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I speak with Received Pronunciation and this is because I grew up in an Upper Middle class neighbourhood in London. I went to a private school and Oxford University. Many women find it sexy but many women also find it intimidating and snobbish. Many Australian, American and Canadian women I've met found it snobbish. I also have a deep voice on top of that which makes my accent stand out more. Though some find it attractive.

He had such a cool Irish accent, no one else at the school talked like him, and the school sent him to speech therapy to get him to pronounce the Rs.

Do you think this is right? Americans claim to be tolerant, but then try to change people's accents.

Fact this was almost 20 years ago, but still.
Damn, I can't even believe it was that long ago. How time flies.