Does a person's accent make them more/less attractive?

blackcard · 28-08-2015 09:32PM #1

I was in the gym today when this stunning girl appeared. Long legs, tanned, bright eyes, white teeth, gleaming smile, fit. And then she spoke with an accent so thick you couldn't cut it with a knife. So I 'rejected' her straight away (okay, she didn't actually offer herself to me) It wasn't the content of what she was saying, it was the accent. So, are there accents which turn you off someone? Or turn you on? For me, the Belfast accent is a turn off as is a wesht of Ireland accent and a D4 accent. Also upper crust English, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham accents. I like a Donegal, Tipp, Kilkenny, Midlands accent, also West Country in the UK and a cute French accent. US, Canadian and Aussie accents don't do it for me. Would an accent put you off someone irrespective of their looks, intelligence, sense of humour? What accents turn you on/off?

whatawaster81 · 28-08-2015 09:37PM

What was her accent as a matter of interest from that long list you've just rejected?

Fox_In_Socks · 28-08-2015 09:38PM

French every time. Actually nearly every accent is great when the girl you're talking to is attractive.

I couldn't listen to a strong Dublin accent...used to house share before with a girl with a Dub accent for a year and I did my time. Though saying that, plenty of people wouldn't like my accent either which is grand.

The Backwards Man · 28-08-2015 09:40PM

I like acute French accent myself

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blackcard · 28-08-2015 09:41PM

whatawaster81 wrote: »

What was her accent as a matter of interest from that long list you've just rejected?

Somewhere from the North of Ireland, not sure where

Beanntraigheach · 28-08-2015 09:43PM

Deefer - intolerable.

retro:electro · 28-08-2015 09:44PM

I hate the accents on the two young ones from crystal swing, couldn't be listening to that.

blackcard · 28-08-2015 09:45PM

Does anyone hate their own accent?

P_1 · 28-08-2015 09:45PM

One eyed Jack · 28-08-2015 09:47PM

blackcard wrote: »

Would an accent put you off someone irrespective of their looks, intelligence, sense of humour? What accents turn you on/off?

Would an accent on it's own turn me off? Hell no! :pac:

I can't think of any really that turn me on, but any sort of a high-pitched squealy accent makes me wince, though that's more to do with intonation and affectation than specifically their accent.

Cienciano · 28-08-2015 09:47PM

Definitely. A skanger dublin accent is terrible. Strong scouse accent is a real turn off too.

Tombi! · 28-08-2015 09:47PM

Yes.

kfallon · 28-08-2015 09:48PM

Love the Northern accent and a Scottish one too!

xabi · 28-08-2015 09:49PM

Kilkenny has to be the worst in Ireland!

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-08-2015 09:49PM

Wouldn't be a deal breaker.

blackcard · 28-08-2015 09:49PM

Cienciano wrote: »

Definitely. A skanger dublin accent is terrible. Strong scouse accent is a real turn off too.

Stephen Gerrard has a terrible accent imo

whatawaster81 · 28-08-2015 09:51PM

Accent wouldn't really bother me either, I'd be more concerned with personality. I've seen some stunners and thought just never getting on with you.

Gongoozler · 28-08-2015 09:51PM

blackcard wrote: »

Does anyone hate their own accent?

I don't have an accent.

Beanntraigheach · 28-08-2015 09:53PM

Outside of Ireland, most English urban accents are grotesque - Liverpool, Cockney, Geordie, Birmingham *shudder*.

28-08-2015 10:15PM

My boyfriend has a strong Cork accent. So no, it's not a deal-breaker.

Reiver · 28-08-2015 10:17PM

Limerick city accent or a harsh northern Irish accent would spook me, I'd not be sure if she was chatting me up or preparing to beat me senseless and nab my wallet.

Scouse, twangy American both wreck my head as well.

For Forks Sake · 28-08-2015 10:22PM

xabi wrote: »

Kilkenny has to be the worst in Ireland!

You've clearly never conversed with the natives of Dundalk, Drogheda or Arklow.

quadrifoglio verde · 28-08-2015 10:28PM

Personally who a girl is or where she's from doesn't bother me. It's where she's going that's important.

Menas · 28-08-2015 10:44PM

I love those accents that sound almost musical. Hate the ones that sound like an out of tune banjo.

jester77 · 28-08-2015 10:52PM

blackcard wrote: »

Does anyone hate their own accent?

I don't live in Ireland so I don't hear Irish accents too often. I've a son who's just gone one and a half and learning to talk. He repeats back a lot of what I say. My partner bursts out laughing each time, she says that is exactly how I talk

jamesbere · 28-08-2015 10:56PM

https://youtu.be/SeVRvgFiGf4

_Kaiser_ · 28-08-2015 10:59PM

kfallon wrote: »

Love the Northern accent and a Scottish one too!

Northern for me. Had a brief thing with a fantastic blonde from Newry back in the day.. the accent was just the icing on the cake

Then I found out she was engaged. Oh well... Father Stack says it best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-wcFU5fZwY

monkeysnapper · 28-08-2015 11:06PM

Yeh hate my own accent . I'm from Wales like . A couple of years ago Mrs made me start to watch our wedding video and as soon as I heard my voice I just wanted to slap that feller in the chops . ....what a retard !!!'

Sam Kade · 28-08-2015 11:08PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

My boyfriend has a strong Cork accent. So no, it's not a deal-breaker.

Does he have the real cork accent?

raze_them_all_ · 28-08-2015 11:09PM

Yes, I'm moving to donegal next week. ****ing love that and the nordie accent

Sam Kade · 28-08-2015 11:12PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

I don't have an accent.

How could you not have an accent? If you have an accent that doesn't come from a region then you have what's called a neutral accent

Does a person's accent make them more/less attractive?

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