american accent? I live here, am half american..and HATE the accent here. It's boring and lame, along with 9 out of 10 americans. Seriously...it's scary how out of touch this country is with the rest of the world. Damn glad to be half Canadian...at least we know what the hell is going on with the rest of the world
why people like it? cause its different. thats why. i'm american and i hate my accent. i wish i had a british accent. and i have seen a hole bunch of british saying they like the american accent and try to do it. they like it cause it its different from there normal accent. the end.
we southerners do not sound like hillbilly stereo type much we do have a growly drawl to are accent that's what my friends from Russia and France said ed least we think Yankee's are all talk and rood witch i went to new York and meet some ass holes they thought i was racist and liked incest we make fun of that nobody i know does that there's a town for that tiger ridge joke deep southerners might get it i'm from Georgia really maters on were u are there's an accent for each state really
The "American " accent that most of the world knows from our television and movies is actually an accent found along the Erie canal trade route...NY to OH.
I remember Jeremy Clarkson making fun of a Texan accent and just saying "an American" spoke like that, I was thinking "Oh man, I hope he doesn't think we all sound like Texans! LMAO!"
The Texan or general southern U.S. accent is as different to a North East or West coast accent as a North East or West coast accent is to one of the English or Australian accents.
The U.S. is huge, one must expect there to be huge differences in accents and cultures too!
There is not "one American accent" actually. There are quite a few accents in America. The U.S. is so big, it's more like a continent with the States as their own little countries; having different little cultures, accents, food, styles, etc.
Most foreigners assume American has just one type of accent or culture or food. They'd be shocked to find out. :-)
As you can see in the comment below, even Americans who never traveled before were shocked to hear different American accents! lol!
obviously your accent will sound boring because you have been speaking it your whole life. it doesnt sound like an accent to you but many british people (if they do, in fact, like our accent) like our accent for the same reason you like theirs.
I watched a movie that looks like it was from the 80's in my etymology class once. more like a documentary. apparently the sound of American English is easier for people to pick up as their second language.
oh and everybody thinks they don't have an accent because when we hear the word accent we think of a twang in the way they talk, and we wouldn't consider ourselves 'twangy' because our own voice would be our definition of normal, but everyone has an accent to someone out there.
well really all american have accent from state to state an i didnt think our accent were so popular in other countries. Maybe cause all the celebrates an movies??
Accents vary a lot in the U.S. I'm from GA but I've traveled so much and have been away from the south for so long that I hardly have an accent, compared to most Georgians anyway, but It's obviously easy for a northerner to catch the southern accent when I speak. I cannot believe how varied the upper north eastern accents are.
@texas9ish Why am I not surprised by your username? Then again, I also have the place where I live in my username, so… It would appear we have reached an impasse!
I know you don't think you have an accent but I totally love it. I have a kinda mix of Mexican and German accent because I'm half and half but I adore your voice and accent ^.^
@Huntington12345678 She's probably saying that the New york accent and the California are the same too...hell people from diffrent parts of california have different accents
@ms13ismyluckynumber to other foreign countries we do.....and you could have a jersey or new york accent or a southern accent...every othe country has an accent too its cause we are use to it
its hard to decern what is meant by the 'American' accent. There are different accents and drawls depending on what part of America you're from and there's also the difference in slang.
i think people like the american accent because its so clear i guess but i love impersonating the european accents as well i like those better even though im a native.
I say because it is very clear, but that also goes to who you are talking too. Most people slur, mumble, or don't even say the words correctly. People like to talk with speed or just let it fall out.
People like our accents? I find it very...Bleh.(Well, the NY accent anyway, since apparently New Yorkers have a different accent. Like, people in NC know i was from NY just based off my accent.)
To me I don't feel like I have an accent. Everyone has an accent though no matter where your from. And there's not just one American accent different parts have different accents like I'm from Texas and I sound very different from my cousin in Boston
Which American accent are we talking about? You have an accent darling, everyone does. You think you don't have an accent because it is the accent of where you are from. Doesn't mean you don't have one.
I was wondering the same thing, but then I realized that what makes an accent enjoyable to hear is the simple fact that it sounds different from what you are used to. It's a remix of an old song set to a new tune. It just seems fresh. Like a mini adventure for the ears.
Yeah I love accents and other languages. U.S. English sounds very boring to me as well because it's what we hear all the time. But you can find some awesome videos of what an American accent sounds like to foreigners here on Youtube that made me appreciate my accent a bit more. Check it out!
used terms I'd never heard before. I cut my finger & she asked if I wanted a "plaster." The garage was a "car port" & the extra bathroom was a "mud room." Between hanging out at her house & watching Monty Python, Black Adder & Young Ones episodes, eventually to me it didn't sound as exotic or even an accent at all. I even adopted some slang without realizing it, like "that is mental," "arse" and "bum," and...well a lot of nasty ones. LOL
In the UK and US we both speak English, but when we get to hear someone from the other side it's a change from what we're used to, so it's intriguing. My best friend I grew up with, her parents were British & older brothers, but she & her younger brother were born in US & didn't have a UK accent. I could understand her dad because he talked slowly, but her mom was very "sing song" & talked very fast, & it took me quite awhile to completely understand her. It wasn't just the heavy accent, she
The American accent is fairly easy to listen to because we tend to pronounce all the letters and syllables clearly. We don't suffer from the missing H sound of the cockney accent, or roll our Rs, which serves no purpose and just makes speaking a little more difficult.
i don't think i have an accent...but that's simply because i sound like this all the time. so to ME, my american accent is boring...and to you your english accent is boring. but english accents are SEXY...sorry...it's fascinating. :)
I completely agree with this girl. Other countries sound interesting and somewhat charming, while I find my northeastern American accent monotone and boring.
I have no clue why there's so much hate on this video.
If you live in a country that speaks differently than the way people do in another country, it's INEVITABLE that there would be people in that other country who love your accent.
you think the that you don't have an accent because you like everyone around the world grew up hearing words a certains way, no one really thinks they have an accent until they hear other people sounding different
The way a person speaks and the intonations of their voice reflects their specific culture. I was perfectly horrified when I heard my voice on a recorder. I didn't recognize my own voice! I am from the Southern USA and of course, my vocal sounds deeply reflect that aspect of my speech. I have tried to change it, but alas, it is with me to stay. Accept yourself the way you are, it's just part of your heritage! It's who you truly are.
the reality of the matter is, the "american" accent is a mixture of so many accents, that it's no longer an accent. Thats why country folk have thick accented sounds, yet ppl that live in a big city (houston) don't have a single bit of any accent. Then theres cities like new york, where ppl tend to segregate themselfs by ethnicity- then it stagnates, then you end up with all sorts of crazy accents.
people think american accents are attractive? i personally think the american midwestern accent is the ugliest accent in the world (and just so i dont get a bunch of hate, it's my accent, so i can say it).
@louib716 i have an amerian midwestern accent too, and our accent is interesting. it's cute on dudes, and friendly sounding. it's only ugly when people have nasal-y voices.
I'm American. If I could choose I would have an English or French accent. I think both of those are equally attractive. I like how women sound with eastern european accents too.
I know very few British people who actually, yes actually, like the general American accent. I absolutely dislike it with a passion- I find it very grating on the ear, very irritating. intensely annoying and the thought of being permanently in the company of Americans, most of whom are too loud and too much "in your face" anyway, would be like hell on earth.
@lilangel1002 People like some of the North American accents because they do not have North American accents. You feel like you have no accent because everyone around you talks with the same accent. That's it.
I discovered that in a noisy environment - the staccato and rhythmic sound of classic Mexican Spanish carries much better than American English, but in a quiet environment, English seems more precise and efficient. I tested this idea in a noisy pub. I'll have to try the Brit accent next time I go there and see how it works! I believe that accents are constantly evolving - after all English was once "German" and French was once Latin - Yes?
People need to grow up and shut up, she doesn't sound stupid. It was just a question, you don't have to be so rude. Anyway, I think that our accents sound boring because we're so used to it. Other accents are fascinating because they're something new. :)
People like American speech because you can understand someone better who can pronounce words correctly. For instance, if God was to be spoken as gaughd it would be spelled gaughd.
Maybe you should go to the UK for three months you might pick up a bit of an accent! Better yet find a British family in the US and move in with them, but you best be on your toes for rapid fire thinking!
@lilangel1002 I'm sure you will have a wonderful time...make a list of everything you want to see and don't worry so much about the British accent be proud of your accent! I worked there for over a year and most Brits wanted to hear me speak even though it's a cross between an American and British because my whole famlly is British and I'm the only American!
@andrewfink1 your a quire texans are the ones that have the southern accent. you fags up north think the people in the south have the accents but no its texas
Honestly, I have to wonder, too. I'm in America and the accents tend to be pretty obnoxious but I hear a lot of British people on here saying that American accents are great and I don't get it...
@BengalTiger357 Americans feel bored with their accents, so they try to do other accents, and vice versa for the British. And since you say "I'm in America" I assume that you are not American, but why are the American accents obnoxious?
LOL sometimes americans try to do british accents to.we feel boring sometimes to with out a british accent. i mean have you seen how many videos there are of americans trying to do british accents, and sorry that you fell boring though :(
The only reason I can think of that you find your accent boring is because you speak it all the time, and you're around it all the time. So much that you find it boring because there is no variety.
@KatsumiSakuraSan When I was visiting Wales, nobody could understand what I was saying because of my American accent. It was amusing because my complexion is very similar to that the stereotypical Welshman, but when I'd be in a Morrison's, Tesco, or even giving greeting a passerby, people couldn't understand what the hell I was saying. I like the Welsh accent though--quite lyrical, similar to the Irish. :)
well actually there isn't really such thing as an "american" accent because in different parts of america people have different accents.. like in new york they've got a new york accent.. and in boston they've got a boston accent.. kinda like how there isnt a "british" accent since in britain there are 4 islands and each island has a different accent wales,scotland etc..
The fact is, every speaker has an accent as there is no universally standard English pronunciation. Even within American English, there are dozens of accents and variations. Just because the way you speak, the particular accent or dialect, is the only one you are sourrounded by or accustomed, may be "boring" to you, does not mean that there is not an accent. If noone had an accent, everyone would sound identical in pronunciation and there would be no need for the IPA within a language.
And just an example of how us Americans speak English better than the English : The word " mother " has no " u " in it which is why we say " mom " and " mommy " , not " mum " and " mummy " . Seriously ? Common sense , people ! Now , ya know and knowing`s half the battle !
You think our accent`s boring , huh ? Ya , like you Brits don`t have some of the most boring accents in the world ? You also rip on us for our slang and not speaking proper English when you invented English and you can`t even speak it properly due to your laziness , half of us speak it better than you do .
P.S. I am not referring to all Brits , I am simply directing this at assholes like Simon Cowell and this chick .
Who says they like their accent? They just have it. That's it. Yes, the grass is always green on the other side. And, of course, there is no one American accent.....
@BriBriSxyBst I'm American and after traveling through America and having a lot of friends from other countries, (still lack cash to visit Europe) I started to notice my own accent. I even pick up slight accents from others briefly at times. (I listen to Christopher Hitchens talk to much and my voice becomes dry but suddenly gets a twang in the midwest) I agree. American accents are boring.
To put it simply as to "why people like American accents":
Personal preference.
I don't think I've heard anyone of any culture say "Yeah, I have an awesome accent" .. Honestly, I'm not saying that nobody anywhere likes their accents, but we all like different accents, for me, I really like the Irish, Jamaican and Scottish accents.
British accent are sexy so is the southern American Accent. I don't like Boston accents. My uncle by marriage has one. I think the average American accent sounds like a news anchor. I don't really know why, but that's what I always pick up. I guess, it's because it sounds smart to me. "Valley girl" accents are what I'm most exposed to on TV, but none of my friends speak that way...hope it answers some of your questions, sweetie. I am Indian (not Native American...their accents are good, too). ;)
o.o they like our accents cuz its different i think o.O but ive never really seen..any british person like american accents o-o except that kid with the long red hair he said they were "hawt" o-o its hot...no w in hot v.v...
Everyone has an accent. When people say that someone has no accent it means either 1. they have the same accent as the speaker, or 2. they speak Standard American English, which is the accent used on TV and in most academic contexts.
Grass is always greener is as near as I can explain. They probably think their accents are boring too. Some British accents are prettier or quirkier than others too. I like them all though.
I actually haven't heard as many British or other non-U.S. people say they really like American accents as the other way around. If they do, it's probably just because we saturate all the pop culture.
plus when we say the "generic" or "normal" american accent, which one are we talking about? i'm from KY but i don't have a southern accent, and since i'm from america, i just don't think i have an accent at all. so what exactly is the generic american accent?
@kayladenny19 The "generic" American accent is a brand of midwestern that's popular with news anchors like Edward R. Murrow. I think the girl in this video has that accent.
@NotADood Yeah that is how most midwesterners talk because it actually doesnt not have an accent since the words are spoken as they are spelt and literally do not have any slang on them. I have been everywhere in the US and I have been told that I sound like a news caster many times haha
@Jakepod34 My accent's like that too and when I moved to Queens, people were all like, "what kind of accent is that?" and would try to imitate it. I didn't know I had an accent until then. Turns out everybody's got one.
i'm from kentucky, so some people have that stereotypical "southern" accent. i've managed to avoid it, but i'm always curious to ask english people or australian people WHICH accent they like, cause they always say they like "american" accents. well do you like southern accents, the new jersey/new york accent, the california accent, or northern accent? there's a million to choose from! :)
sorry to sound full of myself but if you live where i do (central u.s.) my accent is really just a refined gang bang of all accents to the english language. almost everyone who knows english can understand everything i say perfectly. the invisible accent is understandable, this may be why.
american accent? I live here, am half american..and HATE the accent here. It's boring and lame, along with 9 out of 10 americans. Seriously...it's scary how out of touch this country is with the rest of the world. Damn glad to be half Canadian...at least we know what the hell is going on with the rest of the world
ZamboniZombiePgh 13 hours ago
@ZamboniZombiePgh Do you realize how ignorant you sound?
Jay333 1 hour ago
understand that our english isn't english....it is slang. like mexican spanish isn't Spain spanish. lol sooo........yeah....
Brissaneira21 15 hours ago
why people like it? cause its different. thats why. i'm american and i hate my accent. i wish i had a british accent. and i have seen a hole bunch of british saying they like the american accent and try to do it. they like it cause it its different from there normal accent. the end.
711lps 21 hours ago 2
We don't have the same accent. I'm from New York City and I sound way different than someone from a state like Texas for example.
strawberriesncandii 2 days ago
@posthumanfetus The midwest does not sound like nasally farmers.
vbhunter001 3 days ago
we southerners do not sound like hillbilly stereo type much we do have a growly drawl to are accent that's what my friends from Russia and France said ed least we think Yankee's are all talk and rood witch i went to new York and meet some ass holes they thought i was racist and liked incest we make fun of that nobody i know does that there's a town for that tiger ridge joke deep southerners might get it i'm from Georgia really maters on were u are there's an accent for each state really
SouthernApachePride 4 days ago
Common stereotypes about American accents:
Northeastern: Sound nasally and whiny.
NY/NJ: Sound like a mobster
The South: Sound like an inbred hillbilly.
The Midwest: Sound like a nasally farmer
The West: Sound like a surfer.
That's pretty much it, really.
posthumanfetus 5 days ago 3
@posthumanfetus
If from the Northeast and i dont sound nasally and whiny
There are alot of people here that speak with a New York accent though
gatheringleaves 3 days ago
I'm American and lemme tell ya, there is no "American accent". its all different. especially out here in the mid-west haha...
damienscov 6 days ago
@damienscov
It's like that everywhere, there are many different accents in the British Isles as well
gatheringleaves 3 days ago
WHO'S AMERICAN~~~!!!? ;)
rissa6812 1 week ago
same guy with same comment gets both top comments.
he must be chuck norris
yoyamidoingthis 1 week ago 5
no, you don't have an american accent, because america is made up of several accents in there. STFU
MrLadyGaGa838 1 week ago
im american i like it because i grew up with it though sometimes i watch a movie and study hardcore british or iwll lisyen to music
bubbelz234 1 week ago
IT is the same reason americans love a British accent. Its different and uniqe to them becouse they dont lissen to it much
MultiKnifelover 1 week ago
its not an accent its more of a difference in dialouge
eckustorm1 1 week ago
sjdss fuck you asshole
kpl24242424 1 week ago
The "American " accent that most of the world knows from our television and movies is actually an accent found along the Erie canal trade route...NY to OH.
MrMojoART 1 week ago
too bad! everyone on earth except white christian southern conservative americans! ARE! such dumbed down welfare trash!
sjdss 1 week ago
People like the way Americans talk because we speak regular standard English. You people in the UK and Australia are the ones who have accents!
Swede9418 1 week ago
I remember Jeremy Clarkson making fun of a Texan accent and just saying "an American" spoke like that, I was thinking "Oh man, I hope he doesn't think we all sound like Texans! LMAO!"
The Texan or general southern U.S. accent is as different to a North East or West coast accent as a North East or West coast accent is to one of the English or Australian accents.
The U.S. is huge, one must expect there to be huge differences in accents and cultures too!
Northax 1 week ago
There is not "one American accent" actually. There are quite a few accents in America. The U.S. is so big, it's more like a continent with the States as their own little countries; having different little cultures, accents, food, styles, etc.
Most foreigners assume American has just one type of accent or culture or food. They'd be shocked to find out. :-)
As you can see in the comment below, even Americans who never traveled before were shocked to hear different American accents! lol!
Northax 1 week ago
obviously your accent will sound boring because you have been speaking it your whole life. it doesnt sound like an accent to you but many british people (if they do, in fact, like our accent) like our accent for the same reason you like theirs.
UnderMyV0oDo0 1 week ago
I watched a movie that looks like it was from the 80's in my etymology class once. more like a documentary. apparently the sound of American English is easier for people to pick up as their second language.
oh and everybody thinks they don't have an accent because when we hear the word accent we think of a twang in the way they talk, and we wouldn't consider ourselves 'twangy' because our own voice would be our definition of normal, but everyone has an accent to someone out there.
anUHkins 1 week ago
well really all american have accent from state to state an i didnt think our accent were so popular in other countries. Maybe cause all the celebrates an movies??
navarrokun 1 week ago
Accents vary a lot in the U.S. I'm from GA but I've traveled so much and have been away from the south for so long that I hardly have an accent, compared to most Georgians anyway, but It's obviously easy for a northerner to catch the southern accent when I speak. I cannot believe how varied the upper north eastern accents are.
TheMotomofo 1 week ago
because its easy as fuck to understand
texas9ish 1 week ago
@texas9ish Why am I not surprised by your username? Then again, I also have the place where I live in my username, so… It would appear we have reached an impasse!
ClevelandRock 1 week ago
@ClevelandRock so we have. well there aint nothin wrong with that i dont suppose
texas9ish 1 week ago
I know you don't think you have an accent but I totally love it. I have a kinda mix of Mexican and German accent because I'm half and half but I adore your voice and accent ^.^
binz88 1 week ago
Probably because most of the big blockbuster movies that are seen overseas are American.
debbidee 1 week ago
What is an "American accent?"
Are you telling me that people from Boston and Atlanta sound the same? (smh)
Huntington12345678 1 week ago 18
@Huntington12345678 I'm shaking my head because you made me have to think out what that ridiculous acronym stood for.
silemanx 1 week ago
@silemanx ... Which acronym?
Huntington12345678 6 days ago
@Huntington12345678 people dont all sound the same in endland
fredcyrdawsontheoran 5 days ago
@Huntington12345678
There are different accents in England too, you can easily tell the difference between someone from Edinburgh, London, or Yorkshire
gatheringleaves 3 days ago
@Huntington12345678 I agree, There really is no such thing as an "american" accent.
quinn244 2 days ago
@Huntington12345678 She's probably saying that the New york accent and the California are the same too...hell people from diffrent parts of california have different accents
H20fanatic20 2 days ago
holy crap! what accent? guys do yoi remember us ever having an accent? americans back me up here !!!!
ms13ismyluckynumber 1 week ago
@ms13ismyluckynumber to other foreign countries we do.....and you could have a jersey or new york accent or a southern accent...every othe country has an accent too its cause we are use to it
MsAzianpride 1 week ago
I can't understand anything you're saying.
brnthchldrn 1 week ago
its hard to decern what is meant by the 'American' accent. There are different accents and drawls depending on what part of America you're from and there's also the difference in slang.
NightcrawlerXalpha 1 week ago
i think people like the american accent because its so clear i guess but i love impersonating the european accents as well i like those better even though im a native.
iGxFrankoharris 2 weeks ago
i like my American accent because its cool your British accent is funny. no offends
hl2man312 2 weeks ago
I say because it is very clear, but that also goes to who you are talking too. Most people slur, mumble, or don't even say the words correctly. People like to talk with speed or just let it fall out.
PEANUTxBUTTER1 2 weeks ago
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vampiregirl1242 2 weeks ago
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vampiregirl1242 2 weeks ago
I dont like my American accent...I really dont.
People like our accents? I find it very...Bleh.(Well, the NY accent anyway, since apparently New Yorkers have a different accent. Like, people in NC know i was from NY just based off my accent.)
vampiregirl1242 2 weeks ago
@vampiregirl1242 YEH I'M A NEW YORKER TOO! * obnoxious high five*
sorry.
i wish i could just forget about other peoples opinions and just be proud :(
Superspaceify 1 week ago
To me I don't feel like I have an accent. Everyone has an accent though no matter where your from. And there's not just one American accent different parts have different accents like I'm from Texas and I sound very different from my cousin in Boston
oreosis 2 weeks ago
Which American accent are we talking about? You have an accent darling, everyone does. You think you don't have an accent because it is the accent of where you are from. Doesn't mean you don't have one.
Scootertuner1000 2 weeks ago
I was wondering the same thing, but then I realized that what makes an accent enjoyable to hear is the simple fact that it sounds different from what you are used to. It's a remix of an old song set to a new tune. It just seems fresh. Like a mini adventure for the ears.
Lunartrek 2 weeks ago
Yeah I love accents and other languages. U.S. English sounds very boring to me as well because it's what we hear all the time. But you can find some awesome videos of what an American accent sounds like to foreigners here on Youtube that made me appreciate my accent a bit more. Check it out!
crayyawn 2 weeks ago
Penis.
Iamsocoolijustfroze 2 weeks ago
@Iamsocoolijustfroze I'm sick of seeing this comment on every video, it's stupid. I bet every time you posted this you giggled like a little girl.
WeloveVK 2 weeks ago
used terms I'd never heard before. I cut my finger & she asked if I wanted a "plaster." The garage was a "car port" & the extra bathroom was a "mud room." Between hanging out at her house & watching Monty Python, Black Adder & Young Ones episodes, eventually to me it didn't sound as exotic or even an accent at all. I even adopted some slang without realizing it, like "that is mental," "arse" and "bum," and...well a lot of nasty ones. LOL
Detheven 2 weeks ago 2
In the UK and US we both speak English, but when we get to hear someone from the other side it's a change from what we're used to, so it's intriguing. My best friend I grew up with, her parents were British & older brothers, but she & her younger brother were born in US & didn't have a UK accent. I could understand her dad because he talked slowly, but her mom was very "sing song" & talked very fast, & it took me quite awhile to completely understand her. It wasn't just the heavy accent, she
Detheven 2 weeks ago
The American accent is fairly easy to listen to because we tend to pronounce all the letters and syllables clearly. We don't suffer from the missing H sound of the cockney accent, or roll our Rs, which serves no purpose and just makes speaking a little more difficult.
johnsoncm65 2 weeks ago
who said they like the american accent anyway??
freedom1234573 3 weeks ago
i don't think i have an accent...but that's simply because i sound like this all the time. so to ME, my american accent is boring...and to you your english accent is boring. but english accents are SEXY...sorry...it's fascinating. :)
kayladenny19 3 weeks ago
Because were sexy :) and we dont have one, everyone else does....DUHH XD jk abut only if we had australian :(
lyricmaster86 3 weeks ago
i honestly don't think anyone likes the american accent. it seems boring ;/
lizwisler11 3 weeks ago
@KoishiSEVEN Me neither LOL!
nevaeh91heaven 3 weeks ago
I didn't know us Americans had an accent, lol
KoishiSEVEN 3 weeks ago
Interesting video and hope yall have a nice day
bwild61 3 weeks ago
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bwild61 3 weeks ago
the same reason girls froth over brit accents in the states. It's different, foreign, and mysterious
c0dead 3 weeks ago
Because america fucking rocks!!! Sometimes...
J63barnes 3 weeks ago
Also, I wish I could have Sean Connery's accent.
qwertyb18 1 month ago
I completely agree with this girl. Other countries sound interesting and somewhat charming, while I find my northeastern American accent monotone and boring.
I have no clue why there's so much hate on this video.
qwertyb18 1 month ago 2
when i moved here from australia, the american accent sounded...normal
MusicallyRetardedKid 1 month ago
If you live in a country that speaks differently than the way people do in another country, it's INEVITABLE that there would be people in that other country who love your accent.
MezaseMaster 1 month ago
british accents are much better than american accents....well maybe cause i live in america...
hotasianchick12 1 month ago
i like british accent i taught myself how to ive never been to uk but i want to
crosscountry322 1 month ago
The British accent makes every person in England from the homeless bum to the queen of England sound like they are an expert in shakespeare.
chicago618 1 month ago
@chicago618 Watch a few Guy Ricthie films or The Football Factory; your opinion will change.
yurismir1 1 month ago
@chicago618 you've never tried to decipher the cockney accent obviously
RikkiTikkiTembo65 3 weeks ago
@RikkiTikkiTembo65 Oh yeah I forgot about that accent. Isnt that the red neck hillbilly equilavent of British English like in My Fair Lady? :)
chicago618 3 weeks ago
you think the that you don't have an accent because you like everyone around the world grew up hearing words a certains way, no one really thinks they have an accent until they hear other people sounding different
narutard3245 1 month ago
@narutard3245 shallow
RikkiTikkiTembo65 3 weeks ago
hmmm....are you in the UK now?
4GreenEarth2 1 month ago
@4GreenEarth2 No. I'm going in a few months during the summer
lilangel1002 1 month ago
The way a person speaks and the intonations of their voice reflects their specific culture. I was perfectly horrified when I heard my voice on a recorder. I didn't recognize my own voice! I am from the Southern USA and of course, my vocal sounds deeply reflect that aspect of my speech. I have tried to change it, but alas, it is with me to stay. Accept yourself the way you are, it's just part of your heritage! It's who you truly are.
22justus2 1 month ago
Can't anyone be happy for what they sound like?
SHER7067 1 month ago
American accents.....stupid bitch
joshizarappa 1 month ago
the reality of the matter is, the "american" accent is a mixture of so many accents, that it's no longer an accent. Thats why country folk have thick accented sounds, yet ppl that live in a big city (houston) don't have a single bit of any accent. Then theres cities like new york, where ppl tend to segregate themselfs by ethnicity- then it stagnates, then you end up with all sorts of crazy accents.
teamHERBICIDE 1 month ago
You should speak up because it was hard to understand what you were saying
aero9570 1 month ago 2
yeah american accent blows. it sounds like a template accent. i wish i had a welsh accent or even yooper dialect
boobengarden666 1 month ago
people think american accents are attractive? i personally think the american midwestern accent is the ugliest accent in the world (and just so i dont get a bunch of hate, it's my accent, so i can say it).
louib716 1 month ago
@louib716 i have an amerian midwestern accent too, and our accent is interesting. it's cute on dudes, and friendly sounding. it's only ugly when people have nasal-y voices.
xxoogossipgirl 1 month ago
OMG America is doomed.
Romancefantasy 1 month ago
If I could sound like anybody it would be Christopher Hitchens. Darth Vader would come in second.
MrNicMachiavelli 1 month ago
I'm American. If I could choose I would have an English or French accent. I think both of those are equally attractive. I like how women sound with eastern european accents too.
MrNicMachiavelli 1 month ago
I have never met anybody who liked American accents. They are probably among the least popular accents in the west.
MrNicMachiavelli 1 month ago
americans have abought 20 difrent acents i know because i am american
deepsouthredneck1 1 month ago
I know very few British people who actually, yes actually, like the general American accent. I absolutely dislike it with a passion- I find it very grating on the ear, very irritating. intensely annoying and the thought of being permanently in the company of Americans, most of whom are too loud and too much "in your face" anyway, would be like hell on earth.
Verderer 1 month ago
@Verderer and you complaining is everything opposite of what you wrote?
caliwowie 1 month ago
@Verderer wow, you sound like you really detest Americans. Many of us aren't loud and in your face.
MrNicMachiavelli 1 month ago
@lilangel1002 People like some of the North American accents because they do not have North American accents. You feel like you have no accent because everyone around you talks with the same accent. That's it.
daziya11 1 month ago
I discovered that in a noisy environment - the staccato and rhythmic sound of classic Mexican Spanish carries much better than American English, but in a quiet environment, English seems more precise and efficient. I tested this idea in a noisy pub. I'll have to try the Brit accent next time I go there and see how it works! I believe that accents are constantly evolving - after all English was once "German" and French was once Latin - Yes?
blackmantisss 1 month ago
@blackmantisss english I wouldn't go so far to say English was once German, but English is a Germanic language so the two are related.
13atlthrashers 1 month ago
People need to grow up and shut up, she doesn't sound stupid. It was just a question, you don't have to be so rude. Anyway, I think that our accents sound boring because we're so used to it. Other accents are fascinating because they're something new. :)
42heh 1 month ago 34
@42heh THANK YOU!! Someone finally understands me
lilangel1002 1 month ago 10
People like American speech because you can understand someone better who can pronounce words correctly. For instance, if God was to be spoken as gaughd it would be spelled gaughd.
c6rocks 1 month ago
we californians dont have an accent.......duuuuude :)
bobbyeph 1 month ago
Ahhhhh you're annoying. By the way, *crispS.
jAmAiCaNsPiDeRmAn 1 month ago
LOL wow you sound stupid as fuck....
thezaiger 1 month ago
Maybe you should go to the UK for three months you might pick up a bit of an accent! Better yet find a British family in the US and move in with them, but you best be on your toes for rapid fire thinking!
TheNova1960 2 months ago
@TheNova1960 I'm living in the UK for a month over the summer
lilangel1002 1 month ago
@lilangel1002 I'm sure you will have a wonderful time...make a list of everything you want to see and don't worry so much about the British accent be proud of your accent! I worked there for over a year and most Brits wanted to hear me speak even though it's a cross between an American and British because my whole famlly is British and I'm the only American!
TheNova1960 1 month ago
My accent makes me sound ignorant and inbred. Yep, i'm definitly southern.
nekoyinyang 2 months ago
Why do others believe that we sound like valley girls? One name: Moon Unit Zappa
frazerdavid 2 months ago
i like your vampire necklace more than my american accent
MrFerjurowns 2 months ago
@MrFerjurowns That's a celtic symbol
lilangel1002 1 month ago 2
@andrewfink1 your a quire texans are the ones that have the southern accent. you fags up north think the people in the south have the accents but no its texas
justinblackmon81 2 months ago
Honestly, I have to wonder, too. I'm in America and the accents tend to be pretty obnoxious but I hear a lot of British people on here saying that American accents are great and I don't get it...
BengalTiger357 2 months ago
@BengalTiger357 Americans feel bored with their accents, so they try to do other accents, and vice versa for the British. And since you say "I'm in America" I assume that you are not American, but why are the American accents obnoxious?
TheTrieutran 2 months ago
LOL sometimes americans try to do british accents to.we feel boring sometimes to with out a british accent. i mean have you seen how many videos there are of americans trying to do british accents, and sorry that you fell boring though :(
benebene765120 2 months ago
The only reason I can think of that you find your accent boring is because you speak it all the time, and you're around it all the time. So much that you find it boring because there is no variety.
STEProductions 2 months ago 21
I have a welsh accent and I hate it. I think it's cheap, chavish and ugly.
KatsumiSakuraSan 2 months ago
@KatsumiSakuraSan When I was visiting Wales, nobody could understand what I was saying because of my American accent. It was amusing because my complexion is very similar to that the stereotypical Welshman, but when I'd be in a Morrison's, Tesco, or even giving greeting a passerby, people couldn't understand what the hell I was saying. I like the Welsh accent though--quite lyrical, similar to the Irish. :)
KittySN 2 months ago
@KatsumiSakuraSan
welsh accent is the second sexiest , after polish
what are you wearing ?
Grange34 2 months ago
I think people are always curious about people who talk differently. I think it has alot to do with Hollywood and movies.
WTD1982 2 months ago
well actually there isn't really such thing as an "american" accent because in different parts of america people have different accents.. like in new york they've got a new york accent.. and in boston they've got a boston accent.. kinda like how there isnt a "british" accent since in britain there are 4 islands and each island has a different accent wales,scotland etc..
EMILY683 2 months ago
The fact is, every speaker has an accent as there is no universally standard English pronunciation. Even within American English, there are dozens of accents and variations. Just because the way you speak, the particular accent or dialect, is the only one you are sourrounded by or accustomed, may be "boring" to you, does not mean that there is not an accent. If noone had an accent, everyone would sound identical in pronunciation and there would be no need for the IPA within a language.
bethabee100 2 months ago
And just an example of how us Americans speak English better than the English : The word " mother " has no " u " in it which is why we say " mom " and " mommy " , not " mum " and " mummy " . Seriously ? Common sense , people ! Now , ya know and knowing`s half the battle !
1993MovieMan 2 months ago
@1993MovieMan I'm American, so don't be saying I'm racist, but it's just how they say it... Every country has their own words
AHHHHHCHOOOOOO 2 months ago
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1993MovieMan 2 months ago
You think our accent`s boring , huh ? Ya , like you Brits don`t have some of the most boring accents in the world ? You also rip on us for our slang and not speaking proper English when you invented English and you can`t even speak it properly due to your laziness , half of us speak it better than you do .
P.S. I am not referring to all Brits , I am simply directing this at assholes like Simon Cowell and this chick .
1993MovieMan 2 months ago
@1993MovieMan And California isn't the biggest state... Alaska is...
AHHHHHCHOOOOOO 2 months ago
@AHHHHHCHOOOOOO Fuck Alaska ! Real Americans don`t even count it !
1993MovieMan 2 months ago
@1993MovieMan Texas is still bigger than California if you don't want to count Alaska.
AHHHHHCHOOOOOO 2 months ago
@AHHHHHCHOOOOOO Um nope , California`s bigger in landmass .
1993MovieMan 2 months ago
@1993MovieMan no its not its just bigger in intelligence
andrewfink1 2 months ago
@andrewfink1 Right on , dude !
1993MovieMan 2 months ago
@1993MovieMan Yeah, California is number 3 in landmass.
AHHHHHCHOOOOOO 2 months ago
@AHHHHHCHOOOOOO everythings big in texas except their brains!
andrewfink1 2 months ago
@andrewfink1 I'm not Texan so that doesn't bother me haha. But I do know some pretty smart Texans.
AHHHHHCHOOOOOO 2 months ago
@AHHHHHCHOOOOOO yes there are exceptions...not many though..wyatt cynac is an exception
andrewfink1 2 months ago
@andrewfink1 lol
ismfofiscool123 2 months ago
Who says they like their accent? They just have it. That's it. Yes, the grass is always green on the other side. And, of course, there is no one American accent.....
gradfark 2 months ago
I don't like the American accent... Idk...its just blah...boring.
BriBriSxyBst 2 months ago
@BriBriSxyBst I'm American and after traveling through America and having a lot of friends from other countries, (still lack cash to visit Europe) I started to notice my own accent. I even pick up slight accents from others briefly at times. (I listen to Christopher Hitchens talk to much and my voice becomes dry but suddenly gets a twang in the midwest) I agree. American accents are boring.
MrNicMachiavelli 1 month ago
To put it simply as to "why people like American accents":
Personal preference.
I don't think I've heard anyone of any culture say "Yeah, I have an awesome accent" .. Honestly, I'm not saying that nobody anywhere likes their accents, but we all like different accents, for me, I really like the Irish, Jamaican and Scottish accents.
AdmiralFerret 2 months ago
@labonneruerouge well fuck you too
lilangel1002 2 months ago
You have a sibilant s.
ironclownfish 2 months ago
This is when you KNOW your bored.
904MALCOM 2 months ago
Because u are used to it. British people don't think hey I have a cool accent
warlocksparks 2 months ago
British accent are sexy so is the southern American Accent. I don't like Boston accents. My uncle by marriage has one. I think the average American accent sounds like a news anchor. I don't really know why, but that's what I always pick up. I guess, it's because it sounds smart to me. "Valley girl" accents are what I'm most exposed to on TV, but none of my friends speak that way...hope it answers some of your questions, sweetie. I am Indian (not Native American...their accents are good, too). ;)
SajidaAsha 2 months ago
o.o they like our accents cuz its different i think o.O but ive never really seen..any british person like american accents o-o except that kid with the long red hair he said they were "hawt" o-o its hot...no w in hot v.v...
pitbullprincess852 2 months ago
what is our Accent as Americans, some Americans ive heard especially around here in the New England area have more of a slighter British Accent
bigkev2084 2 months ago
Is that a bloomsburg university pennett behind you?!? I used to go there!! haha
SoFarAway2419 3 months ago
@SoFarAway2419 Yes it is! I still go here!
lilangel1002 3 months ago
@lilangel1002 wow thats crazy...good school man. I miss it a lot
SoFarAway2419 2 months ago
@SoFarAway2419 I love it here!
lilangel1002 2 months ago
Everyone has an accent. When people say that someone has no accent it means either 1. they have the same accent as the speaker, or 2. they speak Standard American English, which is the accent used on TV and in most academic contexts.
Naiant 3 months ago
Grass is always greener is as near as I can explain. They probably think their accents are boring too. Some British accents are prettier or quirkier than others too. I like them all though.
I actually haven't heard as many British or other non-U.S. people say they really like American accents as the other way around. If they do, it's probably just because we saturate all the pop culture.
NotADood 3 months ago
I like my/others' Californian accent(s), it's sorta scratchy- makes it smexy :)
Rickytickfun 3 months ago
Everyone has an accent... >.>
AddictedApple 3 months ago
because its awesome
Taang4evr 3 months ago
BOOOOOORRRRING! Try coffee.
Msteinebach92 3 months ago
@Msteinebach92 Yeah, I was pretty bored and I probably had coffee that day.
lilangel1002 3 months ago
plus when we say the "generic" or "normal" american accent, which one are we talking about? i'm from KY but i don't have a southern accent, and since i'm from america, i just don't think i have an accent at all. so what exactly is the generic american accent?
kayladenny19 3 months ago
@kayladenny19 The "generic" American accent is a brand of midwestern that's popular with news anchors like Edward R. Murrow. I think the girl in this video has that accent.
NotADood 3 months ago
@NotADood Yeah that is how most midwesterners talk because it actually doesnt not have an accent since the words are spoken as they are spelt and literally do not have any slang on them. I have been everywhere in the US and I have been told that I sound like a news caster many times haha
Jakepod34 3 months ago
@Jakepod34 My accent's like that too and when I moved to Queens, people were all like, "what kind of accent is that?" and would try to imitate it. I didn't know I had an accent until then. Turns out everybody's got one.
NotADood 3 months ago
@NotADood Very true....good observation...
CheckM8King2 2 months ago
i'm from kentucky, so some people have that stereotypical "southern" accent. i've managed to avoid it, but i'm always curious to ask english people or australian people WHICH accent they like, cause they always say they like "american" accents. well do you like southern accents, the new jersey/new york accent, the california accent, or northern accent? there's a million to choose from! :)
kayladenny19 3 months ago
sorry to sound full of myself but if you live where i do (central u.s.) my accent is really just a refined gang bang of all accents to the english language. almost everyone who knows english can understand everything i say perfectly. the invisible accent is understandable, this may be why.
turkeyguy0 3 months ago
People in the UK don't think they have accents, and people in the States don't think they have the accents....