What accent annoys you the most?

Question

No offense meant to the Brits, but British accents annoy me.

Answer 1

The Australia accent lolol ((no offence to aussies seeing as I, myself, am an aussie)) I just don't like those real hard core aussire accents like Steve Irwin  

Answer 2

Frankly all accents are fine, as it's a product of your culture and upbringing...but it's a put-on accent, a fake accent, which I hate the most!

Answer 3

No accent really annoys me. It depends on the person speaking with that accent. It's annoying when people use slang or speak in ebonics, but that's not really an accent.

I don't think it's fair to say that all British accents annoy you. They have a lot of different accents, probably more than Americans & Canadians combined.

Answer 4

French men and australin women

Answer 5

Boston or New jersey, but then My pacific Northwest Lack of accent probably bugs some people, too.

Answer 6

Any accents annoy me when I can't understand.  

Answer 7

I'd say hillbilly type accents.  Nothing worse than sounding uneducated and inbred.

Answer 8

sorry but southerners...

Answer 9

the accent of all Politicians~

Answer 10

have u ever heard a new zealand accent? it is the worst one by far. followed by south african.

and no way, i love aussie accents! maaaate.  

Answer 11

Def the brits.

Answer 12

Well british accents never bothered me up until i heard actress kiera knightly speak out loud .Sorry but he voice erks me uhhhh Although i do think she is pretty lol  

Answer 13

southerners!

Answer 14

southern, they sound unintelligent

Answer 15

southern accents annoy me the most!

Answer 16

i dont really have a problem with accents as long as i can understand them. french and spanish accents are the ones i like.

Answer 17

French...rednecks...Boston.

Answer 18

Africans the most. Then Australian.

Answer 19

mexicans

Answer 20

Filipino accents. I guess it's because I have some Filipino relatives. It drives me nuts!  

Answer 21

British probably.

Answer 22

Hick. But it doesn't annoy me so much as I think it sounds dumb.

Answer 23

all  

Answer 24

This is the English language forum. You must therefore be "on-topic" here, by definition. And you certainly are.

English is a wonderful, wealthy, efficient language with lots of speakers with different accents. We have bad spelling rules in common. Ugh, but hey, every language has its warts.

A person's accent is the single biggest announcement of who they are. It is more important than the color of ones skin. It trumps racism, and religion, and everything else. This is a huge issue that you have brought up. People judge other people by whether they can communicate with them, and the accent is important even in even a subconscious  sense...

The history of warfare between people of different languages is extensive and miserable. To a Brit, accent reveals class. To Americans and Aussies, who dumped the concept of class distinctions long ago, it merely reveals educational level.

I overcame my discrimination of people who speak with American Southern accents when I learned that they actually were quite brilliant and civilized. And some of them are very cute. (My family fought for the Union, took a while to chill, I guess.)  

If you can get a copy of "The Story of English" by McNeil, either in book or DVD form, you will overcome all irritations.

English is a beautiful language, in all it's vibrant forms.

Answer 25

oh my!! how??? that one turns me on the most!!!!!!!!

i think really think australian accents

Answer 26

Oh I agree....the Liverpool accent is the WORST!! No matter how posh you are having a scouse accent makes you sound like someone who would rather steal my hubcaps and television than look at me.

Also the Birmingham accent makes anyone who has it sound thicker than pig S**t...as does Geordie!

Answer 27

Long Island accents and rednecks from the deep woods of the south have horrid accents.

Answer 28

southern accents definitely! Boston accents are the best!

Answer 29

Pfft...what is wrong with you people...Southerners sound awesome...I love Peyton Manning's accent...Australian accents are cool too...But the best accent has to be Jamaican mon!

As for the most annoying accent I'd say Indian

Answer 30

Southerners

Texas

Asian - Hong Kong

Caribbean

Austrian