I am British. I have a British accent. This fact is to me, rather mundane. When somebody has a British accent, I am not surprised. Equally, other accents are not at all surprising to me, be they American, French, Yorkshire, or anything else. However, I've just spent a week in the US, and one thing I can say is that a disturbingly high proportion (>50%) of the people I met were horrifically impressed with the fact that I have a British accent... What's the dealio, homeboys? What is it about my dulcet tones that moves you so?