(September 7, 2014 at 5:21 pm)Tobie Wrote: @Keri; you prefer Brummy to West country accents?
*Some* Brummy. My ex was raised in the Black Country and went to uni at UoB and I have a close friend on my previous course who is from Birmingham and as long as he's not mumbling I find his voice pretty soothing.
To be honest I don't know what West country includes. I have friends from all over England (and Wales) and I really don't know specifically where they are from but if their accent is just generic, nothing stands out about it, then I don't bother asking and just assume they are English (or Welsh if their accent is clearly Welsh). Those whose accents that I really liked I would ask so my list started growing.
My ex didn't sound completely Brummy though because of 6 years spent living and studying in Cumbria. There were always twangs of a northern accent when frustrated with me. Ha.
I prefer over everything, the Welsh accent. I love the sing-song nature of it, and I love when a bit of Welsh (the language) is thrown in as well.
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