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Accents that tickle your fancy

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TheSchoolRunsAreNotFun · 24/05/2022 13:43

Just went for a coffee with a friend who's newly dating a guy from France and is obsessed with his accent, thinks it's sexy.

I'm just outside of London and so is DP and we're from the same town and so I don't even register that he has an accent but people (usually from more northern regions) have commented that he has a very 'cockney london' accent.

I'm a bit of a sucker for a geordie or Scottish accent on a guy. What about everyone else?

OP posts:
Kione · 24/05/2022 15:19

I think she is yeah

DameHelena · 24/05/2022 15:23

Glaswegian
Northern Irish
Some Welsh (I don't know which ones, only know which I like when I hear one, don't shoot me)
TBH can't really think of any non-British ones I particularly like. Although Argentinians speaking Spanish sound beautiful.

RichardOsmansXraySpecs · 24/05/2022 15:32

Ooh yeah I like a nice Scottish accent on a bloke, not picky what region.
A Spanish one is quite nice too.

Finalcountdowntoourtripaway · 24/05/2022 15:36

Lived the dream for 4 years... Glaswegian and a firefighter!!

AdditionalCharacter · 24/05/2022 15:38

West Lothian Scottish accents. Might be why I bought new windows a few weeks ago, the salesman was from that area.

JaneJeffer · 24/05/2022 15:39

Finalcountdowntoourtripaway · 24/05/2022 15:36

Lived the dream for 4 years... Glaswegian and a firefighter!!

Grin
ParkheadParadise · 24/05/2022 15:41

Irish

StaceysmomandIhavegotitgoinon · 24/05/2022 15:43

ParkheadParadise · 24/05/2022 15:41

Irish

11 billion different Irish accents - most from Dublin 😂

For me the Belfast one for sure.

JaneJeffer · 24/05/2022 15:44

ParkheadParadise · 24/05/2022 15:41

Irish

Can you give the eircode because we don't all sound the same you know Wink

TheSchoolRunsAreNotFun · 24/05/2022 15:46

Finalcountdowntoourtripaway · 24/05/2022 15:36

Lived the dream for 4 years... Glaswegian and a firefighter!!

oh lordy

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Roseteacups · 24/05/2022 15:54

@fluffycereal
I don't think it's rude to say a Scottish accent. It could be that they like all Scottish accents so is a compliment. It's like American saying an English accent. There are enough similarities between them for an American to be tell it's an English one without distinguishing between the regions.

Finalcountdowntoourtripaway · 24/05/2022 16:02

Feeling was reciprocal afa accent as he was a fan of Geordie!!

growandhope · 24/05/2022 16:04

JaneJeffer · 24/05/2022 15:44

Can you give the eircode because we don't all sound the same you know Wink

😂

FinnRussell · 24/05/2022 16:27

Irish. Not fussy on region.

Classica · 24/05/2022 16:33

FinnRussell · 24/05/2022 16:27

Irish. Not fussy on region.

A Drogheda man for you in that case!

Basilbrushgotfat · 24/05/2022 16:33

Pretty much any Scottish accent makes me go a bit weak at the knees.

StaceysmomandIhavegotitgoinon · 24/05/2022 16:36

Classica · 24/05/2022 16:33

A Drogheda man for you in that case!

Thats Uafasach Marion 🤣

StaceysmomandIhavegotitgoinon · 24/05/2022 16:36

Or a Kerry lad!

JaneJeffer · 24/05/2022 16:37

A Drogheda man for you in that case!
Grin

MardyOldGoth · 24/05/2022 16:39

Scots, Irish, soft Geordie, Sean Bean (only on Sean Bean).

cds5163 · 24/05/2022 16:49

I have never had a thing for accents until I heard a Scottish man speak.

fluffycereal · 24/05/2022 18:18

@Roseteacups

I don't think it's rude to say a Scottish accent.

I didn't say it was rude to say that? The rude was in reference to the response when I pointed out all Scottish people don't have the same accent.

Soubriquet · 24/05/2022 18:19

Scottish
Spanish
Australian

user1471538283 · 24/05/2022 18:20

Any American particularly New York, Boston or Southern. And Northern Irish, oh my ...

EBearhug · 24/05/2022 18:24

There's a particular Irish accent I have a huge weak spot for, but I suspect it wouldn't have quite the same effect if it were his brother speaking...