PALO ALTO, CA – A new study out of Stanford University reveals that the British accent is no longer considered a positive trait for attracting sexual partners.
In a comprehensive new research study conducted jointly by the Department of Linguistics and the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, three thousand American men and women ranging in age from 18 to 54 were monitored to detect sexual arousal after hearing different foreign accents. The study was named after Professor John Comito, who worked with Alfred Kinsey in his youth and is now a pioneer in sexual linguistics.
Each subject participating in The Comito Study was put in a mood-enhanced room (low-lighting, soft music), then they were played samples of native speakers reciting simple phrases in English (i.e. “would you like to have dinner?” you look beautiful,” “let’s stroll in the park,” etc.). Subjects also heard several regional accents: New York, New Jersey, Midwest, Southern, Texas, and California. Electrodes attached to the subject monitored sexual arousal.
The results of The Comito Study surprised researchers. Women and men have always been aroused by French and Italian accents, and women have always seemed to go “weak in the knees” over British accents. No more. While the romance languages account for the majority of accents that attract the opposite sex, the British accent is slowly losing its sex appeal. “Women today seem unimpressed with the British accent. They are more attracted to accents of the more hot-blooded countries – Spain, Brazil, Greece.”
Here are the results of The Comito Study. The top 15 accents that caused sexual arousal in subjects:
FOR MEN
- Italian
- French
- Spanish
- Southern
- Greek
- Irish
- Russian
- Australian
- Canadian
- Chinese
- Swedish
- Jamaican
- New Jersey
- British
- Dutch
FOR WOMEN
- Italian
- Spanish
- French
- Greek
- Irish
- Dutch
- Swedish
- South African
- Australian
- Russian
- Canadian
- Cuban
- Southern
- Hungarian
- British
Men are slightly more attracted to the British accent than women, but that may be because TV producers regularly give the hot, female lead to British actresses. One researcher, psychologist Jacob Vizmans speculated that it may because American men are just growing tired of American women. His female research partners strongly disagreed with his comments and had him fired from The Comito Study.
One of the Comito researchers, Dr. Linda Masterson said, “For decades British men have been coming to America with the idea that women will just drop their skirts when they hear their accent, and for decades it worked. But now, American women are turned-off by the accent.” One subject wrote this on their data form, “I used to like British accents because I used to think of Jude Law and James Bond, but now when I hear it all I think of is bad teeth and oil spills. Ewww.” Even though the study was conducted in May of this year, researchers with the Comito Project say that the BP oil spill did not affect the findings.
Dr. Lisa Masterson, who is married to a Jamaican set designer said, “The fact is that British accents have become… a bore.”
In general, subjects felt that if you had an accent your chances of having sex were better than if you didn’t. That word spread quickly on campus and since the study was released, there appears to be a lot more men at the bar with Italian accents. Hmmm….
The Comito Study is now expanding its research to Europe. They want to see how effective an American accent is in creating sexual arousal in Europeans. “It’s not going to be easy, Europeans don’t always respond to an American accent with arousal.” We look forward to the results.
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The Brits rock!!!
First of all, not all British accents are created equal! My husband is from England, and when we go to parties, women are all over him!
Ok, I am placed at number 15, dutch… too bad
heh, jamaican is at number 12 for men but not for women ha ha weird. i'm a jamaican female and i like british accents a lot but i LOVE the french accent more!!!
I am placed number 5 as a greek man not bad at all but i would like a top 3
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To each their own I say!! I'll throw up a vote for the BOSTON accent though
This poll is crazy!! I'm and American woman and the British Accent drives me wild! Can get me to do almost anything out of my comfort zone — the problem is they never try hard enough. Are they shy or lazy? Don't know.
Greekz Rulez!!!! 4ever, sexy hell yeah
Im british and as a male would say that the most attractive accent for me is australian or american in a women
Haha this is funny.. I’m a woman and I’m really into British accent. I think that it’s just so cool, classic and it’s where English came from.
Australian accent is funny, so plain and the tone is weird tho. Not sure about Canadian accent, but the American accent is just kinda sooo boring. Sounds so lazy, like when people just wake up from their bed after get drunk… LoL
why can't you type 'classic'?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! NEW JERSEY is before British or Dutch?!
I dont know how New Jersey even got in the running.. haha
This is all Jersey Shore's fault.. LOL
I am a southern woman who has the fortunate experience of being around men from all over the world! I can testify to the fact that you can't beat a soft sexy sweet southern voice! Many try to imitatate it as well as the total idiots who malign it. Say what you will, you envious petty faux intellects, you can't help it that you were not born here, so have the grace to say so!
Big ears prince Charles is one big reason women have turned off the limy accent and his horse
woman Camilla's total lack of feminity explains why men are allergic to same accent.Brits have
one of the world's poorest reputation on the good lover scale,most of them are precocious
ejaculators or more interested in other men than women.Why has the rest of europe shown the
door to Britain just a few days ago ?Canada.s dollar is called the loony because it has the picture of the brit queen on it.Yhank God G.Washington was able to beat the Brits abd send them back to England to copulate with their bland females.
"Yhank God G.Washington was able to beat the Brits abd send them back to England to copulate with their bland females."
I can see your not all that keen on the British.
I will agree with you on one thing though, the women out here are pretty boring. Interesting women that stand out are practically nonexistant on this side of the pond.
you pratt!
British accent is the original and the exotic and sexiest of the world and is the mother language of the American Country, United States.
lol…thats funny…im Canadian and Canadian accent is not sexy.. eh?! lol British accent would still take my heart away
Anything is better than an accent from the South!
British women is very sexy and the majority of accents that attract the opposite sex.