Irish accent beats French as world's sexiest.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/6490202/Irish-accent-beats-French-as-worlds ^ | 03 Nov 2009

[GSP.FAN]

Men with an Emerald Isle brogue came top in a poll of 5,000 women worldwide, while the French accent only came fourth, just ahead of Australian.

[the invisib1e hand]

there is something sexy about that lilt. if you can handle all the angst that comes with it. And the male members of her family, as well.

Oh, bother. It's not worth it.

[Lizavetta]

Totally depends on the mouth it’s coming out of.

[GSP.FAN]

My wife tells me that when i talk to goodlooking women i thicken up the brogue.
DUH!!

[GSP.FAN]

My wife tells me that when i talk to goodlooking women i thicken up the brogue.
DUH!!

[Julia H.]

I very, very strongly approve.

[mamelukesabre]

I woulda guessed:

1. italian
2. australian
3. scotish

[Mr. Blonde]

I’m guessing a southern US accent wins on girls hands down.

[mamelukesabre]

One good thing about that list...

lotsa anglo speakers on it!

[Swede Girl]

French is too wimpy.

[ReneeLynn]

Definitely Irish first, then Scots. *sigh*

[irishtenor]

I would have thought MONEY would have been the #1 accent...

[workerbee]

Totally depends on the mouth it’s coming out of.

Most definitely!

[VanDeKoik]

Australian
Irish
Scottish
Texan
Danish

[workerbee]

Uh-uh. Italian would definitely be #3.

[Maverick68]

Maureen O’Hara...Quiet Man....nuff’ said....

[B-Chan]

I’m sorry to disillusion you, but a Southern US accent is regarded by most English-speaking people outside the South as the definitive sign of an ignorant hick.

[Tainan]

How did they get so many Oirish to set down their drinks and vote in this poll?

[Clemenza]

LEAST sexy accents: Russian, southern Californian, northern California.

[GSP.FAN]

The Scots are kindred brothers.

[mamelukesabre]

You better check the link.

[Abbeville Conservative]

The only reason the Irish accent won is because they didn’t include Baltimore accent as a choice. “Use wanta meza roun hon?” See what I mean? :)

[Mr. Blonde]

So easier to trick right?

[GSP.FAN]

Oirish ...
LOL..

[mamelukesabre]

I don’t think so.

least sexy would go something like this:

african bushmen
hindi
vietnamese
eskimo
aboriginee
afrikaner
canadian(eh?)

[ClearCase_guy]

It’d be a wicked shame if a Bahstan accent weren’t on that list.

[Clemenza]

Those are some very unsexy accents. Certain accents from western India are sorta sexy, though an Indian girl with a Posh English accent is considerably sexier.

[21twelve]

Is it the same if it is a woman speaking it?

For gals from the States it is Texas first, then I suppose Southern gals that I like to hear. Although was in Southern Virginia once and every other sentence from me was “excuse me?” it was so thick.

So, from a gal it sounds sexy (not quite the right word, but you know what I mean). But from a guy - yes, I might think “ignorant hick”.

[Keith Brown]

Erin Go Braugh!!!!

[BenLurkin]

Sexier than north New Jersey?

[ccmay]

They are wrong; the Highland Scots accent is the best.

[mamelukesabre]

I actually get turned on by women with russian accents. polish accents too. Also german or scandinavian accents...when women have those, it makes me think of the old bavarian milk maids or pauli girl beer.

Hindi accents??? uhhh, no. not a chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGiixK8t3qo

[fr_freak]

LEAST sexy accents: Russian, southern Californian, northern California.

I don't know if you are referring to guys here, but a Russian accent on a woman is extremely sexy. As far as comparing American dialects, I'd be willing to bet money that if we took a poll, the New York/New Jersey accents would be well, well below any of the California dialects in terms of sexiness. Easily. A strong New York accent can make even the hottest woman unbearable. Think Fran Drescher.

[Chode]

french??? nasal nonsense...

[GSP.FAN]

Yeah but who knows what they are talking about?

[Clemenza]

Sorry, but I was referring to Russian FEMALE accents, which remind me of gold-digging c-nts from a failed "world power." Not sexy at all.

BTW: There is no such thing as a "New Jersey" accent. Most Jerseyites talk with a generic mid-Atlantic accent that is slightly influenced by NY in the NErn part of the state, and by Philly in the SW part of the state.

There is nothing more annoyingly bland than the Southern Calipornia accent. Folks who pronounce marriage as "mairage" should not be allowed to breed.

[444Flyer]

"It's MY ISLAND!" Ping

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[ReneeLynn]

Oh aye, but with just a wee difference in accent. Both sexy though.

[fr_freak]

BTW: There is no such thing as a "New Jersey" accent. Most Jerseyites talk with a generic mid-Atlantic accent that is slightly influenced by NY in the NErn part of the state, and by Philly in the SW part of the state.

Yes, that is why I lumped New York/New Jersey together. To my ear, New Jersey just sounds like a slightly watered down version of New York, and both of them sound like nails on a chalkboard. The valley girl/hippie/surfer/stoner accent of So Cal (and parts of Nor Cal) can be annoying, but, thankfully, most people don't talk like that where I live.

[Arthur McGowan]

SOME Irish accents maybe. Others are just hideous.

[RandallFlagg]

Okay FReeper guys.

Accent faking classes begin in 2 weeks.

Irish, British, Aussie, Scot, Italian, etc.

Make ‘em swoon, fellas!

[Clemenza]

People from the Philadelphia area sound like they have an extra chromosome. “Let’s get a werter ice with er cheestake end sem jimmies on er ice cream!”

[Arthur McGowan]

I LOVE the valley/surfer/stoner accent, male or female. I love being around people I know I am smarter than.

[fr_freak]

I LOVE the valley/surfer/stoner accent, male or female. I love being around people I know I am smarter than.

Well, in that case, who cares which accent the woman has?


Just kidding ladies! Please don't hurt me.

[ViLaLuz]

I prefer a German accent.

[Fiji Hill]

LEAST sexy accents: Russian, southern Californian, northern California.

This could very well be true for my own accent, which reflects my parents' upbringing in rural and small town Southern California, as well as my own in the suburbs east of Los Angeles. For example, I pronounce "marry," "merry," and "Mary" exactly the same, as I do "cot" and "caught." When I say "any," it rhymes with "mini" or "Ginny." I usually pronounce the suffix "anti-" as "ant eye," and when I say "Moscow," it rhymes with "Bosco."

[investigateworld]

LEAST sexy accents: Russian, southern ...

Ayup, nothing sexy about "Quick Boris!, Moose and Squirrel are getting away...

[GSP.FAN]

Slainte..

[Cloverfarm]

I would have said:
Southern US or Australian.

When BIL was teaching in Russia, he learned to speak pretty well. SIL said other ladies always commented on his adorable American accent.