English language accent you like the most, and the one you hate the most.

[Thus Spake Mainer]

Only English speaking countries, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Caribbean nations, Canada. (NOT other languages speaking with an accent, for example Frenchies speaking English with their usual accent)

For me it's the Irish accent that I love, and the Scottish accent that I despise. Once I was at a take-away in St. Andrews and could not understand the young man behind the counter taking my order at all. I needed someone to translate what he was saying.

 

[BrucePa]

Sort of dislike the British accent because the advertising world has crammed this accent down our throats as faux sophistication. It's not.

Sort of dislike the Boston accent because they're Red Sox fans.

Sort of dislike the southern accents, because they sound like insurrectionists.

 

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[PSU1969A]

Like the Irish accent the most.
Not that I dislike but just have trouble understanding speakers with India/Pakistan dialects.

 

[Midnighter]

Only English speaking countries, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Caribbean nations, Canada. (NOT other languages speaking with an accent, for example Frenchies speaking English with their usual accent)

For me it's the Irish accent that I love, and the Scottish accent that I despise. Once I was at a take-away in St. Andrews and could not understand the young man behind the counter taking my order at all. I needed someone to translate what he was saying.

Irish best, Canadian worst.

 

[PSUFTG]

Only English speaking countries, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Caribbean nations, Canada. (NOT other languages speaking with an accent, for example Frenchies speaking English with their usual accent)

For me it's the Irish accent that I love, and the Scottish accent that I despise. Once I was at a take-away in St. Andrews and could not understand the young man behind the counter taking my order at all. I needed someone to translate what he was saying.

Was "Netflix-ing" a series set in Scotland recently. It had, kid you not, English subtitles.

Scottish is a series of groans, punctuated by the occasional "Aye".

 

[PSU87]

Only English speaking countries, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Caribbean nations, Canada. (NOT other languages speaking with an accent, for example Frenchies speaking English with their usual accent)

For me it's the Irish accent that I love, and the Scottish accent that I despise. Once I was at a take-away in St. Andrews and could not understand the young man behind the counter taking my order at all. I needed someone to translate what he was saying.

I did a lot of business in Scotland at one time.

At first they were incredibly hard to understand, but I eventually got it

 

[Moogy]

"International" English-speaking accents? I guess it depends on what regional dialect they have, and I don't know enough about which regions have which dialects. Some "proper" British speaking folks have great sounding accents ... folks from other parts of the country sound unintelligible. Most/all Irish is garbage sounding, but some of it is so bad, they may as well be speaking a foreign language (same with Scottish). Australian may actually be the best.

"Domestic" English-speaking accents? Boston townie accents are just awful, yet probably come in 2nd to a deep southern accent. A person from the South, with any kind of "traditional Southern accent" could be stating the meaning of life and I'd walk away thinking "that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard" just because of the accent. The best? Well, this was "relevant" back in my younger days ... a light suburban Jersey girl accent (not a hardcore northern Jersey or Jersey shore type thing) ... makes them sound cute and "dirty." It wouldn't work now that I'm older, but back in the day ...

 

[BrucePa]

Come to think about it some more, the worst of the worst are the fake Texas-ish accents that Asians and Indians are taught to speak on help desks, with an over-emphasized "r" sound that exists in no English accent anywhere.

 

[ODShowtime]

Canadian worst.

It was weird watching "You Can't Do That On Television" when I was a kid and wondering what is wrong with all these people who speak English, just a bit off.

 

[Woodpecker]

fake Texas-ish accents that Asians and Indians are taught to speak on help desks

They could have simply learned by listening to Howard Cosell

 

[Connorpozlee]

Favorite is a tie between the Irish and New York accents. Worst for me is that Louisiana Cajun accent.

 

[ODShowtime]

Favorite is a tie between the Irish and New York accents. Worst for me is that Louisiana Cajun accent.

I'm working with some folks from New Orleans and they have the weirdest accent, it's not what I think cajun would be. It's just weird.

 

[nittanyfan333]

Irish for me, and only because when i hear a lady speaking with it, I picture a curly red haired, green eyed freckled lass. to me it's a softer scottish.

Australian is a close second

upper-midwest/boston is last for me.

 

[Woodpecker]

Natives to Lower Slower have some kind of dialect that is incomprehensible.

 

[s1uggo72]

I'm working with some folks from New Orleans and they have the weirdest accent, it's not what I think cajun would be. It's just weird.

not only that they usually mix up their tenses, it took me a long time to figure out the question, 'where Jerry went'? which means where did Jerry go.

 

[ODShowtime]

not only that they usually mix up their tenses, it took me a long time to figure out the question, 'where Jerry went'? which means where did Jerry go.

Reminds me of Bernie Mac's kids in Kings of Comedy.

 

[Connorpozlee]

I'm working with some folks from New Orleans and they have the weirdest accent, it's not what I think cajun would be. It's just weird.

It’s like half New York, half Appalachian, half French. It’s one a half more times annoying than any other accent!

 

[DaytonRickster]

Only English speaking countries, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Caribbean nations, Canada. (NOT other languages speaking with an accent, for example Frenchies speaking English with their usual accent)

For me it's the Irish accent that I love, and the Scottish accent that I despise. Once I was at a take-away in St. Andrews and could not understand the young man behind the counter taking my order at all. I needed someone to translate what he was saying.

The most liked, in this order: I have to go with Australian, the more proper British, Irish, far West (Idaho, Colorado, Arizona), then Southern U.S., mid-Atlantic U.S., Canadians, and Europeans who speak English.

I do find those from India, Pakistan, and some Middle Easterners difficult to understand though I do 't dislike them.

 

[GrimReaper]

Pittsburghese, love it or hate.

Yinz ain't heard nuttin...

 

[LB99]

We could simplify it to western PA (Yinz) vs eastern PA (yous)?

 

[Midnighter]

 

[Eric_M]

Was "Netflix-ing" a series set in Scotland recently. It had, kid you not, English subtitles.

Scottish is a series of groans, punctuated by the occasional "Aye".

The Derry Girls series on Netflix was a hoot. Subtitles were a must however.

 

[ODShowtime]

Peaky Blinders is making a lot more sense the second time through since I decided to turn on the CC.

 

[psuro]

Like:
Middle Class British and up
Southern if it's a pretty woman from the South
oddly enough - the accents of the Five Boroughs

Dislike:
Western Pa - everyone speaks as if they have marbles in their mouth
Upper Midwestern - everyone speaks through their nose
Hardcore New England and that includes "my cousin....from Boston"

Not sure if this would be considered - but the "upspeak/vocal fry" popularized by young people

 

[CF Lion]

I'm working with an Irish team right now on a project. This one guy pronounces all words ending in "ther" as "ddur". Heard it again today a few times. "Other" comes off as "Udder", "further" as "furdder". Not sure if that is unique to him but I'd never picked up that from other Irish folks I've met.

 

[ODShowtime]

I have some accents I've learned to hate due to sports and politics but I don't think it's appropriate to say much more.

 

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A scene with the subtitles for Pikey!

 

[s1uggo72]

hmmm no love for Pa Deutsch????

 

[LB99]

I have some accents I've learned to hate due to sports and politics but I don't think it's appropriate to say much more.

Agree. I’ll add that after spending a lot of time at youth summer lacrosse tournaments, I’ve grown to dislike Long Island/NY/Northern NJ accents.

 

[psuro]

I'm working with an Irish team right now on a project. This one guy pronounces all words ending in "ther" as "ddur". Heard it again today a few times. "Other" comes off as "Udder", "further" as "furdder". Not sure if that is unique to him but I'd never picked up that from other Irish folks I've met.

Hello Mudder
Hello Fadder
Here I am
at Camp Granadder.....

 

[LB99]

Wooder = H2O in eastern PA.

 

[PSUFTG]

The Derry Girls series on Netflix was a hoot. Subtitles were a must however.

I did see that one too. Enjoyed it.

 

[ODShowtime]

Agree. I’ll add that after spending a lot of time at youth summer lacrosse tournaments, I’ve grown to dislike Long Island/NY/Northern NJ accents.

Yeah, they get on my nerves too.

Why can't everyone speak perfect US television English like we do in Central PA? I'm being mostly sarcastic.

 

[jshell]

 

[SW-Lion]

For me there’s something about an Aussie woman talking. Just hot…

 

[Psu00]

Irish best, Canadian worst.

No way, eh? Take off you hoser.

 

[LB99]

Irish best, Canadian worst.

Have a Molson and relax, ehh.

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[GrimReaper]

For me there’s something about an Aussie woman talking. Just hot…

Particularly this one