Is the American accent attractive or not?

[Jay3344]

I understand there is a wide variety of American accents, but in general sexy or no? If you’re American then do you prefer it to a foreign accent?

[globetrotter22]

There is can be something intriguing and exotic about hearing a foreign accent.

I traveled abroad to Europe during the summer. What stood out to me was not necessarily the different accents but the different mannerisms. Americans interrupt each other in conversation all the time and we don’t even realize it. But I noticed in Germany people usually wait to hear you out before responding. THAT is one thing I don’t like about my culture. We spend more time thinking about what we are going to say next vs. giving the respect to hear the other person out.

But accents are something most people have little control over. It’s taught young.

[Anonymous]

To me, it is just an everyday thing. I think the British accent, Australian accent, Vermontish, Texan, and the slang accent of somewhere like Massachusetts where you can’t really tell what they say (the same for Scottish accent and Irish accent), and New Zealand sound super cool. Medieval English also sound pretty formal and hecks cool. I would lovey love to master all of them. I tried speaking in the British accent before but aside from being told that it doesn’t come off fully correctly, I speak a lot slower when trying to speak in the British accent.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

When we (Americans) talk with each other, there's nothing to it. When I'm in another country that has citizens that respect us, they might find our accent attractive but I never actually heard them admit that. When I'm in a country whose people resent Americans, my accent, if someone actually notices it, "triggers" them even though I haven't said anything to offend them or their country. The negative bias towards Americans just brings out tension.

[Jay3344]

I get that, but in the case of negative responses I often find that people don’t tend to hate other people based off nationality more the government or military actions of that country. Like just because country x does something, it doesn’t mean that there citizens are to blame and I think a lot of people understand that.

[EvilAngel114]

Depends on the part of the country they are from: I love a good East coast accent like (NY, NJ or Boston) or an accent from New Orleans. I can’t can’t stand the Midwest accent though (sorry no offense). But really it doesn’t matter where people are from…I was born and raised in California so I always enjoy hearing other people talk that sound different than I do.

[Friendlybro79]

@EvilAngel114 How you doin? Lol. I'm having way too much fun with this. Have a good night.

[EvilAngel114]

Lmao with what this question or this site in general

[kholland65]

There is no such thing as an American accent. That's like saying do you find european accents attactive. It's too vague.

[Brokenheartedx]

Its all *y'all this, y'all that* screaming banshees, *screams* when they see each other

Fk sake annoyin, no wonder *y'all* go around shootin each other... Saves the rest of the world from doin it

[Inbox]

@brokenheartedx Gosh freakin tarnet, my girl cousin last night does not agree with you're hillbilly slurs madam! LMFAO!!!

[Friendlybro79]

@brokenheartedx you're so nice. Good luck to you.

[Ryfyle]

With more Small Arms than every other nation combined, I invite you to try. I always wanted a summer home that doubles as an Ossuary.

[JennyDunne2]

I think most people find accents different from there own attractive, so as someone pretty far from the US, yes, they are all sexy

[Echosoul]

Not necessarily. I'm British and I find American accents unpleasant, cheese grater on the ears

[Ryfyle]

@Echosoul Good to hear.

[vald9inches]

I present to you exhibit A. A deer's butthole...

[aWes0MeNeSs]

I've never really cared one way or the other about accents in terms of attraction.

However, as many people here have stated, there are multiple "American" accents. California, Southern, New York, Midwestern, etc, etc, etc.

[ArrowheadSW]

Yes there definitely are a lot of American accents! I always thought that here in California, we had the "neutral" accent. But no, people say that we have an accent... LOL

[aWes0MeNeSs]

@ArrowheadSW That's how I feel about the Midwestern accent! I've been told it's a bit hillbilly-ish, though! 🤣

[ArrowheadSW]

@awes0meness I know a lady in Minnesota who has that distinct upper midwest accent. She insists that she doesn't have an accent... LOL... So I guess we ALL do. 😂

[aWes0MeNeSs]

@ArrowheadSW Yes, I guess it just depends on what you're used to!

[BlueWalker]

Yes, generally attractive. Some Southern and Appalachian girls get to me with their accent. 😊

[DizzyDesii]

I love an American accent more than anything. But i like foreign accents as long as theyre speaking English

[DizzyDesii]

Mainly Southern Twang, Cali, or New Orleans accents. Im not crazy about new yorker accents

[Riddler1412]

Not many people are crazy about a NY accent.

[DizzyDesii]

@Riddler1412 they sound mean lol

[Riddler1412]

Kind of, yeah. I'm glad you like foreign accents.

[DizzyDesii]

@Riddler1412 i like yours 😘

[Riddler1412]

😘😘 glad to hear that M'lady.

[CharlieBadger]

I know your asking for a general response but they are so varied that a yes or no isn't really feasible.

Like I'm not a fan of the north eastern accents but southern are charming. Midwestern are nice but that Minnesota accent I could do with out dontcha know.

[menina]

Yes they are! I love listening to them.

[pickedcrisps]

It's like episodes of The Office even with the actors being from other states too the show is set in Pennsylvania 🤪🤪😅☮️

[menina]

@pickedcrisps Well, I've never watched "The Office", but I get your point Lol

[Wraith_Cemetery]

There's so many accents in America. The ones I like are the Bostonian accent, South Carolinian, and Appalachian Mountains. Love the cultures there too.

[Seinna]

Not my thing, I prefer European accents :)

[Nomina]

I prefer to listen to southern accents. Yes, there are plenty of different southern accents, but I like the sound of them in general. They can be both adorable and sexy.

[NicoletteXO]

The worst. American accents are my absolute least favourite.

Also, why are they so fucking obnoxiously loud? Yeah, we heard you honey. We know you're excited that your girlfriend arrived at the cafe. You don't need to puncture my eardrum in the process of your expression of overly aggrandized and kind of fake joy.

[supercutebutt]

Stop bashing Americans, OK?

[Friendlybro79]

@nicolettexo WE'RE NOT THAT LOUD... WAIT? ARE WE? AM I FRIGGING SCREAMING?

[NicoletteXO]

@Friendlybro79 definitely a Yank!! haha

[NicoletteXO]

@supercutebutt I'm answering the question asked here. What a typical American. Can't take criticism and things the world should conform to their narcissistic self-perception.

[NicoletteXO]

*thinks

[Friendlybro79]

@nicolettexo well I'm glad I made you laugh. Some of us can laugh at ourselves too.

[Ryfyle]

I would take offense, but then I remembered how most Australian tourist smell like molten ass at 20C.

[supercutebutt]

@Ryfyle Molten ass?

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle how do you know what 'molten ass' smells like to begin with? 🤔

[Ryfyle]

I have lived a life beyond your comprehension.

[supercutebutt]

@Ryfyle No. We pretty much suspected you spend a sizeable portion of your life sniffing asshole.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle That's cool. I don't need to comprehend a life consisting of sniffing molten ass, hahaha. You enjoy that, buddy.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo The stuff of nightmares really. Think of the smell of rancid grease and burning hair. No one seeks it out, it finds it way to you.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Well this turned dark really unexpectedly

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo 'Tis the season.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Not in my world, but you do you.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo No Halloween in Australia? That Blows.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle We just don't take it as seriously as Americans. It doesn't blow - we just have our own special celebrations. Another thing that is just as annoying as the US accent is the narcissistic tendency for Americans to always assume that the whole world is like America - and if it's not, then it sucks.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo Well it sounds like that hit a nerve.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Nope

[NicoletteXO]

I'm just spitting facts.

But someone who tries to deny those facts and instead pretends it's someone else's trigger? Well, that's just another sign of American narcissism.

www.washingtonpost.com/.../

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo Well it's good to here someone definitively confirm that most of the of the world is repulsed by Americans and find them to be the most vile creatures to walk the earth. So how how pleased we're you during 9/11? How much do you enjoy hearing news of filthy Americans being slaughtered like the vermin they are? Does it disappoint you when you don't here about a mass shooting culling more American Creatures? Lets be honest, it does, doesn't it. Pulled this little gem from your link "Relatively small countries had outsize estimations of their importance. Malaysians believed they contributed 49 percent of the world’s history. Portugal said 38 percent and Canada 40 percent. Perhaps surprisingly, the United States — the world’s leading power in recent decades — landed in the middle of the pack, with a self-rating of 29.6 percent, behind Peru, Bulgaria and Singapore. The leading narcissist in the world, according to the study, was Russia, whose residents on average believed their country contributed 60.8 percent of the world’s history"

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Calm down dude. I never said certain other countries weren't also narcissists. You guys rate 5th most narcissistic out of the entire planet. That's pretty fucking narcissistic. And yes, Russians are too. But think about it - globally do you think people consider Russian personalities and think they are super amicable? No, most people think Russians are narcissistic assholes. And don't be a crazy fuck and think just because I think (as is born out by science) that Americans are more narcissistic most in the world, that that means I take pleasure in seeing their misfortune. Though someone who talks about "molten ass" might think that because his mind is fucked up.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo There's no reason to save face on a site like this. Be honest with yourself. These past 20 years have shown me that most of the world would rather have things like me burned off the face of the Earth. That the international community see Americans as obese, idiotic fiends that must be slain for the world to be safe. For the past 20 years I have only known a passionate, honest hatred the world has for the USA. A Quite, barely concealed disgust is all I know and is all I can hope to expect. If I find myself in the unfortunate position of getting gutted abroad, I expect to bleed out before anybody calls for an ambulance to remove my disgusting American corpse off their pristine city streets.

[supercutebutt]

I'd rather be a narcissist than smell like molten ass. :)

[NicoletteXO]

@supercutebutt Lucky neither of us have to do either of those things. We can leave the ass to Mr Cray here.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Dude - go take your meds. Yeah, Americans in general are fat and narcissistic - but there are some good ones. I don't know anyone who actively wishes them any harm. I just find them obnoxious.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo There you go again, Lying to yourself. The whole international community is waiting for you with open arms if you embrace your justified hatred. The "Good Ones" are the dead ones, that's how it's been since 2001.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo What a world to live in when being observant labels you as insane.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Why are you trying to convince yourself of this? It's not observant, it is insane.

[NicoletteXO]

Although, to be perfectly honest... this kind of "wah wah wah the whole world wants us to die" mentality is pretty fucking narcissistic. I don't wish Americans harm, but you are just revealing how self-referential you are.

[NicoletteXO]

You're like the patriots of Woke. Like feminists who start yelling at a man, and then when he gets turned off by her yelling, accuses him of "hating women and wanting them to die". Like no, just be cool, and everything will be cool.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo Do you think I like being associated with Useless, Upper class, metropolitans that gallivant around the world and call themselves cultured? Decrepit Boomers going out to "see the world" after they gutted our country like Tweakers in a abandoned house? I wish the world more actively alienated American Tourists. Ripped their smug Scum Fucking faces off with a few Rifle rounds. I want them to know terror and profound hatred. To scour their minds the idea that the rest of the world is just another tourist attraction. I want them to know fear outside of our borders. And maybe then they might see how they have neglected and abused their own country for the sake of decadence. I want them to know exquisite misery and to die fearful.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle ok troll.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo Now that's a lame response.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle ok troll

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo But am I wrong though?

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle cool question troll

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo I will take that as a no. So how do you you like your dead American tourists?

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Whatever troll

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo Always have to be the moral killjoy.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Cool story troll

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo :-I

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Such a sad troll

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo You keep getting baited into Replying. Your self righteous nature demands that you get the last word.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle Eh whatever Trolly McTrollster

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo >:3

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle k troll

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo /:3

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle k troll.

[Ryfyle]

@nicolettexo Blah de Blah.

[NicoletteXO]

@Ryfyle ktroll

[MCheetah]

Neutral-to-attractive, for me.

[Sawyerblu]

I don’t really care about accents, it’s more about the qualities of a voice that make it attractive to me. Low raspy dominant voices are very sexy. Squeaky voices, not sexy.


I’m assuming people don’t typically think American accents are attractive. In comparison to the Romance languages, American language seems very... country folk? I’m not just referring to the south, just in general, all the hard R’s and A sounds. Such as “barn” and “crank”. It’s just a bit harsh.

[tatianamay]

New jersey accent is hot. I like Australian and British more.. yes, I do know that both have different dialects, but its just more attractive in my opinion

[Madhatter920]

I'm an American and while most American accents are fine, there are some that are kind of a turn off. Like a Boston accent or deep southern accent. For me, the most attractive accent I've heard is Australian accents. That's the good stuff!

[Joshua0213]

I get the Boston one but southern is the best ijs

[Madhatter920]

@Joshua0213 oh, Southern is fine. A cute Southern Belle is just divine. I mean backwoods deep southern. I mean "Can you enunciate?" Southern.

[DustyRoads]

Who can hear their own accent? I can't. I had no idea that I had an accent, until I met with a group of Kiwis from down under. One of the ladies said: "Oh, my you Americans have the most lovely 'sing-song' accent" What the hell is "sing-song?"
I turned around to see who she was talking too, but I guess she was talking to me! What?
I don't have no stinking accent, I'm not a foreigner. :)

[Shizunk]

American accent is the baseline that makes every other accent interesting. Not good not bad, you don't notice it. Many fictional universes have the concept of "common speech". American English is exactly that. Even if it wasn't plain and boring, every time any program in the world autocorrects my instinctive British spelling to the American version, I can't help but think "Oh, there we go. The non-magical people strike again."

[dustybiker]

Americans are often monotone, but mostly neglect to enunciate.

[ArrowheadSW]

LOL Neglect to enunciate? Sounds like some of the musicians who perform in town. They sing but don't enunciate the words they are singing.

[dustybiker]

@ArrowheadSW Observation. 😉 At least with musicians you get a beat to go along with it. lol

[ArrowheadSW]

@dustybiker I always laugh when I see it. You go out someplace for dinner or whatever, and there is a live musician singing. They are singing the notes fine but there is no enunciation in the words they are singing. It's like, "What IS this?" Makes me think they are smoking something ahead of time... LOL

[dustybiker]

@ArrowheadSW Probably are. Steady the stage freight, maybe someone tossed something in the past.

[dustybiker]

*fright (thanks autoC)

[ArrowheadSW]

@dustybiker LOL I have a funny story about when I was last on jury duty. There was a guy during the jury selection process, who was trying to answer the lawyer's questions without moving his lips. One lawyer kept on saying, "I'm just not hearing your answer". The guy was trying to tell him what kind of work he did. Turns out he sold crown molding. Then the judge asked the lawyer, "Counsel, are you in the market for crown molding?" It was good for some laughs... LOL

[dustybiker]

@ArrowheadSW What an odd thing for the guy to do. Did turn into a funny story though. : )

[ArrowheadSW]

@dustybiker LOL I still laugh when I think of that guy. Apparently he had some sort of speech thing going where he didn't think he needed to move his lips to enunciate words. The lawyer understood the part where he said that he was a "sales rep", but he could not understand the "crown molding" part. Geeschh what kind of sales rep was THAT guy if he couldn't say "crown molding" correctly... 😂

[dustybiker]

@ArrowheadSW Maybe he owned the company too? One man band. Very odd.

[ArrowheadSW]

@dustybiker Of course he was excused and he wasn't chosen to be on the jury. So the moral of the story is: if you want to be excused from the jury selection, just answer their questions by not moving your lips... LOL... Oh, I remember he said that he worked at Home Depot... LOL

[dustybiker]

@ArrowheadSW Playing it crazy. Risky, but paid off in his case. Good for him. Makes you want to ask the judge what their biggest fakers did to try and get out of it.

[ZackBan]

Not really a bonus to a person's attractiveness but it doesn't bother me eithet so I guess if she's already attractive her accent will not change much