothers me when Americans refer to everything as 'UK' rather than their constituent countries. It's not as if we're some mystical island who's inhabitants are indistinguishable from one another, we're all totally different and I fail to recognise the claim that to Americans we all 'sound the same'. I count myself as Scottish first and then (if I really must) British. We're a whole different country for crying out loud.

Anyway, I like most accents and find them a turn on, although I can't say that a New York accent or the delightful Texan one aren't my most favourite ^^

 

[JNewYork]

Who says we like England's accents?

 

[bambam]

A Southern accent can be very sexy. Sometimes it just grates. I don't find either English or Scottish accents appealing (nor annoying). I do have a thing for an Irish brogue if it's paired with a handsome face.