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Reply 20

Gah, before I came to the UK I couldn't give a toss about American accents and always thought that posh Britty accents were the shexiest thing ever. NOW, I'm sooooooo used to hoity-toity English accents that all of a sudden I find American accents (specifically North East and California ones) ridiculously hot. Meh.

Reply 21

IzzyWizzy

My boyfriend grew up in Italy, then moved to England when he was 5/6ish - it's odd, cause his English is now much better than his Italian! Still see him as 'foreign' though, and we do get the odd 'interracial relationship' comment as I'm excruciatingly pale whilst he's got a deep year-round Mediterranean tan! Very unfair

What's with the 'interracial relationship' comments anyway? I get it as well - my bf is just Irish but I'm 1/4 Italian and tanned, but I'm clearly still a white person! I find it really annoying as people see my as foreign even thought I'm from here and as Irish as anyone else.

And to answer the question, I've had a Spanish boyfriend but I lived in Spain at the time. We talked in Spanish only.

Reply 22

Danny_777

readyforaberequine07

Really, you think it's cute? I've been freaking nervous about becoming an American expat myself in September, mostly because I thought no boys would want to date me cause of my accent, which I find incredibly obnoxious. But I'm glad to hear that because the Brit boys I saw while visiting were a knockout! :smile:

Where is your gf from? I'm from California so I have a bit of a newscaster accent but not quite that nasal.

I think American accents on girls are insanely sexy... :wink:

Lord, I'd love to date an American girl....

Reply 23

readyforaberequine07

I just hope all the nice Welsh boys at Aber react that way, Danny777 :smile:

Man, I can't wait to get there. Oh dear, I have just reminded myself that I am stuck here. Shoot. Philosoraptor, I do not have a valley girl accent (thank god, I think I'd shoot myself if I did). And JC, that's super cute, congrats and good luck!

Reply 24

Philosoraptor

Ah , then, you're american accent is most likely hot, and I want you now. :p:

Reply 25

Danny_777

Philosoraptor

Ah , then, you're american accent is most likely hot, and I want you now. :p:

Seconded

I also LOVE Welsh accents on girls. Oooh, I do!

Reply 26

The Albatross

My boyfriend is Taiwanese. He came to England 5 years ago, so English is still certainly his second language. His English isn't perfect - you can tell he's not a native speaker - but its very good. He makes odd little mistakes sometimes which I find really cute. Its really not a problem, although when I visit his family in Taiwan I can't talk to them cos I don't speak Mandarin and they don't speak English. I guess I will just have to learn!