America’s Sexiest Accents

  • 11 years ago
Dating website cupid.com asked thousands to rate accents across the US for sexiness and discovered that nothing sets the heart aflutter quite like a Southern drawl.



Dating website cupid.com asked thousands to rate accents across the US for sexiness and discovered that nothing sets the heart aflutter quite like a Southern drawl.

They found it to be particularly true among men, but couldn’t say if the preference was inspired by Scarlet O’Hara or Daisy Duke.

Its uniqueness was finally decided to be the main factor behind its allure.

That could also explain how New York won 2nd place and New Jersey came in 5th.

Oddly, the Western accent came in 3rd place, pulling in 13 percent of the vote.

If you weren’t aware that there was a Western accent, you’re not alone.

Respondents also commented that the region’s dialect was generic and unremarkable.

Perhaps some people just don’t like excitement.

Stone cold mood killers are sweet nothings whispered with either a Mid-Atlantic or Midwestern accent – the two took the bottom spots of 8th and 7th, respectively.

Even Canada did better than those regions, ranking 6th.
True, Canada is a separate country, but they reportedly talk sexier there than in some US regions, so why not include it.

If you’ve been keeping track and are wondering how New Englanders did, they came in 4th.