American girls go crazy for most all accents from English speaking countries (except USA, of course).

I'm no exception. I used to be obsessed with an Irish bartender, and an Australian classmate of my friend, almost entirely because of their accents.

seconded =)

Wait, just any foreign English-speaking accent will work? Forget the drawing board - I'm hopping on the next flight to the States and leaving this crummy country behind me!

*Remembers there are other Brits on this site*

..I mean, 'tearfully departing from my beloved island to seek better fortunes in the New World'

Oh, and if the Spanish & Italian thing is to any extent true, I'm in luck cos while I've always had British citizenship because my father, I'm Venezuelan by birth with Italian blood (hence my slightly tanned complexion...or as my less-than-politically-correct friend puts it, 'coffee coloured') and speak fluent Spanish.

Can you Americans tell the difference between USA/Canada?

(Since I can't, I imagine it's analogous to Australia/New Zealand)

I love accents.. so much. Especially Australian and Scottish.



^ I can if I hear them pronounce certain words, like "sorry" or "about", because they pronounce them a little differently. Otherwise I can't.

America has lots of regional dialects, as I'm sure Canada does, and most countries do.

Most people recognize a Canadian "accent" as something similar to a Northern Midwestern dialect (may actually officially be called North Central American, don't remember).

I can tell the difference when listening to Scottish v. Irish accents (and NZ v. Australian) but whenever I attempt to do an Irish accent, it's like just a lighter version of my Scottish. And my Scottish tends to like to fade to Yorkshire, too. I'd love some coaching on it. At this point, it's completely self-taught.

My tip for Irish dialect, is that it is all based and formed in the front of the mouth, in the lips, as if all the words are coming from right outside the mouth.

And Scottish is almost totally in the jaw.

yes, kind of. it really depends on where in Canada there from. Vancouver area does not have a great ditinction, but in some parts they throw in an 'aye' at the end of their sentence.

overall, the difference is subtle.

Trust me. Next time you cross the pond go up to the prettiest American girl and say...

Chip Chip Cheerio!
Hello, what's this? No Fish and Chips?
McDonalds...Oh I say, Jolly good!
Well...Tally-Ho!

Be highly animated and wearing a Boller Hat and carrying an umbrella would help too.
After that she'll swoon and fall into your arms.


Yes, but never...ever...date one! Canadian women are for divorcing.

Hell yes. I'm a sucker for British accents. But as others have said, not just RP: also Scottish, Irish, pretty much any type of regional English accent, and maybe Australian too. They're all exotic and cool to an American girl.

Depends. British accents are cool, but I'm fond of others.