To ask what your favourite British accent is?

[WashingMatilda]

Help settle a debate.

Best British accent for me is northern Welsh. especially in men but I'm also a sucker for Geordie and a nice light brummie.

What is JAFAICAN accent @BuzzKillington?

Another vote here for the lovely, genial GEORDIE accent.

Scouse makes me smile too. Always sound friendly.

And any Yorkshire accent. (Beautiful county too!)

Many Scots ones are lovely too, and some N.I. ones.

Geordie all the way. Such a lovely accent and very sexy. I also like a soft southern Irish accent and Yorkshire’s not bad either.

Cant abide the Liverpool, Birmingham, Black Country, or Northern Ireland accents though.

I dont think there is a generic ‘southern England’ accent is there? That could be North London (which to me sounds like Essex), Kent, Devon, estuary etc.. Or do people mean RP or perhaps BBC English?

Brummie

I am from North Wales so the op made me smile. Our accent to my ears isn't the prettiest. For me is the Northern Irish swiftly followed by a really strong Scottish.

gamerchic it’s because Geordie is very melodic and soothing and has an open, friendly quality, especially when you listen to people from further south such as Sunderland, Durham etc.. It reminds me of the Welsh accent.

Sean Bean

My dad is a Geordie although moved to NW England over fifty years ago. Washington/Co. Durham accent is a softer version of Newcastle/Tyneside accent so I will say that I prefer that, really. NB my dad's accent only really sounds on the phone now, although I have plenty of family still living up there with accents you could cut with a knife. Haway, man, ah nivver hoard oot leek it in al me leef, ya knaw?

Interesting that the majority prefer northern accents. Can't beat a Geordie or Scouse lilt, though I also love the south west, Bristol down to Cornwall.

Inverness, Orkney or Aberdeen accents are just lovely.

Geordies sound whiny, I’m afraid. Sorry, geordies!

Oh, and Dundonian/Tayside accents are very pleasant too.

Aw, haddaway an shite, Nettle!

Haway, man, ah nivver hoard oot leek it in al me leef, ya knaw

Aye that’s the one

I like Welsh. (Am a Londoner). There aren't really any accents I don't like.

There's very varied accents just in different cities and areas. For example Liverpool: John Lennon's drawl (more middle class?) versus Paul McCartney's sing song, chipper (more working class?) accents.

So it depends.

Having said that, I love a soft Edinburgh (maybe Morningside?)

north Yorkshire wealthy farmer to be precise I like that too.

Laurence Fox in Lewis, soft regional accents like Orcadian and Cumbrian.

The hottest bloke I ever met and had er, relations with was from Stoke. I know it's not considered a nice accent but I have a soft spot for it

It amazes me, for a tiny island, the scope and distinct differences of accents we have.

I think Brummie's sound friendly. Welsh accent is my fave.

Southern. SE to be precise. It's just very clear and understandable.

I like Irish accents, both north and south, although Cork people speak a little fast sometimes. Dublin can also be a bit, not sure how to describe it, slurry?
My accent is fairly neutral with a bit of west country, but Bristol accent is a law unto itself " I drove my toyotal to asdl because I had an ideal for tea"

I've never heard a posh northern accent. (Sorry, I really did think it was an oxymoron!) Can anyone give any examples of famous people who are posh and northern?

*'Northern' being anything north of London

brapbrap it's people like you that give 'southerners' a bad name..you do sound ignorant.

I hate how scousers sound on TV but love it in real life. I like any proper accents if you know what I mean as opposed to generic not-quite-posh-but-no-telling-where-they're-from accents.