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Accents

Which Accent Sounds Better

  • English-Upper Class

    Votes: 8 17.0%

  • English-****ney

    Votes: 2 4.3%

  • Australian

    Votes: 10 21.3%

  • Irish

    Votes: 12 25.5%

  • American

    Votes: 5 10.6%

  • New Zealand

    Votes: 1 2.1%

  • South Africa

    Votes: 1 2.1%

  • Scottish

    Votes: 8 17.0%
  • Total voters
    47
rivrrat said:
I dunno, but it makes my pants wet.

I always thought Colin Farrel was hot as ****. Then one night I saw him on Leno and made a point to watch. He started talking and he ****ing IRISH! I didn't know this, since he never had an accent in any of the movies I'd seen. I thought I was going to keel over when I heard that accent. Had to go take a shower and some me time. ;)
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Gerard Butler for me. English and a gaelic lilt goes together like butter and hot toast. Imagine being amongst a Scottish regiment full of 6 feet tall men wearing kilts (with knifes in their stocking too) and hearing them all talk with that accent. :mrgreen:
 
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nonpareil said:
Which brings me to: Why isn't Indian-English accent included? Some people find that sexy. :D
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NO WAY IN HELL! I work all day with a company full of Indian-Americans (250 people, 85% Indian-American) and their accent drives me to suicide. It is the worst.

Actually, the chinese language (Mandarin) is what drives me up the wall the most. I usually like accents and foreign languages, but not in these two situations.
 
spud_meister said:
as some yankee-centric person put one up on american accents, i've decided to do an international one, so which accent sounds better, cant choose your own country.
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHgo4tPIjvk&feature=related"]YouTube- Starburst Contradiction Commercial #2[/ame]
 
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rivrrat said:
I dunno, but it makes my pants wet.

I always thought Colin Farrel was hot as ****. Then one night I saw him on Leno and made a point to watch. He started talking and he ****ing IRISH! I didn't know this, since he never had an accent in any of the movies I'd seen. I thought I was going to keel over when I heard that accent. Had to go take a shower and some me time. ;)
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I have a very good fake Irish accent XD better not use it in front of you. lolz dont want you rushing off to the bathroom drooling haha.
 
spud_meister said:
but heres something to get your heart beating
YouTube- Jimeoin-Moths, Carrot Cake, Surprises

plus one of my favourite comedians
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Ha, that guy has my accent - ulster accent.

Theres 3 standard Irish accents, Ulster accent (Northern Ireland + Donegal, Liam Neeson has this), Dublin accent (annoying as hell) and the stereotypical Irish accent (the ones the leprechauns have in all the hollywood movies, Colin Farrell has this one)
 
reefedjib said:
NO WAY IN HELL! I work all day with a company full of Indian-Americans (250 people, 85% Indian-American) and their accent drives me to suicide. It is the worst.
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That was tongue in cheek people.

Actually, the chinese language (Mandarin) is what drives me up the wall the most. I usually like accents and foreign languages, but not in these two situations.
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A chinese speaking English is one thing, but Mandarin is a very beautiful language. If you actually understand it, it can be very Euphonious. If it sounds like birds cackling to you, imagine how non-speakers hear English.
 
reefedjib said:
NO WAY IN HELL! I work all day with a company full of Indian-Americans (250 people, 85% Indian-American) and their accent drives me to suicide. It is the worst.
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Awww, can't stick it out? :2wave:
 
nonpareil said:
That was tongue in cheek people.



A chinese speaking English is one thing, but Mandarin is a very beautiful language. If you actually understand it, it can be very Euphonious. If it sounds like birds cackling to you, imagine how non-speakers hear English.
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A family friend who lived in the far east once described Cantonese and Mandarin respectively as 'a fight in the kitchen' and 'a child whining about something'. The latter sounding something like "Owwr-mai-eeuurrh." :mrgreen:
 
Leo said:
A family friend who lived in the far east once described Cantonese and Mandarin respectively as 'a fight in the kitchen' and 'a child whining about something'. The latter sounding something like "Owwr-mai-eeuurrh." :mrgreen:
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Cantonese is the worst Chinese dialect. I'm being a classist, but there's a reason it's the language of the lower class and dockside workers. It's good for hurling insults and screaming at people.

Mandarin on other hand, I think you're doing injustice to. I don't know how people who can't understand it hears it, but I think it's sounds are quite nice.
 
Ikari said:
A cute girl with an Irish accent is awesome. The Irish have a cool accent.
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Girls with Scottish accents are cute as a button:

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

(sorry, I guess I don't know how to link youtubes on this site)

Kelly McDonald is in the first minute or so, and further you care to watch. Clive's accent is great too.



GarzaUK said:
Ha, that guy has my accent - ulster accent.

Theres 3 standard Irish accents, Ulster accent (Northern Ireland + Donegal, Liam Neeson has this), Dublin accent (annoying as hell) and the stereotypical Irish accent (the ones the leprechauns have in all the hollywood movies, Colin Farrell has this one)
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I like Ferrell, but you nailed it!:rofl


Maybe you would know, being as you are in part of the world, what in the heck is Elizabeth Hurley's accent all about? I've never heard another Brit speak like she does.
 
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I always liked the way Sean Connery sounded.
 
nonpareil said:
A chinese speaking English is one thing, but Mandarin is a very beautiful language. If you actually understand it, it can be very Euphonious. If it sounds like birds cackling to you, imagine how non-speakers hear English.
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I don't really care how non-speakers hear English as long as they can speak it well.

Now about this mandarin, it is most definitely NOT a beautiful language. They only shush, whine and cluck at each other, and it ought to be outlawed. Horrible.

Now German is a beautiful language. Very logical and great dialects.
 
reefedjib said:
I don't really care how non-speakers hear English as long as they can speak it well.

Now about this mandarin, it is most definitely NOT a beautiful language. They only shush, whine and cluck at each other, and it ought to be outlawed. Horrible.

Now German is a beautiful language. Very logical and great dialects.
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french is great too, just ask this guy

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4e1Y-2Rz24"]YouTube- The Merovingian[/ame]
 
spud_meister said:
french is great too, just ask this guy

YouTube- The Merovingian
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Great movie, but on the topic of French - it, and the French, are over rated. I find it ****ing hilarious that the French have to come up with French words describing the internet and computers so their language remains current. No wonder it is the Scandinavians and Eastern Europeans who are the brilliant hackers these days.
 
reefedjib said:
Great movie, but on the topic of French - it, and the French, are over rated. I find it ****ing hilarious that the French have to come up with French words describing the internet and computers so their language remains current. No wonder it is the Scandinavians and Eastern Europeans who are the brilliant hackers these days.
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but on the bright side of the french, they are fun to take the piss out of, i started talking to a group of frech backpackers the other day, and they are the most gullible out of any nationality i have ever met, and they have a ****ty sense of humor, didn't get any of my jokes, but the women folk make up for most lackings :lol:
 
spud_meister said:
but on the bright side of the french, they are fun to take the piss out of, i started talking to a group of frech backpackers the other day, and they are the most gullible out of any nationality i have ever met, and they have a ****ty sense of humor, didn't get any of my jokes, but the women folk make up for most lackings :lol:
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When they shave...
 
Skateguy said:
the wimens swoon, when ever they hear me speak. Much as the do in here. ---hahahhahahah:mrgreen:
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:rofl We all luvs you so very much.
 
reefedjib said:
I don't really care how non-speakers hear English as long as they can speak it well.

Now about this mandarin, it is most definitely NOT a beautiful language. They only shush, whine and cluck at each other, and it ought to be outlawed. Horrible.

Now German is a beautiful language. Very logical and great dialects.
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I never thought you care. Merely illustrating that you are judging it from an ignorant standpoint - you don't know the language so you say it's bad. You said German is logical, but it's very similar to English. Chinese is actually more logical and easily mastered for everyday usage.
 
The reasons that Americans think so lowly of Mandarin:

1) because we're American ... :neutral:

2) Chinese isolationism centuries ago, which is why, as a whole, East Asian culture is so radically different from others. The cultures in that part of the world was allowed to flower in such a bold and different way that it seems strange to us, and we seem strange to them.

3) Because everything non-American is horrible. Woohoo! USA! USA! USA! We're number 1, we're gonna blow up the whole world!!!


We're too damn narrow-minded for our own good, so naturally something introduced to us that is "different" is automatically considered "bad" or "lower."
 
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nonpareil said:
I never thought you care. Merely illustrating that you are judging it from an ignorant standpoint - you don't know the language so you say it's bad. You said German is logical, but it's very similar to English. Chinese is actually more logical and easily mastered for everyday usage.
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I know a little chinese. Enough to say hello, goodbye, have you eaten, thank you, and count to ten. I live and work in America. I expect English to be spoken and so does the company I work for. The Indian-Americans at the very least speak English with each other, probably because there is no single Indian language. The neighboring team somehow got 3 chinese assigned to it. When they get together, they speak Chinese with each other. Normally this would not be a problem except it is done in the cubical right next to mine, so while I am trying to focus on my work, I got to listen to this bull**** tonal language being spoken next door. I went over there a few months back when they were all talking that crap and I told them that they were disturbing me with their speaking of chinese and that they should really practice their english, which is quite good by the way. They didn't listen. They are very inconsiderate.
 
Cilogy said:
3) Because everything non-American is horrible. Woohoo! USA! USA! USA! We're number 1, we're gonna blow up the whole world!!!
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in your case, this should read:
3) Because Americans are horrible. Down with the USA and all the trouble they cause in the world. If we could only break the power of the US to interfere, the rest of the world would flower in blossoms.

Nice of you to overlook all the good we do in the world that would be sorely missed. What are you European or a leftist liberal punk?
 
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