I've done extensive research on this topic and came to the conclusion that the Staten Island accent is indeed the worst accent imaginable. Here's why: it combines the worst parts of the Brooklyn, Long Island, and New Jersey accents into one horrible mash-up of nasal pitches and aggravated harsh consonants.

In some strange way, I feel like Peter Griffin has made the Boston accent more tolerable for me these past few years.

Hmm. Good question B. I'm not sure. Barbara Streisand used to sound pretty horrible. That might be Brooklyn. Might be just her though.

I used to live in Mass. The people I hung around with didn't have accents, or had the standard/general US one.

What did irk me was when guys like Mike Barnicle would talk with one. It seemed fake. His schtick was that he was a blue collar tough guy despite the fact he was a tv pundit/dipshit. That's wicked dumb Mikey!

I had a roomate who was born in Scotland but who had lived in the US since like middle school. She sometimes talked in an accent, sometimes not. That was annoying. Make up your mind yo!

If that Fran Drescher chick was from Staten Island, then I vote with Echowood. That shit is painful.

90210 era valley girl.

Worst ever.

Oh. My. God. Fer sure.

So much of it comes down to how ignorant they sound. A southern drawl can be downright pleasant if well spoken. The best example is Shelby Foote featured in Ken Burns Civil War . I've heard some grating accents in South Africa and England but when my fellow Minnesotans who butcher the language makes my skin crawl. Think "Fargo" but talking in an aggressive tone.

i wrkn ta walmrt adn tihs dum brod cum up adn al hay yo wana git som thndrbrd wyne and git drnk shi fat gril adn kdna nsty i lik yaaaaa hooo wi gona gi wastd adn gitit on wel shi hda a texis aksent butt lik a fat lade kdn i bot som buze and thn bich tak of on mi i al git bakhir hor shi gon so i go hom an pla wit mi kat an luk ta prn on comptr bichcs stil mi wyne i haet texs aksnt
unkl puts yor evn ugler thn mi

I would have to agree with Sheriff Pablo on this one if we're staying within the US.
If we wander out to the rest of the world, it would have to be a strong afrikaans accent. So nasal and annoying, eh bro?

Tommy my man.
Sucks that that whore stole your wine. That's bitches for you though dude.
And I would have to agree with Afrikaans. It just sounds dirty.

Ha! Have you heard my accent?

Fez, from That 70's show. He sounds like he's the love child of Tattoo from 'Fantasy Island' and Balki from that show 'Perfect Strangers'.

As someone actually from Boston, I'm inclined to agree that the accent is a bad one (you don't hear it much *in* Boston, it's more along the townie zones on the North & South shore, but whatever)

But nothing even comes close to the bible-belt drawls. Those things make my teeth itch.

What was dick van dyke's accent in Mary Poppins? That one was pretty annoying.

I think the worst one is the one you weren't born with but want to acquire--think Madonna trying to sound British, for example.

You can always tell where someone is REALLY from when they get mad and yell---no hiding the true roots then.

And to me, a male Boston accent a la Good Will Hunting is sexy.
Maybe it was just Matt and Ben....

not sure.

Mudflap Girl!!!
We've been missing you and your sarcasm here.

Ho have you been?

"You can always tell where someone is REALLY from when they get mad and yell---no hiding the true roots then." - Very true. My husband has a very mellow accent for a Bajan (living with me has probably mellowed it out a lot) but when he gets pissed you cant miss the accent at all. Its quite funny actually. There are a lot of "rassholes" and "gahblineyes" too which always makes me giggle.