On the topic of accents. I always ask my "non North American" friends about their opinions of American accents. I know it's probably hard because there is a lot of different accents in America, but what are some of your "non North American" opinions of American accents (let's say West Coast accent because American movies are common everywhere). Some people have told me we sound boring, others say we sound cool.
My personal favorite accents to hear are almost always intelligent women from Spain, Ireland, and Italy.