[reegs]

That is so true about the British accent. I always tell women they would swoon over a guy who worked on a garbage scow just because he had a British accent.

The Southern accent bias is interesting because there are theories that it has it’s roots in the British dialect.

[ccmay]

That is so true about the British accent. I always tell women they would swoon over a guy who worked on a garbage scow just because he had a British accent.

Don't think the young British lads don't know it, either! It is considered one of the highlights of a visit to America. This was hilariously spoofed in the movie "Love Actually."

Best of all, they can slay the American girls just as well with an atrocious northern or Cockney accent as they can with a posh public school accent.

[DesertRhino]

The southern drawl mostly came from black dialects from the slavery era. That would drive some speakers of it nuts, but it’s true.

[Gamecock]

The Southern accent bias is interesting because there are theories that it has it’s roots in the British dialect.

True. Both drop the "R".

Interestingly the Scots settled in Appalachia, so there is that influence too.