Which Accent is Most Attractive? | Amy Walker
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- Опубликовано: 21 мар 2018
- How does each accent affect how you perceive my 1) Intelligence 2) Attractiveness and 3) Friendliness? I was asked by a Psychology class to do a vid comparing a British accent to a Californian one using their short script. The study will be conducted scientifically at their university, but comment, share, let me know what You think!
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The english rates higher for intelligence and attractiveness but the California is roughly higher for friendliness. You're talented.
It certainly is. More and more.
And arrogance, Californians come across as narcissistic nihilists
I'm an Aussie and you fooled me completely ... best American portraying an Australian I have ever heard ... it was flawless!
When you said “lemmeknow your thooouuuughts” at the end, I will admit I screamed for a sec, that was perfect Australian!
Shabouawitchatoubitouch
"I will for sure share mine" ...Amy Walker's 21 accents is the best RUclips ever made ...
It's an interesting topic. My wife is English, I am American. My wife would tell you she perceives Americans as a group to be friendlier.
Except when they are bommbing you.
I’m Australian and that is easily the best Aussie accent by a non Aussie I’ve ever heard.
Good onya
Your Californian accent is so good. It’s not insulting like a lot of imitations are, while staying true to the whimsy.
Your pronunciation is mildly stilted, but we do sound that way when we’re offended or uncomfortable, so that’s how I took your characterization. Nice job :)
Am probably biased, but I'd agree that English is better for attractiveness and intelligence, possibly not for friendliness
I'm an Aussie too and you are so good at this and would have fooled me if I hadn't known you were an accent specialist!
Great video! That's gotta be a tough adjustment to go from Aussie to I guess it's California Valley that abruptly. Awesome job and thanks for posting!
Wow, that was amazing! Bang-on perfect Aussie accent - and as an Aussie Linguistics graduate, I was listening super closely! It was also interesting to see how I felt as though I liked or disliked you more with the different accents (my order of preference was the same as your order of delivery - but the level of ‘attractiveness’ of various accents would change depending on each listener’s personal linguistic background). Well done, Amy.
I’m so, so, sooo biased, but I still just love the RP accent 😍
1st is most attractive.
Im an Aussie, from Victoria and live in Broome Western Australia. I've never heard an Australian accent done so well, it was perfect with not a trace of American accent. Quite bizarre to watch, and very impressive.
11/10 for your Aussie accent. It's great to hear an American who can absolutely nail my accent. :)
Love you, Amy!
Well done but every accent is unique and i love them all thank you AW
Amy is outstanding. Whichever accent she uses, I would runaway with her anyday. She is absolutely gorgeous.
As somebody who was born and raised in Northern California, that is one of the best accents I’ve ever heard. It’s pretty accurate but I can also tell why people notice the difference between our accents and other United States places hahaha
Wow! Neat! I never look at accents in this way... except the differences between Northern & Southern America! New research for me. Yayee Amy! Btw- I would drawn more to the english accent- & i live in Iowa-USA.
Amy Walker, I’ve been watching a bunch of your videos and your accents are amazing, I’m learning so much! Your Aussie accent is particularly impressive. I’ve watched a few videos of you speaking with an Australian accent and it’s almost perfect. Just one small note - at ~0:59 on this video when you say ‘environment’ it has a hint of American English in it. We wouldn’t have the ‘n’ in ‘onm’ so pronounced so it sounds like you’re saying ‘en-vine-ment ’ but we say ‘en-vire-ment’
It’s hilarious that most comments are on the Australian accent (which is fantastic), but on the British & California samples, I’d say Intelligence and Attractiveness go to former, and Friendliness slightly to the latter, as the Brit is a little more intimidating. Keep the videos coming! (Btw, could you do one on a Maine accent, as it’s very rare to hear a good impersonation of it?)
The queen of accents.🌹
Bloody amazing aussie accent. Truly impressed as an aussie myself.
I would love for you to listen to my accent and pick out all those things I'm not even aware of. I'm German, living in Northern Ireland and many locals have asked me in the past if I'm from donegal (which is in Ireland). I am rubbish at accents, so I can't just put on an accent. I'd love to know what accent(s) you hear when I talk. You're extremely talented, keep up the great work! 😊
Fun video. I could listen to you (and watch you) all day. Such a voice. And a lovely face.
Hello Amy, sure do love your accents!
that easy, love -it's whichever one YOUR'RE doing ;)
Hello dear Professor
Thanks a lot for your help and advice. I do appreciate your job.
💖💖 You are like Sunshine!!
Amy, you are awesome! Every time I say your name I say it with an aussie accent lol
I love the Aussie accent. Might be because I live in New Zealand and I have met many Aussies
As a Californian living in Ohio, I didn't realize how much I truly missed the Californian way of speaking. Well done on that!
I'd like to hear you do my local accent (Scouse), it is a melting pot of accents from all over Europe and Ireland and can also sound completely different depending on where in the city you are and also how old you are as it has vastly changed in such a short space of time...
It's an easy question:
1) Intelligence: English
2) Attractiveness: English
3) Friendliness: American
P.S. I'm from Montana, your American accent is perfect, but could listen to your English accent all day. Beautiful...
P.P.S LOVED your accent Tour around the U.S. I laugh every time I watch it - you're the BEST!!! God bless ya!!!
Ditto Samuel Dooley. Wish I was as talented. I love reading out-loud, especially with accents. It makes the stories more fun for me and for my listeners. I'm thinking about going online with my stories, but feel ill equipped accent-wise and communing with a camera wise. I become painfully self conscious. Thanks for the videos. They are a blast.
Thanks for the good video I preferred the second one
As an American I feel the English/British accent and all it’s variants including Aussie and kiwi is by far the most attractive accent on Earth.
Hello Amy, I love your videos! My thoughts are as follows: it's difficult-because both are you, both are fabulous. But, here goes: 1) Intelligence-no difference 2) Attractiveness-I find the British accent that you chose to be softer. The American sounds are a bit harsh. For example, the "r" in "Walker" and vowels such as the "a" in "graduate", the "ow" in "town" and the "o" in "dog", grate a little in the US version. 3) Friendliness-I prefer this British accent for the same reasons. I find a softer approach to speech more inviting. Merci! Anna
I'd like to hear you do this for accents within a country - so north and south of England, the US etc...
The California accent all the way!! Oxnard, CA!!
I think, like many people I have also discussed this with, that the RP British accent definitely rates higher for sounding more intelligent. As you speak it, it sounds friendly, but I think most of us would perceive the California accent as friendlier. Being from South Carolina -- the Upstate region which is quite rhotic (hard "r"s) , as opposed to the coastal accent which is non-rhotic with soft "ah's" -- I can tell you that many people from other regions perceive Southern rhotic-speakers especially as though they were quite unintelligent. Though certainly there are some who are, it's no more than in any other accent category. And though I get why, it has always been a very unfair comparison. I love your work, Amy, and your ability to switich from one authentic accent to another so fluidly is stunning! Thanks for sharing your talent! BTW -- do you ever have trouble staying in your own accent?
The second I hear G of the Day I knew you’re doing the Aussie accent.
Question: to my knowledge I learnt that for American accents the “generic” ones anyways tend to relax their dialect especially LA in the west coast. Unlike how some British accents does it as if they’re posh. Am I sort of right?
Of the two accents you do at the end (not the full-on Aussie intro), the first one is confusing me. Most of the comments here seem to think it was an RP English accent. If it was, there were a few words which had a decidedly Australian twang. The first was the surname “Walker” which had a more open-mouthed second syllable like an Aussie would say. Then there was “home town” in which both words, to me ear at least, had diphthongs tending in the Antipodean direction. Lastly there was “dog” which didn’t sound RP English to me. It sounded like the accent you were doing was of a middle class Home Counties girl who moved to Australia at maybe 13-14 years of age and went to a posh school in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs.
The first one also confused me. It sounded like she got stuck on the Aussie accent and ended up blending it with British.
you are hella talented girl , much much love from india
My gosh if i didn’t know you were American I would think you were from here, Australia! Amazing 😻
Her Australian accent is on point 👌
The way you pronounce the long O in the Aussie accent is SPOT ON, best American speaking Aussie, that's the one most Americans don't get. Including me. "Video" at 00:12 is undetectable, just perfect. Also "so" at 00:33... how do you learn that?? 😂
English! We always get our english colleagues to deal with anything official in the US. They always get their way,;)
The first non-Aussie I've ever heard get it right. This is astoundingly good. There were 2-3 individual words where it didnt sound quite right, but that was because I was listening closely for any slip-ups. If I met her doing this in the street she would easily pass for a native.
Beautiful
I have nothing intelligent to add to this but just wanted to say that I love love love that fact that whenever you do a 'standard' British accent you totally nail my own accent- which I have never been able to understand or pin down myself. It's an English accent, but it's not RP but it's nearly RP. It's a tiny bit estuary, but not that either. A bit East Anglian maybe? People can never place my accent... It's definitely not the accent of my home town...I guess it's just generic, and I never seem to hear it in films or on TV, but Amy, I do hear it when you do your standard British accent, so, thank you!
also, Amy, if you could tell me what you're doing when you're doing the standard English accent, maybe I could understand what the hell is going on with my own haha! ;)
The British accent is softer and the American is friendly. I prefer the English one but I am married to a Brit! Love your ability to do accents!
Amy, your very own is Best
I think it is a function of where you are from and the prejudice you bring with you. The default is to go with the accent with which you are most comfortable which is usually your native accent.
Your Aussie accent is spookily good. It's one that non-Aussies always seem to struggle with, I suspect because of a lack of exposure. The best non-Aussies I've heard do the accent are usually Brits who grew up watching Aussie soaps on UK TV. :)
One note, though: the one flaw I heard was "environment", and I know exactly why. Your brain is saying "non-rhotic, remember to do it non-rhotic" so when you hit an R between two vowels, which Aussies _do_ vocalise, you skipped over it. 100% understandable mistake in an otherwise near-perfect Aussie accent.
She is brilliant! To truly master the Australian accent, she must master the Frankston accent
its Franga mate
Very good on all, Ms Walker. Not many can get the traditional Aust as close. Its dying out, as the younger gens pick up other forms, from multi-media and the influx of immigration. I noted the higher intonation at the sentence end (typical newer Aus). The UK RP, spot on (parse for pass). :)
Interesting experiment! After comparing both, I found the British accent to be more intelligent while the California accent was more friendly. I found them to be about equal on attractiveness.
Wow great Aussie!
As an American, most foreign accents pique my interest! That was a suburb Aussie accent Amy.
I lived in Brisbane, Ipswich, Moorooka, Nundah and MacKay for a time. Now I live in the USA. Her accent makes me want to go back to Australia. She rates better in every category as Aussie.
Honestly, I liked both.
Do the Texas, Georgia, alabama, South Carolina accents please
The 2nd one!!!!
Personally i feel that the first accent portrays a smart, educated and sophisticated woman, friendly and open minded, but also very .....let's say "aware" of herself in terms of how she wants to be percieved by others. If that makes any sense to you 😄 The second accents portrays (imho) a friendly, outgoing woman who is more careless or free spirited, if you will. Though i do not imagine her as less educated, she appears to me as if it doesn't matter to her if she is seen as intelligent or not. As for attractiveness i have two different types of women in mind when i hear the accents and personally i'd favour the first one a bit more.
And btw, i really admire your talent for accents and you are such a sweet and warm soul, i enjoy your videos very much. Greetings from germany😊
I'd say the second of the two dialogued accents is more atractive, the first is one I relate to but in the short piece spoken the accent is slightly cold and unsexy,the second is sexier and more fun.
Its a topic that interests me as well. I think accent and tone have implications for brain waves, mood and general intelligence, and how it can develop.
I think the more you live near LA, the less sexy you find the accent. It's highly grating to me now
@@kilgoretrout321 I think you may be right
I'm American, from Utah, so not quite the "american" accent you gave...There's parts I found "better" in each version. I liked most of it in the first accent, except I liked "hometown" and "hikes" and "cooking" in the second version... Such a mind blow! For some reasong I hated the way you said "dog" in the second version!!! And yet I wonder how I sound when I say "dog"?? Crazy scientific poll!! I'd love to know all the results!! Much Love and Connections!
First Accent:
Intelligence: ++
Attractiveness: -
Friendlyness:+
Second Accent:
Intelligence: -
Attractiveness: ++
Friendlyness:++
Hi Amy, the one before the american one sounds like a broadcaster's accent, polished and a bit put-on.
Idk why but if you’re a country boy and you have a southern accent, I am a puddle in your hands and I’m instantly falling for you. 😂this is also a sign to any country boys that wanna hmu🤣
The first accent sounds more competent. You are quite focused and knowledgeable in appearance.
The second accent sounds less confident. You sound as if you’ve got other things to do and therefore less engaged comparatively.
I was carefully watching the face and body language and saw no difference so it’s definitely the accent!
Thank you for sharing a great talent!
1st, would be my pick.
Happy 300th Video! Both accents are pleasant enought, but I would say the first one conveys the appearance of more intelligence and attractiveness, while the second one conveys the appearance of more friendliness.
Is there a link between upwards inflection (in both Aussie and Cali accent) and perceived friendliness? Does it perhaps feel like the listener is being taken into the speaker's confidence.
I wonder if you could do a Tennessee accent as good as you do the Australian?
Hello I'm a french and I will know if the french accent is nice for you or bad what is your opinions about this :) ?
What were the final conclusions of your study at the university?
Second one is better all around in the aspects you gave to be tested
OK ! you must be british so lol
living in Australia I can perceived this English accent from a more educated person, someone more refined, the american accent sounds to me more friendly though (in this case and sentence).
Do you have any other accent videos Amy? Makes English a little more proper I'd say! :-D
The English accent was super attractive , and i thought both were friendly, but even though this feedback doesn't help with anything, I'll use it as a compliment because damn it ,was that English accent attractive
It's a tie between a non-rhotic southern accent and and a RP British accent. Both are very very very attractive!
Nice
Yeah, the aussie's my favorite for attractiveness and friendliness. Though, british is probably the most intelligent sounding one.
does matter in what accent you say it, it will be always attractive.
Australian was excellent. 'Given' was off but 'though' is perfect.
The 2nd accent I liked better
The middle one
I love Australian accents and British accents
the first one
First one seems smarter and second I would say is more attractive.
Socal/valleygirl, I love it!! Might you be a fan of Clueless? :)
that definitely not a valley girl accent
@@Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat As someone who lived in the valley.... yeah. It is. You must be super young.
@@anyal1987 um no it isnt, though. It's a neutral Californian accent, used as a generic American accent in film. There isnt the same vocal trill or vocal inclination that matches the valley girl accent.
Bomb American accent!
OMG！Time leaves no mark on your face!! I was watching your video "how to do an american accent", you're even more gorgeous now! Much appreciate your teaching! I have one question, though: "Does most Americans leave the t out of 'mountain'?"
I am a northern California native and I most certainly do NOT leave out the "t" in mountain. Without the "t" it sounds very "hillbilly" to me. ;)
Yes, they do, and it drives me bananas! Can anyone say Internet, or is it always Innernet? How about den'l and men'l for dental and mental? That lack of t in the middle of words is such a downer. WHY can't the Yankees teach their children how to speak? This leaving out the "t" sound, it drives me up a creek!
@@erpollock There are examples of elision in all sorts of accents that most people do unconsciously. We'll have to find the ones in yours too, then tease you about it! It'll be fair then. :)
I love Irish accent
first accent
i am biased bc i live in the UK and have lived in both australia and usa so i dont' let accents influence me so much but overall aussies are friendliest.
Bloody hell! I could have sworn you were Australian!
Any answers we give are necessarily coloured by previous exposure to those national accents. As an Aussie, it's hardly surprising I'd find the Australian accent nicer than the others and I wouldn't infer anything about intelligence from any of them.
Hollywood has often used Aussie actors to play British characters, going way back to the days of Errol Flynn. Maybe they just liked the look of them, but sometimes the softer accent was useful too.