Do people in the UK like the American Midwest Accent?

Question

I was just wondering what accents people from the UK prefer from Americans. What is your favorite accent in America?

Answer 1

I'm from Minnesota and sound like/get made fun of how I sound all the time. I also just spent 4 months living in London.  

Most people didn't recognize that I had the midwestern/Minnesotan accent but they did like my American accent and usually tried to sound like me.  A few people were able to tell right away I was from the midwest but they said they liked how I spoke.

Answer 2

I like the accent - the only American accent I don't like is like those in films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, etc. It's made me think that they are all incestuous, backwards and killers!

Answer 3

I like most American accents except a Southern drawl, I don't believe I've heard a Midwest accent.

Answer 4

like most people in the UK, I haven't a clue about the different american accents ... OK there are a couple I can't stand, one is very drawling and long drawn-out and sounds like a cat being murdered very very slowly, and the other is loud and strident and makes me think of someone running a cheese grater across my back

but as to where these accents are from I have no idea ... and also no idea as to what a midwest accent would sound like

can you really know what place our accents are from?  could you tell a scouser from a geordie, or welsh from irish or scottish?  unless you've been over here a lot I would very much doubt it

Answer 5

Most people believe that the midwest accents are similar to the canadians.

Answer 6

the new york accent is good but i dont think english people could tell many american accents!!

Answer 7

Any spoken American English that is not at volume 11 is good for me. I wouldn't know a midwest accent if it drove over me in a Hummer.

Answer 8

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American and British English differences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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What is the origin behind the American accent? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland ...

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Answer 9

aye ! i luv a wee lassie in Ohio in ravenna

what a wee voice !! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

**** the south

mmm?? why what do you all sound like??

Answer 10

Anything that isn't Southern i'm sorry if you're from the south and im offending you but that accent just butchers the english language

Answer 11

i like the Texan accent :) its cute lol

Answer 12

ITS OK I LIKE THE NEW YORKER AND CLOSE AREAS SIMILAR TO OURS IN A WAY BUT CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MANY UK ACCENTS

IM A COCKNEY GEEZER

Answer 13

Not sure that many of us would recognise a midwest accent although most Brits would be able to hear that someone was from NY or Boston or the South but that's probably it.