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"There's a small town in SW Ireland that has the sexiest accent imaginable!"...
*whispers* What's that dear? Yes dear I told them.. Yes dear, small town in SW Ireland just like you said dear.. That's right dear, where your from dear.... *sigh*
"There's a small town in SW Ireland that has the sexiest accent imaginable!"...
*whispers* What's that dear? Yes dear I told them.. Yes dear, small town in SW Ireland just like you said dear.. That's right dear, where your from dear.... *sigh*
Foreign accents on a woman don't do much for me...I worked or studied with women from all over the world so one gets used to them after a while.
I've been in the US for 6 years and I still have my British accent - I never want to lose it! I've come across Italian and French guys in the US who now have American accents - I found that shocking because many women LOVE those accents and I would try to keep them if I had them.
I never understood how some people change the way they talk just from moving to a new place. It's pretty funny actually. Have you heard Madonna talk lately? hahaha
some nationalitys are more prone to losing their accent than others , english people are renowned for holding on to their accents , i sometimes think its a sign of a fickle nature if someone develops a new accent quite quick
some nationalitys are more prone to losing their accent than others , english people are renowned for holding on to their accents , i sometimes think its a sign of a fickle nature if someone develops a new accent quite quick
I am one of the fickle ones ! I spent three years in the US and ended up with a mild American accent then moved to the UK and now sound like a Brit. It is not a conscious decision, I think my ear just tunes up to the nearest common accent and latches on. It has always been like this wherever I have lived. My French accent has never been that strong to begin with but I seem to lose it pretty quickly ( usually about three to four months).
I always find it strange that people retain their native accents all their lives actually. I know some French people who still sound like Inspector Clouseau after four decades in the UK and that to me is really odd. How can you still sound the same when you hear a different sound day in , day out ? I suppose it must be a strange linguistic form of "survival" and adaptation to my surroundings. I certainly do not make an effort to sound the way I do. Though it amuses me when people assume I am British. I have been mistaken for South African and New Zealander by people who could detect something not quite "right" but assumed I was still an English native speaker.
To me it is just natural to absorb whatever sounds surround me. I can't help it and I see nothing wrong with it. I have no reason to be "proud" of my native accent considering I had nothing to do with it and it is hardly an achievement anyway.
some people are determined to hold on to their accent , some are happy to go with the flow , some accents are also more strident than others , irish accent are softer than english accents so are easier to blend into another accent , beit in america , australia or the uk
An exotic accent or exotic looks will always catch my attention and appreciation, but it takes a lot more to keep it.
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I spent three years in the US and ended up with a mild American accent then moved to the UK and now sound like a Brit. It is not a conscious decision, I think my ear just tunes up to the nearest common accent and latches on. It has always been like this wherever I have lived. My French accent has never been that strong to begin with but I seem to lose it pretty quickly ( usually about three to four months).
