Which do you prefer Spain's accent or Mexico's accent?

Question

Which do you prefer Spain's accent or Mexico's accent?

Strictly speaking neither Spain nor Mexico have accents Spaniards and Mexicans have the accents. - ian-hill, Aug 30, 2011

Answer 1

I don't really have a preference. There are a large number of different Spanish accents. The Caribbean accents are interesting (Cuban, Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, etc.), though a bit fast and loose if you're not used to it.

Answer 2

I am accustomed to the accent of northern Mexico, and can differentiate it from that of the south of the country, I am told I speak with the accent of the north. Whether I prefer it or not I cannot really say, as I still have a lot of learning ahead. I enjoy listing to the speech patterns of Spain and Argentina as well however.

Answer 3

I prefer the accent of Mexico, not because it sounds nicer or for any reason other than the fact that it is the sound I am most accustomed to. I have been surrounded by people from Mexico my entire life. Although I have met a few people from Spain and spoken with them very briefly, I really struggle when I do hear Spanish speaking natives talking.

I think you will find the opposite view from those who live in Europe and who are more accustomed to hearing people from Spain speak.

Answer 4

To me it doesnt matter which accent the person is talking to me in, but if i had to choose, i would piock the mexican accent

Answer 5

I still find the Spanish accent a little hard to follow. The real struggle is simply trying to get native speaker to slow down a little. I have only been learning for a few months and I still find it hard to hear different words not mattr what the accent.

And they say Australians speak fast lol

Answer 6

Which Mexican accent? Which Spanish accent? Really though I don't know anymore. I grew up playing soccer with Mexican teammates and coaches my whole life, but now that I'm branching out on the internet and talking to people in Spain I seem to have picked up the seseo (yes I researched this) even though no one I've ever heard speak in real life uses it.

I actually think I'm kinda funny, because I will say some very Mexican things in a Spanish accent. We always get a good laugh out of it until I say something Spanish to a Mexican friend. Then they just look at me kinda creeped out like =/

lol - Rey_Mysterio, Aug 30, 2011

Answer 7

I personally like Spain's more for example I like the "they" sound at the end of the numbers like once or doce. "One-they" Do-they"

Answer 8

The Spanish accent, by far. It's so smooth.

Answer 9

I have no real live experience with Latin American speakers, but i have spend 2 weeks in Catalunya and what they speak over there is unintelligible for a novice student.

Maybe you heard Catalan, not Spanish. - LuisCache, Aug 31, 2011

Answer 10

Some accents from spain make me giggle everytime... I don't know why but I love it jaja