Accents!
I love accents, I love European accents specifically. For some reason I find a man with an accent is so much sexier than your average hum drum Aussie tang.
I usually squeal ‘HOW CUTE!’ with broken English when I read it. Please not to be mistaken with a bad command of the English language, it’s the simple differences in structuring sentences in other languages…
I received this:
‘As per the phone talks I am sending this email’ …. ‘could you please do the needful at the earliest.’
I just find it adorable!
From my Czech cousin Petr:
‘I hope all your wish starting be a truth.’
So CUTE!
I have one text message that I’ve held on to for over a year, the guy I met in Monaco A.K.A. my holiday romance, the man that brought an English/French dictionary on our date. He wrote:
‘Kiss. I hope too a last time until. Kisses again’
My accent? I’ve been asked on many occasions ‘where are you from?’ my head boggles at this one. Born and raised here, Sydney that is. I’m asked if I’m American? English? I don’t comprehend it. Just because I annunciate my ‘R’s’ and articulate my ‘T’s’ doesn’t mean I’m not a true blue Aussie sheila!
Some accents just grate on my nerves. I would rather stick bamboo under my finger nails than be subjected to Sud Efriken's (South African) and I have a hard time dissevering the Scots, Irish and Welsh even more so after they have downed a few beers and don’t get me started on Kiwi’s!
I love accents, I love European accents specifically. For some reason I find a man with an accent is so much sexier than your average hum drum Aussie tang.
I usually squeal ‘HOW CUTE!’ with broken English when I read it. Please not to be mistaken with a bad command of the English language, it’s the simple differences in structuring sentences in other languages…
I received this:
‘As per the phone talks I am sending this email’ …. ‘could you please do the needful at the earliest.’
I just find it adorable!
From my Czech cousin Petr:
‘I hope all your wish starting be a truth.’
So CUTE!
I have one text message that I’ve held on to for over a year, the guy I met in Monaco A.K.A. my holiday romance, the man that brought an English/French dictionary on our date. He wrote:
‘Kiss. I hope too a last time until. Kisses again’
My accent? I’ve been asked on many occasions ‘where are you from?’ my head boggles at this one. Born and raised here, Sydney that is. I’m asked if I’m American? English? I don’t comprehend it. Just because I annunciate my ‘R’s’ and articulate my ‘T’s’ doesn’t mean I’m not a true blue Aussie sheila!
Some accents just grate on my nerves. I would rather stick bamboo under my finger nails than be subjected to Sud Efriken's (South African) and I have a hard time dissevering the Scots, Irish and Welsh even more so after they have downed a few beers and don’t get me started on Kiwi’s!
15 comments:
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Accents... swooooooon!
French, Italian, British (but not too far north or I don't understand a word) get me every time!
I can do French, Italian, Scots or Russian. Any preference? OK, no scots... HOOTS! ;)
Ooh, my favourites are the Irish and Scottish. Especially on men... So.. manly!
I know exactly what you are talking about. The looks I receive when thinking in Italian and speaking english...
The most difficult, for me, is Irish. I had a business partner from Ireland. When he spoke I had to listen intently and still only got the jist of things.
Well, I only have my accent (mostly Queen's English with a bit of Londoner in it) but I looooove me some accent.
And the Scots and Welsh accents are easy... it's Ulstermen from Fermanagh that are inscrutable.
I always claim I don;t have an accent, but I am told that I do.
As for sheila's with accents...bring 'em on.
you sound american? hee hee hee! 'Well, don't you look purdy, ma'am.'
re: accents
you and every other english-speaking girl. What is it? I was out with some female friends once, and these guys started chatting them up. They had Scottish accents, and my friends were loving it.
'Isn't it CRAZY, Cibby?'
'What?' I asked disinterestedly.
'Their accents sound so cool!'
'Well,' I replied, pointing at several of the boys, 'their accents are fake. They're Canadians, I think.'
The girls looked confused, their drunken minds struggling. I pointed at a sheepish looking guy not saying much. 'His accent is real,' I said.
My friends were torn between embarassment and ill-aimed lust.
Scorpy, I’m touched you came by… and you better come back mister!
cBabe – Ahuh! French! Swooooon…
Alice – I’ll keep that in mind. My best Kath and Kim impression!
GB – I pick a Russian that’s lived in France – Come on! I’m waiting…
Mars – Listen to a Ruski… Yummmm.. But I can listen to Pierce Brosnan talk for hours…
David – Irish is hard and I’m scarred I worked in real estate for too long and had so many back packers renting from me – not a good example. You’re now thinking in Italian! How long have you been there?
Dusty – Queens English. It’s so proper.. Lovely..
Indiana – we all have accents, its just that we are usually surrounded by people that have the same twang, therefore oblivious to it…
Cibby – I don’t think I do! I had a friends dad say to me, you’re an Australian speak with an Australian accent – Cricky!
You ask Why? For me it’s a stupid little thing.. I can’t speak another language so any man I met I want him to. I’ve tried and just can’t grasp a thing. My dad can speak Czech, Slavic, Russian, German and Japanese, of course English. Mother, English and German. Does my dozen words count and still not know which language it is when I’m speaking it????
As for your friends – how embarrassment (I hope you are familiar with Kylie Mole)
Accents. {Sigh} I must admit to a weakness for the Aussie accent, but that's more because of one Sydney boy in particular than due to a generalized fetish. Brits, I looooove the Brits.
I get hot for English, Irish and American accents.
Kiwi's leave me COLD!
I have been back in the US since 2003 but spent 20 years in Italy speaking little or no english. In the past 3 years my english has improved but still, the inquisitive looks of "What did he mean by that" appear.
Je suis un rock star
Je avais un residence
Je habiter la A la South of America
Voulez vous Partir with me
And come and rester la With me in America.
Wombat
*how'd I do, Nat?*
Jill, isn't it amazing how one man can influence a like or dislike for an accent, thus people?
Steph, not much worse than a kiwi accent.
David, i love it! 20 years in italy, thats a dream for me...
Wombat, i'm jumpin' on the first flight ;-)
Um... yeah. And just a tad scary. ;)
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