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Europeans rate the American accents
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:26 am
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:26 am
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Babbel, a popular language-learning app, polled Generator Hostel workers across Europe to find out which American accents sounded the most attractive to foreign ears — and it appears they’re feeling a little Southern comfort.
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1. Deep South (20 percent)
2. New Yorker (18 percent)
3. Bostonian (17 percent)
4. Southern Californian (16 percent)
5. Texan (14 percent)
6. Midwestern (10 percent)
7. Minnesotan (5 percent)
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This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 9:27 am
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:28 am to TejasHorn
I don't have an accent but you do.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:28 am to TejasHorn
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1. Deep South (20 percent)
quote:I highly doubt Europeans can tell the difference
5. Texan (14 percent)
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:29 am to TejasHorn
I wonder what they would have thought of a River Rat (think Lutcher/Gramercy) accent?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:29 am to TejasHorn
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1. Deep South (20 percent)
I feel like they’re probably thinking of the regal South Carolina/Georgia type accent. More foghorn leghorn than some bama trailer trash.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:33 am to TH03
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I feel like they’re probably thinking of the regal South Carolina/Georgia type accent. More foghorn leghorn than some bama trailer trash
Exactly. They're thinking Francis Underwood not Alabama hick.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:34 am to TejasHorn
Everyone loves our Southern drawl.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:38 am to TejasHorn
I'd like to see where they would rate the Orgeron accent.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:40 am to TejasHorn
Europeans are down with the baws
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:45 am to TejasHorn
What is a Texan accent? Matthew Mcconaughey?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:48 am to TejasHorn
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4. Southern Californian (16 percent)
What is this? Like hippie beach bum surfer?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:50 am to TH03
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I feel like they’re probably thinking of the regal South Carolina/Georgia type accent. More foghorn leghorn than some bama trailer trash.
Some Alabama is fine and genteel sounding, but Alabama also has this unique, high pitched "mah diddy said Bahr was gawd" accent that is borderline Barney Frank
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:51 am to TejasHorn
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2. New Yorker (18 percent)
3. Bostonian (17 percent)
So, it would appear that 35% of European hostel workers have horrible taste in American accents.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:52 am to LSUbase13
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What is a Texan accent? Matthew Mcconaughey?
Watch Bernie and you’ll get a general idea of a east Texas accent. Basically I general southern rural accent
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:52 am to Pettifogger
I would imagine most southerners that travel to Europe are the ones that have a more subtle southern accent.
I dont think you have many true hicks taking summer vacations in the south of france
I dont think you have many true hicks taking summer vacations in the south of france
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:53 am to TejasHorn
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3. Bostonian (17 percent)
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:57 am to LarryCLE
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2. New Yorker (18 percent)
3. Bostonian (17 percent)
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So, it would appear that 35% of European hostel workers have horrible taste in American accents.
And the Minnesota accent isn't exactly music to my ears.
Anyone have any distinct examples of a Midwestern accent? I just know they say "warsh" instead of "wash".
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:57 am to Pettifogger
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Some Alabama is fine and genteel sounding, but Alabama also has this unique, high pitched "mah diddy said Bahr was gawd" accent that is borderline Barney Frank
Generally speaking (no pun intended) from my time at Auburn I found that the Southern Alabama accent was generally much better than northern. Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, etc. had the more annoying as hell and higher pitch. Montgomery and south especially Mobile generally has closer to the lower pitch like most of south Georgia.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:58 am to TejasHorn
I have a country bayou accent that drives women up north wild
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:59 am to TejasHorn
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3. Bostonian (17 percent)
No way that's the third best accent in the country. Only the Minnesotan is worse.
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