Batty.
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I quite like accents, now. I never used to, because they became a hurdle to my understanding of the spoken English, but some of them have grown on me.
Scottish accent in particular is a good one to my ears; the one I can just about understand. It's a calculated, balanced accent, with slight curves to it. Not sure about some other accents, though. London strong cockney sounds 'kick yer head in' aggressive. Manchester accent sounds dead common (sorry). Birmingham accent is very difficult to understand; can't put a finger in the mood of that accent. Welsh accent is dramatic; like singing a happy song for very little or no reason. Strong Liverpool accent is above my grasp; can never guarantee the mood- you just don't know. Australian accent sounds as if they're talking in English reluctantly. Indian accent (like mine) is a dum-dum-dee-dee-dum-maro-dum accent. Needless to say that a lot of non-English Indians surprisingly start speaking English when drunk, along with literally walking backwards. American accent is too show-offy; as if they're on Speed or something. I like Dermot from Sky and Trevor Macdonald's accent, whatever such accents are called. Only because I can understand every word they speak. They always sound sober.
Unaccented English is the best one for my understanding, but accents make the English language more interesting.
It's my own ignorance for not grasping complex accents.
Scottish accent in particular is a good one to my ears; the one I can just about understand. It's a calculated, balanced accent, with slight curves to it. Not sure about some other accents, though. London strong cockney sounds 'kick yer head in' aggressive. Manchester accent sounds dead common (sorry). Birmingham accent is very difficult to understand; can't put a finger in the mood of that accent. Welsh accent is dramatic; like singing a happy song for very little or no reason. Strong Liverpool accent is above my grasp; can never guarantee the mood- you just don't know. Australian accent sounds as if they're talking in English reluctantly. Indian accent (like mine) is a dum-dum-dee-dee-dum-maro-dum accent. Needless to say that a lot of non-English Indians surprisingly start speaking English when drunk, along with literally walking backwards. American accent is too show-offy; as if they're on Speed or something. I like Dermot from Sky and Trevor Macdonald's accent, whatever such accents are called. Only because I can understand every word they speak. They always sound sober.
Unaccented English is the best one for my understanding, but accents make the English language more interesting.
It's my own ignorance for not grasping complex accents.
