Everyone knows that first impressions are important, and we don’t just make them based on sight. Beyond a chic outfit and well-coiffed hair, how a person sounds can be a big factor when forming an initial opinion. In fact, a recent analysis of more than a dozen American accents found that some folks’ speech actually conveys more honesty and reliability than others’. It turns out that the regional accent that’s considered the most trustworthy hails from Boston……..yes, Bah-stahn! The fine citizens of Beantown scored 56.1, which was enough to take top honors for sounding highly dependable. Want to sound like a Bostonian? Start by dropping some of your R’s, as in “pahk the cah” and “wicked smaht.” As for other accents considered to be trustworthy, the top five include the Cajun accent, Philadelphia accent, California accent, and the New York accent. As for accents considered the least trustworthy, the Utah, New Jersey, Southern, Hawaiian and Midwestern accents come in at the bottom of the most trustworthy accents.
