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Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by sleekch1c(f): 2:46pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
In the unending pursuit of love, or its less eternal surrogate, the right accent can be as attractive as bright eyes, a beaming smile and a parabolic backside. For world travelers, a far-flung tongue promises the unknown, confirms the known and dispels the thought-we-knew. Does our highly scientific survey exclude your favorite accent? Vote on our Facebook poll. But no accent is sexy when it’s strong enough to crush a beer can. Which means not all accents are created equal. It’s estimated that there are nearly 7,000 languages on earth. That’s nearly 7,000 different ways to traipse clumsily through the English language -- or to sex it up like a Justin Timberlake song wrapped in chocolate cleavage. Which begs our list of the world’s sexiest brogues. Some of you may have a legitimate case for inclusion in the top twelve. Others -- we’re looking at you, Vietgermans -- do not. Our also-rans included Putonghua (especially when Taiwanese women speak it in gentle tones), Australian (as appealing as warm Foster's to some, tantalizingly exotic to others) and Japanese (the language of repressed salarymen is also strangely designed for pillow talk). Because when it comes to accents, there are no absolutes. Except that Bronx English is absolutely horrible. 12. Argentine The bad news: she finds your bad breath and dirty elbows repulsive. The good news: it sounded totally hot when she told you. Famous tongues: Fernando Lamas, Gabriela Sabatini A historical refuge for Spaniards, Italians and Germans, the hyper-libidinous South Ameripean melting pot of Argentina has cultivated a proud, pouty tone. With its own pronunciation of Spanish letters (“ll” sounds like “shh”) and its own words (“you” is “vos”), this is a dialect that’s hard to get. (Or at least plays that way.) Sounds like: A tightly tuned guitar of G-strings strummed by a lamb shank 11. Thai He not only floats like a butterfly, he speaks like one, too. Famous tongues: Tony Jaa, Tata Young With five tones comprising their native speech, the traffickers of this often fragile accent turn any language into a song of seduction. Thai is largely monosyllabic, so multi-beat foreign words get extra emphases right up until the last letter, which is often left off, leaving the listener wanting more. (Or at least asking “Huh?” lustfully.) Sounds like: R-rated karaoke 10. Trinidadian If their accents don't seduce you, their mon boobs will. Famous tongues: Nikki Minaj, Billy Ocean For fetishists of oddball sexuality, the Caribbean island of Trinidad offers an undulating, melodic gumbo of pan-African, French, Spanish, Creole and Hindi dialects that, when adapted for English, is sex on a pogo stick. Sounds like: A rubber life raft bobbing on a sea of steel drums Also on CNN: Asia's top 5 celeb sex scandals 9. Brazilian Portuguese She screams, she scores! Famous tongues: Alice Braga, Anderson Silva Perhaps owing to its freedom from French influence, the Brazilian Portuguese accent has a more colorful, puerile flair than its coarser European counterpart. The resulting yowl of drawn-out vowels reveals a flirty freedom of spirit that sounds like a permanent vacation. Sounds like: The near, then far, then near again hum of a low-wattage vacuum cleaner that runs on dance sweat 8. U.S. Southern Y'all, we love it when y'all call us y'all. Especially when y'all are wearing orange chaps. Famous tongues: Matthew McConaughy, Britney Spears There’s nothing sexy about being in a hurry, and you could clock the growth rate of grass with the honeyed drawl -- less Tea Party, more “True Blood” -- of a Southern beau or belle. Sounds like: Molasses taking a smoking break Also on CNN: 15 unusual places to spend a night 7. Oxford British "Down to your last pair of socks then, what?" Famous tongues: Hugh Laurie, Sienna Miller Authoritative. Upright. Erudite. Scholarly. Few accents promise the upward nobility of the Queen’s English. It’s a take on the language that sets hearts devoted to James Bond and Hermione Granger aflutter. And, should the speaker fail to slake your most wanton desires, eh, at least you’ll learn something. Sounds like: A crisply ironed shirt playing a harp Where does French land? Who has the sexiest accent? Click on to find out. 6. Irish Just lay off the leprechaun jokes and you'll be fine. Famous tongues: Colin Farrell, Andrea Corr Valued slightly more in men than in women, the Irish brogue is a lilting, lyrical articulation that’s charming, if not exotic. Fluid and uplifting, it can swing from vulnerable to threatening over the course of a sentence, restoring your faith in the world again … right before it stabs you with a broken bottle top. Sounds like: A marauding pixie 5. Nigerian Some Nigerians are actually worth giving your bank account information to. Famous tongues: King Sunny Adé, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Dignified, with just a hint of willful naiveté, the deep, rich “oh’s” and “eh’s” of Naija bend the English language without breaking it, arousing tremors in places other languages can’t reach. Kinda makes the occasional phone scam worth the swindle. Sounds like: The THX intro with teeth 4. Czech Smoky eyes? Czech. Intrguing history? Czech. Meat-flavored accent? Czech. Famous tongues: Petra Nemcova, Jaromír Jágr Like Russian, without the nettlesome history of brutal, iron-fisted despotism, Czech is a smoky, full-bodied vocal style that goes well with most meats. Murky and mysterious, the Bohemian tone is equal parts carnal desire and carnival roustabout. Sounds like: Count Dracula, secret agent 3. Spanish "¿Número tres? ¿Qué clase de idiota eres?" Ah, no one rejects us so hotly. Famous tongues: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz Sensual and beckoning, but with the passion to unleash hell kept just barely restrained, Castilian is like a dialectic Hoover Dam. But then there’s the lisp. Tender, vulnerable and cute as a baby’s hangnail -- no one owns the “th” sound formed by tongue and teeth like those who speak the language of Cervantes. Sounds Like: An outboard motor on Lake Paella Best of CNN: World's coolest nationalities 2. French Even when they pout it sounds good. Famous tongues: Sophie Marceau, Jean Reno The demotion of this perennial prizewinner of global brogues to second place may illustrate the declining sexuality of Old World petulance. Still, the come-hither condescension and fiery disinterest of the French tongue remains paradoxically erotic. Sounds like: A 30-year-old teenager 1. Italian Even when bathing in a fountain, a romance language is a romance language. Famous tongues: Monica Bellucci, Alessandro Del Piero Raw, unfiltered and as grabby to ears as its president is to rears, the Italian accent is a vowelgasm that reflects the spectrum of Italic experience: the fire of its bellicose beginnings … the romance of the Renaissance … the dysfunction of anything resembling a government since Caesar. Insatiable, predatory and possessive, this is sex as a second language. Sounds like: A Ferrari saxophone Which is your favorite accent? Vote here on our Facebook poll. First published August 2011, updated November 2012 SOURCE-http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/worlds-sexiest-accents-130333 Why we hate our accents and try to sound american or British, somewhere we re being rated one of the sexiest accents in the world....let us love and embrace our accent. something good abt 9ja at last...lol, what do you think? 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by gwas(m): 3:47pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Henceforth, no more unnecessary twisting of my tongue to pronounce one yeye words; I will be pronouncing 'OIL' as 'OYEL', 'VIDEO' as 'FIDEO', 'CHEW' as 'SHEW', 'SHORT' as 'SORT'. 40 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by Nobody: 3:52pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
IT IS A FAT LIE 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by virgo(f): 3:52pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
gwas: Henceforth, no more unnecessary twisting of my tongue to pronounce one yeye words; I will be pronouncing 'OIL' as 'OYEL', 'VIDEO' as 'FIDEO', 'CHEW' as 'SHEW', 'SHORT' as 'SORT'. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by koolet: 3:55pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Nd what is d meanin ov the post now, expectin me 2 cng my tongue, imposible |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by YOMIT(m): 3:56pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Old news, was on the front page sometime last year. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by ayandee: 3:57pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
virgo:If you try that, all you will be getting is "pardon me" which can be very annoying 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by iamswizz(m): 3:57pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Must they add 'phone scam' just 2 pass a message? Mtchew 4 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by tevinsolt: 3:58pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
this is so old...it's older than the subsidy fiesta wahala sef |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by sherrylo: 3:59pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
5th sexiest ko, sexfull ni 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by Nobody: 4:00pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
I tink say na recent news sef! 4 Likes
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Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by Nobody: 4:00pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Number 8. That shit just sounds uneducated. |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by scholes23(m): 4:00pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
so why una dey tell us? Hw thar 1 take affect d price of fuel 4 9ja 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by crazygod(m): 4:01pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Yoruba accent is the sexiest in naija 7 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by trent9002(m): 4:02pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
YOU MUST BE YOKING |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by nekaa(f): 4:03pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
for reals? 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by dickhardener: 4:04pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
U guys should stop deluding urselves 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by iamswizz(m): 4:04pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
crazygod: Yoruba accent is the sexiest in naijashut up jor! Its hausa 4 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by honeric01(m): 4:04pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
So which accent represents Nigeria? Yoruba? Waffi? Igbo? Hausa? Ijaw? Bini? Effik? Idoma? Fulani? Nupe? Which one exactly? silly article posted by an ignorant person. (if you aren't ignorant, you wouldn't have posted this). Nigeria is too diverse to have one particular accent. 12 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by imperiouxx(m): 4:05pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
The same story we hear every year and none of our accent is used in any English dictionary word. Pronouncation of Amoeba Naija: Amo-eba US/UK: Ame-ba 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by cameronese(m): 4:06pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
gwas: Henceforth, no more unnecessary twisting of my tongue to pronounce one yeye words; I will be pronouncing 'OIL' as 'OYEL', 'VIDEO' as 'FIDEO', 'CHEW' as 'SHEW', 'SHORT' as 'SORT'. Those are Yoruba accent -- we are talking about Nigeria's English accent (Nigerians use of English) |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by Nobody: 4:06pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
So what's the essence of the thread? it's irrelevant things that you will find Nigeria taking a good position .smh |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by Nobody: 4:06pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Is this not the same thing I saw last year? Old news jare... |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by Nobody: 4:07pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
ItsModella: Is this not the same thing I saw last year? Old news jare... Am voting and campaigning for you, you are here reading old news |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by tomakint: 4:07pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
So? Imagine this lame article made the front page |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by iamswizz(m): 4:08pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
honeric01: So which accent represents Nigeria?they were talking about the way we speak our english |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by safarigirl(f): 4:09pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
*in Nigerian accent* But this news is as old as the birth of Jesus nah, anyways, props to op sha. Still rocking ma accent 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by omiobo: 4:09pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Old news. We must be 150 now. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by engrtee(f): 4:10pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Dis is d first positive news i have heard about nigeria on nairaland |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by cameronese(m): 4:11pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
honeric01: So which accent represents Nigeria? There is what is called Nigeria English Accent! Educated Nigerians have a particular way of speaking the English Language, It doesn't matter which tribe. The only tribe that seems unrepentant is the Housa 6 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Accent, The 5th Sexiest In The World. by topazjosh(m): 4:12pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
really,infact the two celebrities are from my home country,omo i rep ondo city Place of pride. 1 Like |
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