These are the world's sexiest accents, according to men and women

Everyone wants a sexy accent. It's one of the few aspects that can make someone appear effortlessly appealing. Alas, for many of us, the twang in our cadence can often be boring, or worse, annoying.

Despite this, the fascination with the topic of 'a sexy accent' is so great, that you can't click around the internet without stumbling on an article trying to convince you that yes, everyone loves a Brummie.

This is one of those articles.

A recent survey by MissTravel.com, a dating website geared towards people who love travel, asked its members which of 21 accents its respondents found to be the sexiest.

They asked 1,100 men through a survey on their website in March which accent was sexiest of 21 options.

The men opted for the Israeli accent (19.59 per cent), followed by Colombian (18.21 per cent), Australian (15.98 per cent) and French (14 per cent).

When it came to women, 1,423 were asked and the UK came top (20.24 per cent).

Scottish came second (18.41 per cent), followed by Spanish, Australian and Southern US.

CEO Brandon Wade said:

Accents have a tendency of taking our minds to unknown, and exotic places, adding a touch of mystery and intrigue to the speaker.

As Americans we often associate British accents with intelligence and class, both desirable qualities for a mate. While Israeli accents conjure up images of the Mediterranean

HT Washington Times

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