Do English People like the American Accent?

Okay, it is 5 A.M. on the east coast where I live so it has to be 10 A.M. in England so I'm guessing many English users are on now. Many Americans really like the English accent. I personally think it sounds very classy and adds much beauty to the English language. I have a standard American accent similar to the accent you would hear on most American television programs. How do English people feel about that accent?

I have no feelings towards it, its an accent. However, I can't understand a fucking word that most people from Texas say, also there is an H on herbs. (Anyone who gets the reference gets a cookie).

Well I think that some kinds of it can sound awesome, but I don't like the Southern American accent as they tend to draw out their words for as long as possible.

" @Tylea002: eddie izzard "

" @Tylea002: Ohhh but I think the real question is.Cake Or Death?In which case i'll have the chicken then sir. to whitch you would say? "

taste of human ideed, Er sorry this will be the last post as it has gotten off-topic apoligies

It varies for me, just like anything. I enjoy some of the accents, indifferent about others, some irritate me a bit, and some I can't understand well.

It seems fine, there are a couple of voices from America which I think have a great tone to them.

I am indifferent towards the accent. What does annoy me though, is the stupid spellings you use for some words!!!! It's colour & flavour, not color and flavor. And I hate that you say football when referring to a game that it not football!!!!!! And that you call football Soccer, a word that is a slang term for the word Association. "I'm going to watch a match of association". IT MAKES NO SENSE!!!!!!!!

I don't mind the accent, but I do care for spelling, I.e. Favourite, note the U, Mum, once again note the U, Realise, note the S, you get my drift.
And why is football, football, you don't even kick it. At least what we call football, we kick.

I have an Australian (Queensland / Tasmanian hybrid, not that most could tell) accent. None of that Steve Irwin stuff, a nice suburban one.

When I use the mic with people from other countries they love it.

"Mum, once again note the U, "

We don't put U's in certain words because us americans are more efficent. We also call it Soccer just so we can piss you off. I find it hilarious.

I think it's awesome, and I'm British.

At least what we call football, we kick. "

Sometimes American accents can grate on me.  Different pronunciations and spellings can grind on me too.  But I'm just a fuss pot.

" I don't mind the accent, but I do care for spelling, I.e. Favourite, note the U, Mum, once again note the U, Realise, note the S, you get my drift.And why is football, football, you don't even kick it. At least what we call football, we kick. "

Bleh. I believe the term is "British"... This includes Australians and other people whose country of origin still has The Queen on their money. ELDERLY BIGOTS OR GTFO!

I'm Australian and I get people saying I have an American accent all the time. I was yelled at once for sounding like a "Fucking yank"

" @Ineedaname said:

" I don't mind the accent, but I do care for spelling, I.e. Favourite, note the U, Mum, once again note the U, Realise, note the S, you get my drift.And why is football, football, you don't even kick it. At least what we call football, we kick. "

Didn't England invent the word "Soccer"? "

" @MattyFTM: My favorite color is a flavor of blue... Now I will go outside and play football... Not soccer, football... :D "

For the record, I was kidding around in my last post. Hopefully no one gets offended.

I think this whole thing is interesting though. I hadn't wondered what my accent sounded like to english people. I never would have thought my voice sounded weird.

I never was a big fan of soccer but I recently saw a couple games (matches?) and they were really exciting and suspenseful. Still not my favorite sport but I like it a lot more now.

One thing I find annoying is that words beginning with H are generally preceded by "an" (like a vowel) instead of "a" (like a consonant). I think this is because 'English' floks pronounce the 'H' in words beginning with it like an apostrophe... leading directly into the vowel. For example it's "an historic moment" instead of "a historic moment". Same with words ending with the letter "T".

And they say we southern Americans over-enunciate our vowels. British folk overlook consonants in order to give the vowels a bump. Nothing explicitly wrong with that... just sayin'.

EDIT: On a roll... let's see how many more threads I can kill.

The accent on 'the hills' tv program is terrible, I'm assuming it's beverly hills? Some Americans have an accent thats comparable to the Essex accent in that they use the word like a lot (A word that fits the accent). Two things about that accent, it's irritating and it makes people sound stupid whether they are or not.

Americans say the word ass better than us English.

" I have no feelings towards it, its an accent. However, I can't understand a fucking word that most people from Texas say, also there is an H on herbs. (Anyone who gets the reference gets a cookie). "

When there are so many absolutely AWESOME accents hanging around, I cant care much for the American one. Oh yeah, DONUT.

What, doughnut? We use both spellings in England. Except donuts tend to be the little ones that don't contain jam and are shaped like polo mints

Texans aren't southern. Ask anyone from any real southern state. They think they're southern just because they're located in the south. Just because your state is located in the South doesn't mean you're a southern state. (you know what I mean, don't act stupid).

Most people I know hate it, although in some situations I find a brooklyn accent pretty awesome (if a little threatening just on its own)

But for the most part no, I don't think it's held in particularly high regard. But then there are so many, just like in the UK we have all sorts of accents in england alone, not the stereotypical posh one you guys seem to love so much (just like you have tons of different accents in New York alone, let alone all the states)

I like it quite a bit and I'm Irish.The southern ones can be a bit grating sometimes.

Can't stand the Austrailian accent though.

I'm not from either country, but my take on accents is that it's more about the person speaking it than it is the accent itself. The voice, the pitch, the volume, etc. I also think confidence have a lot to do with it. Some people just convey appealing characteristics through their voice that's not really tied to an accent.

The only thing that bugs me is the mispronunciation of 'herb' (saying 'erb' instead), otherwise it's fine, especially Brad's.

What annoys me about it is when a stupid person on xbox live tells me that "american" is a language and that it's seperate from english just that they sound similar. OR another that told me to "stop ruining the english language you british faggot"

I am not a big fan of my own country's accent, especially when compared to the English one. You guys have a great accent and I want to move out there to just get a bit of that vibe. Still, the American accent is just...boring in comparison.

I live in England and have an American accent, heres the low down: Half of the people will think you have a great accent, the rest will criticize it at all costs.

Well, I just recorded myself trying to mimic the english accent. I didn't have anything better to do. I sound like a retard trying to enunciate every single syllable.