The other day I mentioned my dislike for men with accents*. I feel I should clarify because it was probably perceived that I meant any type of accent. That is so not the case. I love American accents. Everything from East Point to the East Coast, and even nondescript midwest or…New Orleans. What I don’t love are foreign accents on a Black man.
I’m sure it’s all based on experience. I remember going out with a guy from Senegal a couple of times in college. Eating on the floor of his sister’s dirty kitchen with my hands may or may not have scarred me for life.
And remember the blind date of ’08 when dude called me plus sized and drank his red wine with ice cubes? Yeah, he was British.
And, ummmm, Peter from RHOA? Yuck!
So when I received a phone call from last weekend’s date and heard a very distinct Caribbean accent I was immediately turned off. Still, I tried to be open minded about it. I mean, we were just meeting for a drink. It couldn’t be that bad, right? Right.
And really, it wasn’t that bad, except I had to keep asking him to repeat himself. Did you know I am slightly hard of hearing? I am. Couple that with an accent and I was totally annoyed by the end of the date.
That and he just seemed…soft.
*I know some of you are married to men with accents. This is in no way intended to offend you.
ROFL! I LOVE men with accents. My husband is Trini and he doesn’t have an accent but all the men in his family have accents. I love it….when I can understand it. I may need to introduce you to my father-in-law. I have not met a woman yet that does not want to bring him home.
I am from another country so I tend to adore men with accents. Especially Australian accents. AWESOME.
I love carribean and English accents! (As long as I can understand them). I am a new reader so I wished you would have linked the story you referenced! Sounds huh-larious!
It took me FOREVER to be able to understand T on the phone. His accent, though not terribly thick, is combined with him being soft-spoken and I remember thinking, “SPEAK UP.”
Heh.
I’m good with most of them, however I HATE Atlanta accents. With a passion. Example, most of the folks from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, but especially Erica’s. I don’t know what “zone” that is, but I stay away from it.
I love British accents. I want one. I’ve sometimes thought about going the Madonna route and just faking it.
Peter from RHOA had a foreign accent? I don’t remember him having one. Where was it from?
LOL! I’m not big on foreign accents either so I feel you.
HAHAHAHAHA! This may be one of my favorite posts from you! I love Atlanta & New Orleans accents to an extent. I don’t like too too southern. I HATE Boston & Jersey accents. It doesn’t help that I only know one man from Jersey who doesn’t cry if you use sarcasm. Soft. Also, JFK was instantly unsexy the first time I heard his voice. EW. How could you elect that accent!?!? I love Spanish accents. I was determined to have a Hispanic (chef) husband even after I met Rashan… He ruined my dreams! HMPH! LOL I forgive him just because he gave me new ones. His accent is mostly neutral with occasional bits of NY.
LOL! I can’t say that I’m anti-accents, but I’ll tell you this – the first time I came to Mississippi I went out with Smoochy, his friend, and the friend’s girlfriend. I understood not a single word any of them said that night O_O
I love a man with a foreign accent! Some American accents annoy me.
I love accents – except Atlanta!! If the foreign accent is thick, it can be a little challenging, but I would take that any day over an ATL dialect. I learned when I dated a guy from Cameroon that I do better in person than over the phone, especially until I can completely understand his personal speaking style.
I once dated a guy from the Cameroon. I didn’t care what he was saying. He was great to look at. I wish I could remember his name. I did not have the patience to talk to him on the phone but he was great to date.
I told him I wanted to go to walk the Potomac and he took me on a tour of a neighborhood called Potomac. Once we got past the language barrier, we went to the river and walked like I had wanted.
Depending on how thick the accent is, it can be frustrating if you constantly need them to repeat themselves. The accents I hate are the deep ghetto southern ones where they have clearly made absolutely no attempt to use the words as they’re intended. Example: East Point =”East Pernt” or Hey Girl=”Ay Gull.” Damn that! Luckily I’m not dating anymore, but good luck with your suitor search!
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