I like hearing accents of all flavors....except for over the phone. I have a hard time sometimes hearing through thicker accents on the phone.
If we're talking about sexy accents it has to be Irish. Southern not northern. The northern Irish accent sounds like you are being scolded for not putting the rubbish/trash out.
Not to worry you have been looking at too many castles. You sound like Professor Higgins, in Pygmallion.
As kind of a curiosity, I'll mention this about SPANISH accents, of which there are very many, more than I could discern. What typically strikes me, when listening to Spanish, is how fast they speak. The only one that stands out from the group, as more pleasant to listen to, is Cuban Spanish, which is not so rapid-fire, and, "clipped," sounding. Accordingly, among different Spanish-speakers, speaking English with their given Spanish accents, Cuban Spanish accented English, is my favorite, of those I know. I now wonder, though, if that softer-edged Spanish may be indicative of other Caribbean islands, as well.
I'm not sure if you really want the story, but I accidentally hit, "post," before I was done. So I cut out the text, & replaced it with that. My plan was to finish my post, cut it again, & then edit the post by pasting in my intended post, & deleting the "wait." But I wasn't thinking, when I finished, and immediately hit, "post," a second time. Afterwards, I used editing to at least move my real post to the spot that was almost out of editing time, and moved the wait to the newer post's position, giving me more time to think of something to post; but nothing grabbed me, to quote for a reply, or to just say. If you'd responded more quickly, I would have replaced the "wait," with some version of this explanation.
This is very different but, something I find interesting, is the way we all sound different, to ourselves, than we do to others. The first time I heard a recording of myself speaking, I was shocked to hear how much I sounded like Woody Allen! It made me wonder if that meant that I didn't sing like Christine McVie, either.
Not at all. I enjoy a good Irish brogue, the roll of a Scot's r, the sound of a Russian/Romania clip, etc.. There is truly something to enjoy in each. I am partial to the Scots though, my heritage and their history. It has nothing to do with 'PC', it has to do with liking variety, appreciating things for what they are. That statement stops when it comes to calamari or scungilli, however.
Glaswegian is a language all unto it's self. I have made free use of the word 'wanker' during my morning commute to work.
This isn't limited to the English of different countries. Even in the US we have the same word applied differently. Later when I am at my laptop, I'll relate the story of the armed services and how "secure the building" will get you different results with each branch. With regards to the overall poll, I find the use of US English akin to saying UK English, the later of which encompasses 4 of the poll options. There is a large variety of US accents, as well as more common British accents not shown.
No argument. The different dialects, pronunciations, slang and accents exist for virtually every 'language'. A family member moved to Germany about 10 years ago. For his application to remain, he was required to learn and be fluent in the dialect of the area he was intending on living in, but also be able to converse in a broadly accepted dialect. I believe Germany has over 200 regional directs, so the soda/coke/pop controversy here in the US is small beans.
Maybe. But they do not differ as much as Southern English and Northern English and Scottish English. You may rest assured that I know what I am talking of.
The USA hasn't had as much time to develop them. I wonder whether the internet will bring us back to a more universal version of English in a century or two?
Not my problem either way. So what requirements do you believe that are, or should be necessary for someone migrating to another country in order to be considered for citizenship? On a side note, I'm curious why you have had a negative response to virtually anything I've posted, here and other threads.
