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American women particularly love engligh, irish, scotish, and austrialian accents. But I also notice that American men and women also like different American accents (from different regions of the country). I'm not sure if different accents trigger some area of the brain related to pleasure, happiness, excitement etc... but it is certain that some have an effect while others do not. Perhaps it is the way the words sound.
I found an interesting article about accents. It doesn't address this issue precisely but it has some information which might expand your thinking. This quote may provide the most use:
“Some accents stress different properties of speech production. Some make you use a different range, intonation or rhythm. Others make you move your mouth in a different way,” [link]
But maybe we are also just drawn to something new and different. A different accent can be foreign to us and when I think "foreign" I think, daring, bold, exotic, and adventurous....all of which can be attractive qualities.
I think we anchor celebrities to these accents... So when you hear a Scott, you start to think Sean Connery. When you hear a Brit, you think Hugh Grant, etc... It triggers a more emotional, deep rooted response.
On the other hand, when I hear a woman with a texas accent..... my mind immediately races to "redneck" and it's a total turnoff.