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Originally Posted by katiesue

Hmm I must be a sucker for accents cause on my list of knew at one time is - South Africa, Germany, Scotland, England, Greece, and of course the get er done rednecks.

I, too, was once a sucker for accents until the soccer player..or footballer.. from England.

I once dated a professional soccer player from England (or footballer as they call them!) Sure, he was all cute & smooth and the accent made me swoon....

..until he called me and I had to ask him to repeat himself several times because I had no idea what the hell he was saying. Going out with him was even worse. Not only was language the barrier (he used alot of british slang that I couldn't quite grasp. In the same way that I love reading British tabloids even when I'm not sure what they're saying!), he also yapped on & on about how American football just sucked and there was nothing "super" about the SuperBowl. Excuse much, buddy? Don't be sayin' that to a humongo Cowboys fan!! Then, I had to hear about how the World Series shouldn't be called the World Series and so forth.

I couldn't bear anything beyond a second date. Why? Anybody who refers to me as "you Americans" loses me right there in conversation. Don't generalize me without actually knowing me. The best was when he told me he wanted to "shag me". On the second date! Shag! I had to bite my lip not to burst out in giggles! Honestly, I don't even like that I went out with him to begin with. Talk about poor judgement on my part.

Jolly ol' jerk. But I still love the British & their accents, because unlike him, I won't generalize!