accents

kronas · 22-02-2004, 04:14

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................

Bex · 22-02-2004, 11:04

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Originally Posted by kronas

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................

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

Stuartbe · 22-02-2004, 11:07

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Originally Posted by bexy

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

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

(swings his onions round)

Russ · 22-02-2004, 11:07

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

22-02-2004, 11:13

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Originally Posted by kronas

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................

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?

Bex · 22-02-2004, 11:14

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Originally Posted by stuartbe

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

(swings his onions round)

you nut case

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

bb31 · 22-02-2004, 11:17

scottish

geordie

22-02-2004, 11:18

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Originally Posted by bexy

you nut case

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

yep agree with you there he is nuts

I like irish accents and Italian

Russ · 22-02-2004, 11:21

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Originally Posted by bb31

scottish

Surely you jest!!!!

Richard M · 22-02-2004, 11:23

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

bb31 · 22-02-2004, 11:24

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Surely you jest!!!!

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

Bex · 22-02-2004, 11:24

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Originally Posted by smegs

yep agree with you there he is nuts

I like irish accents and Italian

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

Ramrod · 22-02-2004, 11:24

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Originally Posted by bb31

geordie

No, she's not jesting Russ, she's insane

bb31 · 22-02-2004, 11:26

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

No, she's not jesting Russ, she's insane

i know!!

Ramrod · 22-02-2004, 11:27

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