I had a discussion with a friend the other day about this. Certain accents transfer much better than others when learning a new language.
For instance, Antonio Banderas sounds extremely cool in English, with his Spanish accent. A gringo sounds like a derelict in Spanish no matter how good his Spanish is.
The English accent (American English) simply doesn't transfer well with anything in my opinion. I'm guessing same thing with German.
I think it's very well known than when it comes to being an unappealing language, German takes the cake by a light year or two.
To those of you in other countries...how is standard American English (not southern or east coast English) generally perceived in your country?
I know the British accent is seen as cool, but what about American?
For instance, Antonio Banderas sounds extremely cool in English, with his Spanish accent. A gringo sounds like a derelict in Spanish no matter how good his Spanish is.
The English accent (American English) simply doesn't transfer well with anything in my opinion. I'm guessing same thing with German.
I think it's very well known than when it comes to being an unappealing language, German takes the cake by a light year or two.
To those of you in other countries...how is standard American English (not southern or east coast English) generally perceived in your country?
I know the British accent is seen as cool, but what about American?