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Accents, Do you have a fav?

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Grandma70s Fri 05-Feb-21 11:35:32

I like RP myself. Does that count?

I quite like very mild Scottish, like Andrew Marr or Michael Gove. (Not that I like Michael Gove in general.)

Chestnut Fri 05-Feb-21 11:34:11

Interesting to note that city accents are hard and guttural and country accents are soft and rolling like the hills! Think of Liverpool v Devon for example.

I quite like a Polish accent for some reason. There are some Scottish accents I like and some I find really annoying. Must be the regional difference. Generally it depends on the person's voice and the way they speak as to whether I like their accent.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Fri 05-Feb-21 11:32:38

I like Ken Bruce's gentle Scottish accent, also Welsh. There are very few which I actively dislike but I'm not going to mention them.

Nannylovesshopping Fri 05-Feb-21 11:30:20

My lovely sil is a geordie, I love his accent?

BlueSky Fri 05-Feb-21 11:28:43

French accent, followed by a Southern Irish one!

kircubbin2000 Fri 05-Feb-21 11:26:22

From Belfast, I hate the Belfast accent, sounds so stupid, also hate the Irish one . Italian is my favourite.

nanna8 Fri 05-Feb-21 11:24:00

French for me,too. Some ones I find difficult to cope with. I was on a cruise for a few weeks with a lot of Americans and when we got off it was such a relief because the ones on there were so,so loud.

FannyCornforth Fri 05-Feb-21 11:23:44

TrendyNannie6

For me it’s the french, and also I love a brummie accent could listen to both all day

Thank you, thank you, thank you! smile
I clicked on this thread with a heavy heart, expecting the usual miserable comments about my accent (Black Country / Brummie).
But no!
Thank you Trendynannie thanks and GagaJo thanks

Shinamae Fri 05-Feb-21 11:19:28

Definitely Irish north or south and also quite partial to Welsh

Esspee Fri 05-Feb-21 11:18:49

Scottish especially Sean Connery. <swoon>

GagaJo Fri 05-Feb-21 11:17:07

I have a student with a wonderful French accent. Girls haven't discovered him yet, but when they do he's going to be a very popular young man.

I love a Scottish accent. Also like Brummie. Not keen on Norfolk, sadly, as I have a Norfolk accent.

nadateturbe Fri 05-Feb-21 11:11:06

Oh the French definitely followed by the Irish accent.
I'm originally from Belfast. I hate the Belfast accent.

NotAGran55 Fri 05-Feb-21 11:04:22

Geordie , absolutely no contest.

TrendyNannie6 Fri 05-Feb-21 11:00:24

For me it’s the french, and also I love a brummie accent could listen to both all day