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lets see if this is prominant...........

have any of you been attracted to people who have an accent ?

by an accent i mean a foreign accent, such as an english speaking spaniard, or english speaking swede, french, Italian, american, canadian, etc ?

i dont know why, but when a person seems to speak from another country in another english speaking accent, it seems easier (most of the time) to concentrate on what they are saying, plus it seems to be an 'attractive' element right from the word go, even if you dont know anything about the person................

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you lost me after the english speaking spaniard...

personally i like welsh and irish accents....... not keen on american accents...... french accents are great too :D

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Zit allor - ello bexy - with zes forero rocher you are realy spoiling us... Come with me to the cazbar and we will make butiful muzic together :naughty:

(swings his onions round) :D

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The reason it seems easier to concentrate on what they are saying is because they are placing more emphasis on their wording.

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AFAIK it is an instinct to be attracted to people that are not in your 'tribe', as it increases diversity of species, by reducing the chance of inbreeding?

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you nut case :rofl:

and i would agree that you do have to concentrate on everything they say...
example a friend of mine is south african, and you sometimes have to concentrate really hard to understand her

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:drool: scottish

:drool: geordie

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yep agree with you there he is nuts

I like irish accents and Italian :)

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:eek: Surely you jest!!!!

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I have to say that a girl with a West Coast (California) accent really gets me going. :romance: :erm:

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noooooooooooo,love it :o (but wouldnt move there) might get on my nerves on a permanent basis

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the italian accent is ok, but i find that most italians i have meet were slimy...so not keen on the accent now

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No, she's not jesting Russ, she's insane ;) :D

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i know!! :)

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Speaking of insane, my all time fave accent (for a woman) is German. Think 'Nena' singing '99 red balloons' or Ute Lemper singing Kurt Weil's stuff :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

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I also quite like the welsh accent, my brother in laws girlfriend is welsh and i love her accent :)

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lol - remember Jamie Curtis being turned on by John Cleese's 'Russian' accent in 'A fish called Wanda';)

- and speaking of Russian accents, there was a Stargate episode where Marina Sirtis (Counsellor Deana Troi from 'Deep Space 9'), was playing a Russian - I found her accent quite fetching :naughty:

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Och Aye.. Damn, doesn't really come across when typing.

What accents do I like?

Southern Irish (Northern one is too harsh)
Welsh (I know a lady that has quite a stong Welsh accent, but is also quite sexy)

French,
Italian,
West Coast American (the sort you hear on most American shows)
Texan.

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:eek: Yes :naughty:

I definately like female Caribbean accents especially ones from Jamaica with braided hair! (Thats enough of that I hear you say)

I am also go weak at the knees when I hear a nice Geordie girl speak. :eek:

After recent events in my personal life I will definately stay away from any women with a South African/Rhodie accent.

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:shrug:

i dont know if thats true, the reason i asked is because it seems to happen to me........

but my favourites are:

canadian :romance:
diffarent parts of the USA (the texans and other southerners make me laugh)
scottish
german
italian
swedish
dutch :naughty:
irish :romance:
french

thats all for now!!!!!

but on some people, its really looks cute, the accent i mean....... :naughty: :D

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hmm, foriegn accents dont really do anything for me, as for more local accents......
Scotish - Absolutley love women with this one (Especially glasgo accent)

Irish - Southern more than northern, theres a higher pitch about the southern accent I think.

Geordie - hmmm, it would seem theres something abou that one ( I Blame Biker grove lol.... Damn you Donna Air)

and for some Bizzare reason Brummie :shrug: - probably because of a girl I used to have quite a thing for, she wasnt actually from Birmingham but she picked up a strong accent during her time at Birmingham Uni.

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I have to admit to having a penchant for a South African accent.... it does it for me every time, as does a southern US accent - particularly georgian- however it really does depend on what's being said, since no accent, however attractive i may find it could disguise ignorance and hogwash. The attraction engendered by the accent would disappear instantaneously.
I believe Dubya is from Texas, or there abouts.... and i think that makes my point without my having to say another word :D
No amount of money, status, power or accent is going to make a person more attractive to me if they have an amoeba for a brain ;)

So.... rather than accent.... and if we disregard what's actually being said too..... i suppose i'm very much attracted to the tone/timbre/nature of someone's voice.... more than the accent..... i've sat transfixed while listening to someone's voice before and i'm sure i'm not the only person who's become infatuated with someone i've only ever spoken to on the telephone :shrug:
Meeting them can sometimes ruin the image :(



I will not take that as an insult..... since i don't have an italian accent and you've qualified your opinion with most, so i couldn't possibly be one of those slimy italians that you've met :) Although.... to be fair.... we probably deserve the offence, since most italians don't like the english or the accent very much either :shrug: :(

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My wife likes the South African accent as well. Strange :shrug: :D
It makes me want to reach for the shotgun :erm: :D

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yeha SA accents in men are sexy

kink glad u didnt take offence...and i meant mainly italian men anyway....but think that is only cos ive had some bad experiences with them when i was younger

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:blush: You're not the only person..

Actually, I have noticed that some people do have a different voice on the phone. A friend of mine speaks with an accent that is basically North London with a very definate Bristol "twang" to some words (born and spent half her childhood in Bristol, then moved to London). She has a very sexy accent (& voice) on the phone. The problem is, I spoke with her Dad a couple of times on the phone, and realised the way he spoke on the phone reminded me a lot of his daughter. Put me off a bit.

BTW, kink, I like the way you speak (accent, voice & phrasing).

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i second that, especially on the phone :naughty: :D

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You're Italian??? :(

I take back everything I've ever said to you in PM Konk ;) :D

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well my accent is middle england mixed with some John F. Kennedy
where as Rachel comeing from Northern Ireland has a very strong
nI accent oh i wonder what my kids going to sound like whan she
grows up :eek:

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Favourite accents:

Geordie (Kate from Eastenders - corrrrr!!!)
Welsh
Southern Ireland

Least favourite:

Scottish
Scouse
Estuary English

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forgot that accent!!!! and her!!!!!! in my previous post that listed the accents........ :naughty:

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I like some Geordies accents on the girls, its kinda strange but the ones wiht a better up bringing and a husky voice sound great where the common ones sound like a pack of ****s.

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The Geordie accent doesn't sound as sexy when Jimmy Nail (OZ in Auf Wiedersehn Pet) does it though...

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Another accent I like is the Durham accent, not quite Geordie, Not Quite Yorkshire and Not Quite teessider.

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I fell in love with a Welsh accent.

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I fell in love with a Lancashire accent. :)

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I have a typical pompolian accent. My step sister in Texas has a lovely accent. A sort of slow drawl. Different from the west coast californian one. :)

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pompolian - lol

So "down town" is said "dain tain" :D

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Not sure what kind of area she comes from but Jennifer Anniston's accent is cute :)

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OH yes the Pompey accent is a weird one.Touch of the cockney about it.Possibly from the press gang days.;)

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Well, something like that. But not quite. LOL :)

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There is nothing quite like a nice female light scottish accent.
It is a fine balance and there is nothing worse than, for example, the imposing cynical drone of someone like Muriel Gray.

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It is? :eek: I find it 'whiney' :D Agree with you on those though...

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Er do you mind I'll press gang you if you don't watch it. I'll get all the lads round. I don't sound that bad. :rofl:

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Never said you did.After all I have a sort of Pomyey accent having lived in and around Portsmouth most of my life. :D

I was just giving it an historic perspective.;)

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I quite like Robson Greens accent :drool:

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Well..... you're welsh!! :rofl: ;)



You're just upset because we beat you (once granted) in the rugby..... the newbie and unexperienced italian team shouldn't have been able to do that to the welsh heroes ;) but you beat us in the football..... and we lived with the shame...... just :blush:



Oh and.....



Could you put that in triplicate? :naughty: :D

and before i forget.....


Did Linda barker really say that about that site..... or are you trying to get sued? :naughty: :pp

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I reckon you are trying to wind me up after that mad South African woman I got involved with, it wouldn't take you long to get bored of her saying "nooo nooo nooo" I thought she was trying to impersonate the dog on the chuchill advert. :D Also her calling everything "Thingy" got on my nerves after a while.

On top of that she wouldn't make any decisions about anything until she consulted the bible, and she had the cheek to say that I took too much notice of others and should do my own thing.

Tip kink, if you fancy a South African stay away from the religious ones, and keep your eye on your bank balance!

I did pick up a few usefull words Afrikan, Xhosa and Shona......

Like Lekkerrrrrrrrrr

and Footsack

I doubt you will find those in any translation guide though! :D

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My wife likes Robson Green, never mind the accent! :confused:

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Nice (tasty) and f*ck off :D

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Anyone that speaks proper English (like wot I do :D ), doesn't matter about the accent as long as they pronounce their words properly and don't use slang.

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I also like Robson Green, but i like his accent :drool:

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Very good :D

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yeh, wight, i get ya. :rofl:

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I'll set myself up for ridicule here but like a Scouse account on a man, also partially to Cockney and Geordie. Don't care for Brummie or Yorkshire accents, apologies to anyone afflicted :shrug:

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i have a bit of a yorkshire accent :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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:erm: looks like i struck a nerve there :D
Sounds like she just wasn't a good match for you whatever accent she had :)

I don't think an accent could get me to fancy a person and lead me to ignore all their other irritating characteristics..... i'm too cynical anyway and an accent doesn't tell you enough about the person, well not enough for me to be attracted to them anyway :) It might turn my head..... but it would take a lot more for it to stay looking in their direction ;)


Thanks for the phrases though...... will have to give you some arabic ones :naughty: only problem is i wouldn't be able to translate them on here :erm: :D


Oh and kronas has a lovely accent.....:romance:

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well thank you kind lady :naughty:

as i stated before, kink's voice turns me on :eek: :naughty: :rofl:

*goes back to listening/singing avril's new single :naughty: :rofl:

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Oy! Dahnt take the mick out of us dahn saaf :D

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Eeeeeh bye eck, tha shud no bi now, thurse only one road t,talk propper, n thats Lankie.:D

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I dunno. 'e spends a couple a weeks dahn sarf and 'e finks 'es a cockney..

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I can be cockney..

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Ah Scouse. Not sure about that one. Certainly not a dull acccent but it sounds to much like they have half a pint of gobbie-greenies stuck in their throat.
Also, you never know where you stand, what with all this all this "come-ed" and "go-ed" business.
:D

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Right young man........ next time i phone you or you phone me...... i'm going to charge you per minute :naughty: ;)

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Irish (every regional accent) is about the only accent I can stick listening to.

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Kink, don't forget it's about £1.50 per minute :tu:

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Debs!! :eek: won't ask how you'd know..... :rofl: ;)

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Experience and thats all I saying :D

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lol
and all calls terminate in the cayman islands

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you have your own 'service' :pp :naughty: :drool:


well your worth it, a handy personal service, very proffesional. :naughty:

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Coupla weeks???? Thats more than I lasted lmao I made it One week living dahn Souf

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£1.50 is relatively cheap :erm: and i'd like to think that giving me a........ call would be worth more than that :D

Anyway..... i don't have a sexy regional or foreign accent..... so i'm not sure i could really charge for the novelty value :erm:


:idea: wonder if i can charge per second instead..... he IS 17 :naughty: :pp




PS. I'll give you handy professional service kronie!!! and i DON'T mean literally either :grind: :rofl:

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oh it is, the emotion dear........ :naughty:

its not about novelty values, its about you and the phone, me and my phone and........... :naughty:

i dont have a huge income :( :cry:


oh will you miss, please miss i want it miss, pretty please give me a hand........ :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

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Southern Irish accent on a woman makes my legs go weak :naughty:

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At last, someone likes my accent :D
Though its not a true scouse accent, we are much better spoken on most of the wirral as im sure nemesis will agree :)


go-ed - go on (based on Go ahead)
come-ed - come on

go-ed den - go on then

Hardly rocket science :pp
I love my accent, so efficient :D and it confuses Yanks no end for some reason. My friend was asked if he was spanish when an American lady overheard him speaking to his Dad in Florida.
Apparently us Scousers speak very fast, if you look at our slang, most of it seems designed to roll of the tongue.

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Well, you could text him and say he's won a prize if he dials a certain number. That number being a premium rate one (because, lets face it, everyone seems to be able to get one) charging £50 a minute..

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Xaccers. Just have to say one thing. Andrea Corr.

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I've lasted 32 years..

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Someone pass me a bucket of cold water quickly!

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I can pass water but it isn't cold... :D

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:naughty: :drool: :naughty: :drool: :naughty: :drool: :naughty: :drool: