For USA users: Do some American accents hurt your ears?

[Anonymous]

I live in Australia and we just had this new guy start at work. I'm not sure which state of the USA he's from, but when he speaks, he hurts my ears. Some adult men are naturally "boomers" when they speak, but this guy is something else! You can hear him anywhere in the store. I noticed when I travelled that a lot of Americans seem to speak really loudly. I was wondering if certain accents, or people from different states may do this? My name is Lisa, and he calls me Liserrrrrr. His accent is pretty heavy (to my ears).

In Australia, we have "bogans" who generally fit that stereotype of "oi mayte, throw a shrimp on the barby!", they have a really strong Australian accent that really stands out to most of us and they tend to be loud. Is this guy at work an "American bogan?"

I realize that some people might get upset by my post, in advance I'm sorry, but maybe don't worry and get over it (haha), I'm just curious and mean no harm.

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Ha, this is fun. I like all American accents, Southern accents are kind of sexy. The only accent that annoys me is New Zealand. Probably a bit like the Canada-USA "thing" over there.

[MyNameIsJonas]

We have a few different accents.

Typically these sum it up in extremes -

Southern east cost

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=a4-n7Sfzt-M

North or New York accent (New Jersey too)

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=xlILInD-JkM

Boston accent -

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=RbK4cL3QSc0

Love it! CARR or PAARK or BAAR lol

Then there are some other's. Generally I consider there is a typical English that is the general accent of most American's, although depending on the area you live in you may use different words, slang, or pronunciation. Typically how I speak, Although I have a slight Italian/Jersey way of speaking. Kind of like this guy

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=P8re_Lpu_ho

Hope that gives you some ideas. You should just ask this guy where he is from?

[peace-love-couture]

thanks lol

[Asker]

I'd love to, but he hurts my ears, haha!

[MyNameIsJonas]

I like Australian. The women are really pleasant sounding.

[Anonymous]

Liserrrr? Is he black and likes to dress as an old woman by any chance?

To me, the ones that talk in a boisterous manner are people from areas like New York or Boston, but even then it's not all of them.

Unless the person has poor grammar, there isn't anything that hurts my ears from the US.

[Anonymous]

I'm American and I struggle to understand some of the southern accents of America and those of New York. I'm from the midwest, and I suppose the way I speak hurts some ears too. Your guy sounds western? With the rrrrr at the end? Not sure.

[peace-love-couture]

Northern accents

They sound like dumbasses

New York and Boston in particular

[Girr13]

Not ALL New Yorkers sound like that, although I get where you're coming from...

[MyNameIsJonas]

Dont hate...

I like your accent lol

[TheUglyOne]

lol...never heard hers though.

[peace-love-couture]

People on here say I sound southern...

[smallguy]

I like Southern accents more like Louisiana and Texan but some Texans do some common sounds with Australian though Australian is very close to Cockney English. Confusing ah?

[peace-love-couture]

I'm from Texas...whaddyaknow?

[TheUglyOne]

I heard bogans were Australia's version of rednecks haha.

Yeah well my voice sounds like sandpaper scratching on a chalk board.

[Asker]

Yeah pretty much, the further you go out from the cities (which ain't far, our cities are tiny) the more you hear them, and there are dozens of variations of a bogan accent. Sometimes I speak and I think, "man, that sounded so bogan!" I guess it comes down to laziness of annunciation, resulting in boganary/redneckness.

[TheUglyOne]

Sounds like parts of the USA haha.

[smallguy]

Would be interesting to see few replies:) I once had a neighbour she was from NY and she had a very strong rrrrrs

[xXxAx3LxXx]

The British accent makes my ears bleed.