Do american accents sound weird to non americans?

[Andalusa]

Yes, when you put them next to an english person. But to me it just brings out the "englishness" of the accent of the english person? ...I don't know.
Anyway, yes it does sound... odd, but in a good way.

 

[Floodclaw]

Well, even though there are many different American accents, as said before, I can cover them all with a blanket statement of YES.

I can understand Americans just fine....and I'm sorry for being a little intolerant here, but some people's overemphasis on the 'r' sound really irks me. I don't know why, it just doesn't seem natural. :|

 

[minarri]

I think that any accent different from your own will, by definition, sound strange to you. But that doesn't mean you can't get accustomed to them.

Incidentally I'm from the US (PA) but accents from even places near my hometown sound strange to me. For example, upstate NY and western OH accents stick out to me, and the latter rubs me the wrong way.

 

[Agayek]

Yes, but there's nothing wrong with it

Question to the americans: Do British accents sound odd to you?

Not really odd, per se, but it definitely stands out.

Most of the time it's perfectly understandable and unambiguous. The only time issues arise is when you use words like "lorry" that nobody this side of the pond has ever heard.

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

I can understand it but it is odd to me, but not bad.

Oh and I have to admit that it is really hard to tell the difference between british and australian sometimes.

 

[slevin8989]

if it's a foreign language too you of course it's gonna sound weird it's just something you're not used to

 

[psychedelic2]

Yes, but its always more noticable with people from the Southern States.

Yes, but there's nothing wrong with it

Question to the americans: Do British accents sound odd to you?

I'm from Britain and a lot of other British Accents sound odd to me!

 

[Clashero]

Oh! I also despise the voices American boys have when they in puberty. People all over the world have a deeper voice when they're 6 years old.
Hell, even after they've grown into adults they sound far too high. I was watching some UFC bouts last night and I couldn't believe how high-pitched some of the fighters' voices were. I would have expected them to speak like the TF2 Heavy.

 

[The Infinite]

I happen to be a non-american with an american accent ironically. It's rather awkward at family things since I happen to be British

 

[Gerazzi]

I make my own accent.
O_O

 

[Mullahgrrl]

You all sound like the fox in Dr Snuggles!

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

I would have expected them to speak like the TF2 Heavy.

OH god I want to sound like a TF2 Heavy.

I happen to be a non-american with an american accent ironically. It's rather awkward at family things since I happen to be British

You could have developed a somalian accent out of no were which would have been much much more strange.

 

[puppydogvaan]

I have a far more important question: are there any people from other countries who find our accent sexy???

 

[JordanMillward_1]

Yes you all sound like Yanks.

Damn straight.

 

[FinalGamer]

Not really. Though for some reason I can't understand New Yorkers without subtitles because of my hearing problem. Everyone else is alright.

 

[Zac_Dai]

Depends what type of American accent, the mild ones are pretty cool.

The typical American TV News reporter accent seems to be the worse for me though.

 

[Zarthek]

I hear plenty of American accents that are weird to me, and I'm American.... now that is saying something.

 

[Ancalagon]

I have a far more important question: are there
any people from other countries who find our accent sexy???

I find a girl with an American accent sexy; but I'm in a serious minority as far as British people are concerned. I think it's because my first serious girlfriend was American, so I associate it with her.

The rest of the English speaking world is so used to american accents in media that it's water off a duck's back.

Basically this. Said ex-girlfriend's father used to talk really slowly on the 'phone to me, and when I asked him why, he said he found my Scottish accent difficult to understand, so he talked slowly so I could understand his American one. Which was very considerate of him, but we're all so used to it from TV and films that it was totally unnecessary.

 

[manaman]

YES.

YES

That was a very fulfilling string of statements. Thank you for taking the time to share your world view with us.

I have mentioned before having spent a lot of time out of the US. When out of the country I could claim to be from whatever English (and sometimes a non-English) country I wanted to, as long as they themselves did not speak English (as a first language) nobody could ever tell I was lying (or called me on it). I am sure that has more to do with the places I was going then anything else.