Long Island Accent Ranked Least Sexy in America, Survey Says
The sexiest — and least sexy — accents in the United States have been ranked, and some accents from the tri-state have come in dead last.
In a survey run by travel company Big 7 across its 1.5 million social media followers, the Long Island accent was ranked the least sexy in the United States. Celebrities hailing from the region include Mariah Carey, Lindsay Lohan, Jerry Seinfeld and Alec Baldwin.
“People from ‘Lawnguyland’ might be a bit upset with being voted as having America’s least sexiest accent. But look, can they really disagree?,” Big 7 declared in its rankings.
Another tri-state accent also came in at the bottom of the list. The New Jersey accent was ranked the second least-desirable accent in the country.
“North Jerseyan? Think ‘cawfee’ and dropping the ‘Rs’. South Jerseyan? It’s more like the Philly accent, but not close enough to bring up Jersey’s overall sex appeal,” Big 7 said. The Philly accent was ranked eighth sexiest in the nation.
Those with a general ‘New York’ accent had better luck, ranking third sexiest in the country. The study’s authors noted New Yorkers spoke fast and were hypernasal, while using long vowels and short ‘a’s.
Bostonian was ranked as the second sexiest accent, while the Texan accent was voted the most desirable. Connecticut ranked 22nd, with Big 7 pointing out the accent is in between the New York and Boston accents, with its own added subtleties.
The “general American” accent was ranked 32nd on the list, with Big 7 defining it as the one you’re most likely to hear on television — Stephen Colbert being a prime example.
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50th. Long Islander
49th. New Jersey
48th. Minnesotan
47th. Alaskan
46th. California Valley
45th. Southern Ohioan
44th. Floridian
43rd. Pittsburgh
42nd. Cincinnati
41st. Pennsylvania Dutch
40th. Appalachian
39th. Colorado
38th. Providence
37th. Tallahassee
36th. Ozark
35th. “Hoi Toider”
34th. San Francisco
33rd. Hudson Valley
32nd. General American
31st. Atlanta
30th. New Mexican
29th. Milwaukee
28th. Western
27th. Charleston
26th. Kentucky
25th. New Orleans
24th. Oklahoma
23rd. Cleveland
22nd. Connecticut
21st. Kansas
20th. Tennesseean
19th. Virginia Piedmont
18th. Baltimorese
17th. Alabama
16th. Midwestern
15th. Cajun
14th. Yooper
13th. Miami
12th. Chicano
11th. Northwestern
10th. Californian
9th. St. Louis
8th. Philadelphia
7th. Hawaiian
6th. Mississippi
5th. Chicago
4th. Mainer
3rd. New York
2nd. Bostonian
1st. Texan
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