After taking a survey, they came up with the twelve sexiest accents in the world, counting down from the 12th to the 1st.
12. Argentine
Famous tongues: Fernando Lamas, Gabriela Sabatini
Sounds like: A tightly tuned guitar of G-strings strummed by a lamb shank
11. Thai
Famous tongues: Tony Jaa, Tata Young
Sounds like: R-rated karaoke
10. Trinidadian
Famous tongues: Nikki Minaj, Billy Ocean
Sounds like: A rubber life raft bobbing on a sea of steel drums
9. Brazilian Portuguese
Famous tongues: Alice Braga, Anderson Silva
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
Famous tongues: Matthew McConaughy, Britney Spears
Sounds like: Molasses taking a smoking break
7. Oxford British
Famous tongues: Hugh Laurie, Sienna Miller
Sounds like: A crisply ironed shirt playing a harp
6. Irish
Famous tongues: Colin Farrell, Andrea Corr
Sounds like: A marauding pixie
5. Nigerian
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
Famous tongues: Petra Nemcova, Jaromír Jágr
Sounds like: Count Dracula, secret agent
3. Spanish
Famous tongues: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz
Sounds Like: An outboard motor on Lake Paella
2. French
Famous tongues: Sophie Marceau, Jean Reno
Sounds like: A 30-year-old teenager
1. Italian
Famous tongues: Monica Bellucci, Alessandro Del Piero
Sounds like: A Ferrari saxophone
Full Report: http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/worlds-sexiest-accents-130333
So which is your favorite accent?
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