What are your favorite accents in continental United States? (accent, Asians)

[The Postman]

Originally Posted by DinsdalePirahna

Women with the upper midwest, and Toronto have sexy accents.

Somehow men with the same accent sound like Bob and Doug McKenzie, or some cartoonish character from a Cohen Brothers Movie.

Always loved Long Island and West Virginia Accents.

I like the Spanish accents of Miami/South Florida more than the Spanish accents of southern California.

You find Frances McDormand's accent in Fargo sexy? I don't think it sounds particularly seductive on men or women, more homely, like apple pie lol.

If it doesn't sound ditzy the standard American accent on women can sound sexy.

I like New York and some southern (not too strong) accents. Don't like the really ditzy neo-val accent, Boston isn't the best, either.

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by joseanto071

I like some of the southern accents. However, especially as of recently, I've really been liking the New Jersey accent. I like how they talk and how they say the long "ah" sound instead of the "er" or "uhr" sound. Like instead of Car (ca-er), they say "Caah" of "Caa", instead of Door, they say like "Doa", instead of Water, they say "Uodaah".

That's actually more New York City (Staten Island especially) than it is New Jersey. Some from New Jersey definitely have that accent, don't get me wrong, but the more typical NJ accent is tawk (talk), wawk (walk), cawfee (coffee), awf (off), wawter (water), cawl (call), dawg (dog), etc. This can also be heard in other parts of the NYC area outside NJ as well including NYC.

Here is a good overview of the NJ accent (North Jersey, by the way - because South Jersey is different):
How to Talk with a New Jersey Accent

[KathrynAragon]

I love a man with a Texas accent. Makes me weak in the knees. (Especially one man!)

[coolgato]

Accents from Louisiana (New Orleans), the Carolinas - very nice. New York accents are interesting and Texas ones sound fun, like J.R's (Dallas) - don't remember if Larry Hagman was born in Texas but he always had a great Texas accent.

[Yn0hTnA]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Doesn't exist.

Well, the official term for the dialect is known as "African American Vernacular English," which is a form of the general Southern American English.

[Southern man]

Anything Southern. Any "fast talkers",NO.

[Boston Shudra]

Originally Posted by The Postman

Boston isn't the best, either.

Don't worry, buddy, I can excuse your poor taste.

In addition to Boston accents I also like the accents I've heard in Baltimore, Rhode Island, the Carolinas, and Georgia. (though there were some people in Georgia, whom I really could not understand, haha ).

[steel03]

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

Well, the official term for the dialect is known as "African American Vernacular English," which is a form of the general Southern American English.

AAVE isn't a form of Southern American. They are related, but AAVE is a totally separate dialect, not just an accent. It has its own consistent grammar and syntax and can itself be spoken with multiple accents.

[KathrynAragon]

I used to be a corporate trainer and I enjoyed leading training sessions or seminars in states outside the south. I would look out across the room and people would be staring at me in rapt attention. I'd like to think it was the CONTENT of what I was teaching, but unfortunately I know that's not really it, because I'd stop talking and people would say, "KEEP TALKING - WE LOVE HEARING THAT SOUTHERN ACCENT!"

I always got a kick out of that.

I really love North Carolina and Virginia accents as well as some "upper Georgian" and SC accents - very genteel and with just a touch of England in them. Very nice and distinguished sounding in my opinion. I always think I sound like a hick with my "ArkLaTex" accent!

[Champ le monstre du lac]

Going bias here, I'm not native to New Mexico but I love their accent here!


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