Posh accents on men are just awful

[Croufer]

I’m talking Made in Chelsea type accents. For some reason there is a sex bias to this as they sound much better on females (wonder why this is).

I went to a private school in Berkshire so know my accent would potentially sound posh but to me (and most in the south) it is very bog standardly middle class.

Just curious if I’m the only who secretly thinks this? Got a voice note off of a guy I met on hinge and sadly the Pliny* accent killed the entire thing.

*plumy

Im not saying this to offend. I’m just curious why I recoil and if anyone experiences similar

This is just a personal opinion. I’m just putting it out as a random thought. If you’re going to take offence, then I think that’s a bit silly. Humans have irrational responses and I’m just sharing mine

You sound jealous.

I'm from Yorkshire and love a posh accent. It does it for me 😂

I’m not at all!

Or an Irish accent. Any Irish accent.😍

I love an Irish accent (ROI) on a man and a Cumbrian accent

I prefer it to the "nah innit" brigade but neutral is better.

I think what you describe as an affected accent is what I don’t like.

For example Prince William’s, okay it’s not my favourite accent, but it doesn’t sound as bad as some of the guys on MIC who do have the high voice that you mentioned. Which I literally can’t watch.

https://youtube.com/shorts/eC7AH-3ZUV0?si=b2UsAQ_K4lNkkcOl

Example

@Croufer his name wasn’t Keith was it? 🙈

How could you say that? Our Yorkshire is far superior 🤣.

You sound posh 😂

I can just tell...

I don't like any southern English accents at all (apart from some in the South West) but that's just my opinion, it's not like anybody can help it!

I have dated three men from Yorkshire, none with a broad accent, but I love it. Can't stand an estuary English accent. 'Posh' I can take or leave

I often get accused of 'being posh' but I'm just well spoken (born and brought up in the Home Counties). Some men seem to really go for it 😂😂

Make this about working class men and it’s seen as abhorrent… so unnecessary.

My husband's posh accent drives me insane.

I feel a bit sorry for him. He could have married someone who actually appreciates him for who he is, and had children he could relate to.

Dh has a posho accent, main difficulty is when he talks about “pulling the door to” [shutting the door”], “deyuuuuuvet” [duvet] and “rum” which it took me a while to twig was “room”. But I think I prefer it to someone who drops their h’s.

@snowballsintheoven how on earth did you get as far as married & children?

I don’t particularly mind accents - they are what they are - but I have to concentrate quite hard not to mimic them unconsciously. I’m not even a good mimic, so it sounds like a pisstake.

How about Samuel West? Is that sufficiently posh? I think his voice is lovely. Also Alan Rickman, Matthew Macfadyen, Hugh Laurie, Henry Cavil, Damien Lewis...

Surely @snowballsintheoven was taking the piss?

What an unpleasant thing to say. It’s a perfectly fine accent on men and women.

I really hope so. Her poor husband if not.

Mu ine who got away was a Sheffield lad- thise flat vowels make me go weak- get in !

People take the piss out of Essex accents all the time.

Just relax. You can have slightly spicy opinions without being a terrible person.

Not everything needs to Uber politically correct.

Just a light hearted musing.

Sean Bean’s accent - yes

Paddy McGuiness’ - heck no