Ok so seeing as there is a "Sexist Accents" topic (of which i've posted in), i thought i'd go the other way and create one for the worst accents or "Turn off Accents"
Me:
German Russian Typical American Redneck American Greek Ukraine
As you can see most of them (for me at least) are mainly very punchy, sharp sometimes angry languages, i've always said that even if you're complimenting someone in German, it sounds like you're insulting them cos of the brutality of the words compared to those of Italian, French or Spanish
I love German though… I think you just have to get used to it though … The people from Hanover sound really sophisticated and well educated in my opinion and the accent from the Ruhr sounds so motherly…
But you do have to listen to some German for a while, then it sounds nice in English.
Ok so seeing as there is a "Sexist Accents" topic (of which i've posted in), i thought i'd go the other way and create one for the worst accents or "Turn off Accents"
Me:
German Russian Typical American Redneck American Greek Ukraine
As you can see most of them (for me at least) are mainly very punchy, sharp sometimes angry languages, i've always said that even if you're complimenting someone in German, it sounds like you're insulting them cos of the brutality of the words compared to those of Italian, French or Spanish
French. Absolutely cant stand the accent. Welsh and Chinese just sound comical. Dont mind the aussie accent, they sound tidy.
So much hate for Northern accents. Especially the Scouse accent. I may reconsider my decision to decline the offer from my parents of elocution lessons.
Or I live near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk and some of the pronunciation of words is shocking. It will sometimes take me a good few seconds to register what a chavy local is trying to say!
Yooooo don't hate! That's one half of my ethnicity you're one about lol.
One half of mine alike! I must say though my perception may be tainted by the absolute cows of Nigerians that I've met in the past. The one's I've met in university though (literally... one) have been lovely.