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Your favorite and least favorite accents?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by R0ckets03, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. kaleidosky

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    least comprehensible: mississippian..
     
  2. s land balla

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    Canadian accents remind me of all the non-animated TV shows I watched on Nickelodeon as a kid (Are You Afraid of the Dark, You Can't Do That On Television, etc.).
     
  3. sammy

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    The people saying that Indian people are the least comprehensible obviously haven't heard Pakistani people speak.

    English is stressed in grade school in India so a lot of people know it. I've been in border cities of Mexico in where I couldn't find one person that knew a word of English.
     
  4. percicles

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    Least favorite all Asian/Minnesotan

    All time Favorite French/Argentine Spanish/middle class British.
     
  5. GRENDEL

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    Love Scottish accents

    Hate Russian or Eastern European accents
     
  6. Croatian Sensation

    Croatian Sensation I'd rather be a forest than a street

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  7. AXG

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    Least comprehensible - I agree with sammy. I had a Pakistani roommate last year. I could never understand what he said and it frustrated him.

    Favorite - I like Latin accents like Spanish or Italian. I knew this Cuban girl in high school. She had a beautiful accent. She had trouble speaking English so she would often smile and repeat herself.

    Least favorite - Probably East-Asian or Pakistani-Indian
     
  8. s land balla

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  9. Obito

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    Argentinians have the sexiest accents. By far. Sexiest women too. Also best bud.

    I love Argentina.
     
  10. MiracleShot

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    I'm indian myself, but I have no accent I was born and raised in America. My parents on the other hand have very heavy accents especially when they get mad. I swear, I can say anything, ANYTHING in an indian accent, and someone will laugh. In my opinion it is by FAR the funniest
     
  11. bigtexxx

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    funniest -- cajun

    least favorite -- chinese. sounds like constant arguing. They also eat really loud fwiw. Indians sound like they're arguing too. Annoying. Plus the body odor, but I guess that's not really an accent, I guess.
     
  12. Mr. Brightside

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    Funniest- Trinidadian, Vietnamese
    Least Understandable: street Caribbean
    Favourite: Scottish, Persian, Russian
    Least favourite: British, Nigerian
     
  13. TheRedRanger

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    I've always liked Australian accents on girls....

    Hate Indian accents.
     
  14. geeimsobored

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    Indian accents translate terribly to english. Its much easier on the ears when they're actually speaking a local language as opposed to english. (Also Pakistanis sound 50 times better speaking english for some reason)

    Best accent - Most Western European accents
    Worst accent - Vietnamese (even the language itself sounds pretty painful)
     
  15. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Russian is clearly the funniest. Don't believe me? Find a girl with a thick Russian accent and ask her to say moose and squirrel.
     
  16. Fatty FatBastard

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    Favorite: Opossum

    Least favorite: Boston.
     
  17. AroundTheWorld

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    Funniest: Indian, Italian
    Favorite: Italian, Danish
    Least Favorite: Arabic, French, Vietnamese, Swedish, German (my own)
    Least comprehensible: Extremely heavy Ebonics, some Australian, some Scottish, Scouse (Wayne Rooney)
     
  18. dharocks

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    French canadian accents are absolutely hilarious
     
  19. Mr. Brightside

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    I'm shocked!
     
  20. krnxsnoopy

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    I just don't speak English anymore... I'm more Icelandic now..
     

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