Question for Britons, Aussies, New Zealanders and South Africaners?

Question

What do you think of the Canadian / American accent (ie. New York or Toronto accent)

the Boston accent or the Long Island accent (ie. JFK)

and the southern accents (ie. Texas, Louisiana)

Answer 1

I love the American / Canadian accents but couldn't tell one from the other.

Answer 2

I often get one of the North American ccents mixed up with one of the Irish accents.

I think it's the north East States, possibly Boston that sounds identical to an Ulster accent.

Answer 3

my sister in law is from rhode island and i found her accent to be very harsh and not very welcoming. i have lots of friends in the southern states, particulary south carolina and i just love the southern accent, especially on the guys. i do have friends in canada too but i find it hard to tell the difference sometimes in their accents and usa accents... but its all good..

Answer 4

Well, this is probably a bit shallow, lol ... but to me all foreign accents are s**y! I especially love the southern drawl .... ;-)

Answer 5

They all sound the same, apart from the Southern USA accents.

Answer 6

I prefer the Canadian accent over the New Yorker.

I like the southern accents, very amusing.

Answer 7

Can I also answer...? Being Swiss, I love the different accents they speak in America/Canada. Remember Bill Clinton? To me, he had/has one of the clearest American accents I have heard. Just make sure you keep those accents since they're part of your culture. By the way: People of South Africa are called South Africans, Africaners is a literate translation that originates from the local language (which is, by the way, close to Dutch).

Answer 8

Love The Texan accent.....

Answer 9

Those accents are allright, the Southern US one is quite a nice sounding accent, actually :D

Answer 10

The texan accent is awsome, and i love canadian accents, The rest of america  dont seem to have an accent anymore because we hear it so much on tv

Answer 11

I like the Canadian accent.

The American ones.. some of them are okay. However theres a couple that sound like nails on a chalkboard to me... I think it's the New York accent and the New Jersey accent.