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<blockquote data-quote="elgringoborracho" data-source="post: 290090"><p>From a french perspective:</p><p></p><p>I know a vast part of the anglo-saxon world dislikes us, generally not too much although I have been insulted quite a lot once or twice, particularly in the centre of the USA. Our accent however is a godsent weapon to catch girls, and it basically works with girls from any other country than France. The result of this is I'm much more self confident with girls in English or Spanish than in French, knowing that even if i'm saying **** it will rather sound "cute" as yankee brunettes like to say every two sentences. I was told once or twice that french accent carried within a certain idea of poshness which I regret, so it might help us making friends but not too much in making friends who want to get boozed with you when you're travelling. Good thing with beer though is that after a couple, noone gives a crap where you're from. I'd be happy to have your opinions on french people and the french accent, although i also kind of fear asking such a question on a forum with a majority of people from the UK and Ireland.</p><p></p><p>As far as other english accents are concerned, the vast majority of french people cannot differentiate them so we have not built a lot of cliches based on the accents. As for me, i'll try to express with simple words what they inspire in me when i hear them. I don't really know what they all are so I'll just tell from my own experience:</p><p></p><p>London posh accent : seems very posh and sometimes you wonder why they bother moving their mouths in such funny ways. It reminds me of binge drinking in big houses with stupid rich girls.</p><p>London hooligan accent : another accent i heard in London in pubs from white guys with almost no hair. It sounds like it was invented by people who shout uncomprehensible things and drink a lot of beer. Is looking scary and unnerved a prerequisite to use it or is it more of a side effect?</p><p>Irish accent: I don't know if there are many but I'm talking of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2q9niujcMI" target="_blank">this guy's</a>. It's one of my favorites. It's welcoming and funny and you really want to have a beer with the guy.</p><p>Oz accent: Agree with Olyy, it sounds very cool and laid back. Maybe I'm saying that out of jealousy but it also sounds a wee bit stupid.</p><p>Kiwi accent: Having lived in NZ for six months, I have come to enjoy it, but it was difficult at first since i couldn't get a word what they were saying. Some english friends told me later that it wasn't just me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p>SA accent: Sounds like you are speakin to Belgian or Dutch people speaking English, so you kind of feel like you're on the same level, regretting not to be able to speak you're own shitty village's language in order to make yourself understood. </p><p>American accent: I have probably heard the New York accent too much because of movies and TV so I couldn't find it beautiful like the Irish one for example. It makes girls sound really stupid but in a sexy "please bang me mister french guy" way. The american accent from Texas is my most hated one, but then again I probably met the supidest people in the universe there. It sounds like they constantly have a hot potatoe in their mouth</p><p>Scottish accent: Trainspotting -> scary and fun. But when spoken by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5c9NiC_rEQ" target="_blank">him</a> it's unbelievable class</p><p></p><p>Voilà .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elgringoborracho, post: 290090"] From a french perspective: I know a vast part of the anglo-saxon world dislikes us, generally not too much although I have been insulted quite a lot once or twice, particularly in the centre of the USA. Our accent however is a godsent weapon to catch girls, and it basically works with girls from any other country than France. The result of this is I'm much more self confident with girls in English or Spanish than in French, knowing that even if i'm saying **** it will rather sound "cute" as yankee brunettes like to say every two sentences. I was told once or twice that french accent carried within a certain idea of poshness which I regret, so it might help us making friends but not too much in making friends who want to get boozed with you when you're travelling. Good thing with beer though is that after a couple, noone gives a crap where you're from. I'd be happy to have your opinions on french people and the french accent, although i also kind of fear asking such a question on a forum with a majority of people from the UK and Ireland. As far as other english accents are concerned, the vast majority of french people cannot differentiate them so we have not built a lot of cliches based on the accents. As for me, i'll try to express with simple words what they inspire in me when i hear them. I don't really know what they all are so I'll just tell from my own experience: London posh accent : seems very posh and sometimes you wonder why they bother moving their mouths in such funny ways. It reminds me of binge drinking in big houses with stupid rich girls. London hooligan accent : another accent i heard in London in pubs from white guys with almost no hair. It sounds like it was invented by people who shout uncomprehensible things and drink a lot of beer. Is looking scary and unnerved a prerequisite to use it or is it more of a side effect? Irish accent: I don't know if there are many but I'm talking of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2q9niujcMI"]this guy's[/url]. It's one of my favorites. It's welcoming and funny and you really want to have a beer with the guy. Oz accent: Agree with Olyy, it sounds very cool and laid back. Maybe I'm saying that out of jealousy but it also sounds a wee bit stupid. Kiwi accent: Having lived in NZ for six months, I have come to enjoy it, but it was difficult at first since i couldn't get a word what they were saying. Some english friends told me later that it wasn't just me. :P SA accent: Sounds like you are speakin to Belgian or Dutch people speaking English, so you kind of feel like you're on the same level, regretting not to be able to speak you're own shitty village's language in order to make yourself understood. American accent: I have probably heard the New York accent too much because of movies and TV so I couldn't find it beautiful like the Irish one for example. It makes girls sound really stupid but in a sexy "please bang me mister french guy" way. The american accent from Texas is my most hated one, but then again I probably met the supidest people in the universe there. It sounds like they constantly have a hot potatoe in their mouth Scottish accent: Trainspotting -> scary and fun. But when spoken by [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5c9NiC_rEQ"]him[/url] it's unbelievable class Voilà . [/QUOTE]
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