hi, i was wondering if any guys (british, irish, scottish--anything BUT american) like an american accent. i was born and raised in new york, and i always hear friends talking about wanting guys wit british accents, so i want to see if its the same the other way around. hahha thanks :)
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I am American. I think a lot of Americans either really like or really hate English accents. I am neutral on accents. Maybe it is because I grew up hearing the South African accents of my cousins. I like New York accents like my own because they make me feel at home.
Im British as regards American Accents the best of the best for me would be Hugh Laurie (House) Andrew Lincoln,Lauren Cohan,David Morrissey,Lennie James (Walking Dead) Christian Bale (Batman) (American Psycho),Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln),Chiwetel Ejiofor(12 Years A Slave),Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl),Idris Elba(The Wire),Kate Winslet(Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind)Damian Lewis(Homeland),Sonya Walger(Flash Forward),Karen Gillan(Selfie)there are many more i could include but lets finish with Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara(Gone With The Wind)
shareI think American accents are now so ubiquitous that they no longer have any novelty value for other nationalities. Back in the 40s and 50s an American accent was an advantage to GIs over here in the UK but nowadays they're there every time we watch any sort of screen. Americans, however, have such a huge entertainment industry that they have much less need to import programmes from overseas thus they hear other accents far less frequently than the rest of us hear yours. "Familiarity breeds contempt" so the saying goes. Nothing personal.
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