Strange Question

**Ancienne Alliance** · 30th April 08, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Cynthia

Speaking as a gal who gets weak in the knees when she hears an accent, they were probably hoping to hear you if you had one

I don't know what I'll do the day someone talks to me with a nice accent like that while wearing a kilt. *swoon*

Sounds like you had a nice day with some nice attention

Do you have a Texan accent Cynthya ?

**Cynthia** · 30th April 08, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by Ancienne Alliance

Do you have a Texan accent Cynthya ?

I used to have one. I pick up accents easily, and spent one summer with my sister in New York (Long Island). I went home with enough of an accent that people asked me the following school year if I was from NY. I ended up with no accent after a while and was amused when people would try to guess where I was from when I talked on the phone

Now, when I've had a few too many drinks sometimes, or especially if I'm really tired and groggy? The ol' Texas drawl starts coming back. Sometimes I get a bit of an accent when I chat with my sister a little too long, too (she's not from NY, but she married someone from there and has an accent). My Mom has quite a southern accent (so does my Dad). They're all from southern Illinois and I was the first one born in Texas.

I quite like French accents, too!

**Glen C** · 30th April 08, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Cynthia

My Mom has quite a southern accent (so does my Dad). They're all from southern Illinois and I was the first one born in Texas.

Cynthia, I know what you mean. I spent 5 years of college in Southern Illinois, And that accent I picked up took another five years to get rid of.:beer:

**davedove** · 30th April 08, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Glen C

Cynthia, I know what you mean. I spent 5 years of college in Southern Illinois, And that accent I picked up took another five years to get rid of.:beer:

Hey, I'm from Southern Illinois (St Louis area, although my folks now live just south of Carbondale). It's not us that have the strange accent, it's you people from Chicago.

When I went to college, everyone said I had an accent, but of course I didn't hear it. When my mom visited though, I could really hear it in her voice.

Cynthia, we guys like the accents too. Whether it's southern or Russian or anything else, I love to hear it on a pretty lady. I don't "swoon" though, but other reactions do occur.

**Cynthia** · 30th April 08, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

Cynthia, we guys like the accents too. Whether it's southern or Russian or anything else, I love to hear it on a pretty lady. I don't "swoon" though, but other reactions do occur.

I definitely find all accents fascinating to hear, but I especially adore Scottish, Irish, English (you get the idea), and French accents

Just a warning in advance to anyone with those (especially if you're kilted)... just ignore the gal turning bright red and getting giddy. I've made a fool of myself on more than one occasion when someone with one of those accents said even a few words to me.

Heheh!

**sharpdressedscot** · 30th April 08, 02:39 PM

Ah, that's a funny story, that wasn't just strange it was unexpected!

I tend to pick up on accents pretty quick, which kind of enables me to do voices... ah, the fun. I can speak like Marvin Martian!

**Ancienne Alliance** · 30th April 08, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Cynthia

I quite like French accents, too!

Imagine a French/Scottish accent with a touch of Irish

**Nick the DSM** · 30th April 08, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Cynthia

I used to have one. I pick up accents easily, and spent one summer with my sister in New York (Long Island). I went home with enough of an accent that people asked me the following school year if I was from NY. I ended up with no accent after a while and was amused when people would try to guess where I was from when I talked on the phone

Now, when I've had a few too many drinks sometimes, or especially if I'm really tired and groggy? The ol' Texas drawl starts coming back. Sometimes I get a bit of an accent when I chat with my sister a little too long, too (she's not from NY, but she married someone from there and has an accent). My Mom has quite a southern accent (so does my Dad). They're all from southern Illinois and I was the first one born in Texas.

I quite like French accents, too!

i know what you mean. living in Gastonia I picked up a slight ebonics sort of thing. sometimes it just slips and i would say "I be".

Since i like to do voices, i'm gonna learn to do a scottish accent. so far on my list: southern, Indian, wisconsin, spanish, sylvester stallone. it shouldnt be hard to learn- for anyone...is it?