It's funny that tabby mentions that there were three distinctly different Welsh accents in the programme she was watching.

I'm with you Summer don't think I've got an accent till I hear a recording of myself then as you say Its Leeds ok Headingley and before you tell everybody its posh can't help where you were dragged up

Some accents can be very attractive and endearing, others not so.
Some are certainly more difficult to understand than others, but on the whole, I like an accent.

No idea if I have got one or not.
When I talk to myself I understand it alright.

Here's something I find fascinating, it's not exactly accents but the differences between English, Scottish and Scottish English with words pertaining to Scotland only. Our Scottish members I am sure will know only too well about this!

On occasions I proofread for both English and Scottish authors and for me as a 'southerner' it is a real nightmare. It does keep the 'old grey matter' working reasonably well though, various Scottish online dictionaries are on overtime!

Not only is there the problem, for me, of being unable to speak or read the Scottish language, there are common use Scottish words interspersed within English that I may never have heard of. Also the accent and dialects make construction of sentences entirely different from what I understand to be accepted English grammar. It is hard work but interesting, I learn a lot! One real bonus is that I do not have installed on my computer a Scottish Gaelic spellchecker, imagine the chaos that would cause if those are anything like English spellcheckers, with their often incorrect and confusing word usage!

If you are interested then have a look at the two links below to Scottish dictionaries and sayings and you will perhaps understand:

http://www.glasgowvant.com/glaswegia...s-and-phrases/

https://www.scottish-at-heart.com/scottish-sayings.html

Here in NwZlnd we don't use vwls any more. Ozzies stl em' all. They have "Sweeeeemin poools" we have "Swmn Pls". There biggst city is "Sdny" they call it "Seeeedny"

haha. Ys I nly rcntly hrd a kwy sy tht thy laff whn we sy "fsh n chps"..To thm ut snds lke "Feeesh n Cheeps"..I thought yeah that's logucul. There are a few thungs thet I'm jilous of thit you hev there though. One of thim is wund. I love wund. I find ut viry rilixung. I'd love to luv un Willungtun for but just for the wundy wither.

All Jistung aside. I find people around the world react to my accent very differently. In the US people generally like it a lot. My wife has a very nicely modulated middle class/ urban Australian accent and soft smooth voice. She gets complimented all the time on her accent. (Think maybe Cate Blanchett/ Nicole Kidman without the American overlay or Geoffrey Rush). My son was "accosted" ( in a nice way) by a bunch of girls on the subway in NYC who were begging him to just talk to them. Canadians were similar but identified with us in being different to the US..as they are quite markedly if you listen. In the UK, people were more often mocking of our Australian accent and would poke fun at us, usually (not always) in a good natured way. We are used to that there. The Australian accent has changed from what it was half a century ago. IT has softened and young people speak much better than they used to. But I love our accent. We are proud of it and wouldn't change it for the world

Some accents can be very attractive and endearing, others not so.
Some are certainly more difficult to understand than others, but on the whole, I like an accent.

No idea if I have got one or not.
When I talk to myself I understand it alright.

You have.