It has never once occurred to me that to an Englishman's ears, an American accent (of any kind) must immediately produce some mental image.
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Americans can't help but feel that anyone with an English accent (at least of the BBC variety, more or less) is "sophisticated".
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There are so, so many English accents that don't provoke that reaction. For instance, Scouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eALDOPFZLg …
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Oh, certainly, I was speaking of course of RP and close relations, i.e. what Americans think an "English accent" is.
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Replying to @random_eddie @d08890
All the others evoke "funny". Even Australian does.
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