‘Afrikaans’ voted second sexiest accent in the world

Mzansi has once again made the list for having one of the sexiest accents on the planet. Choosing the sexiest accent in the world seems like an impossible task indeed! Considering that there are over 7,000 languages with even more variations of accents to accompany all those languages.

In South Africa alone, we have 12 official languages. To most of Mzansi’s people, these languages and accents are the norm, but we don’t always realise just how exotic and sometimes sexy some of our accents could be to foreigners.

When you think of sexy or romantic accents, French will most probably be one of the first languages to pop into your mind, but that might not be the case always!

Like external beauty, sexy accents are subjective. That’s why ‘Big 7 Travel’ asked their audience which accents they find the sexiest to curate a top 50 list of the sexiest accents in the world. Their more than 1.5 million readers awarded the uniquely ‘South African Afrikaans’ accent with the second spot on the list.

Here is the full top 10 list:

10. Brazilian Portuguese

9. Southern USA – think Texas, South Carolina, and Louisiana.

8. Spanish

7. French

6. Scottish

5. Australian

4. Italian

3. Irish

2. Afrikaans

1. New Zealand Kiwi

So, the next time you want to impress when you’re out on a date, try speaking in an Afrikaans accent!