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Study: Chicago accent ranked least attractive in the U.S.

Tim Boyle

<p>A suspect was sought at the end of March in 2016 after he recorded a live-stream video while firing multiple gunshots at a Chicago man. The footage went viral, and police used the video to investigate the incident. It happened on a weekend where Chicago experienced an extremely high shootings rate. This incident was believed to be gang-related.</p>

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A recent study shows that Chicagoans have the least attractive accent in the country.

A survey done by YouGov earlier this month asked 1,216 people what accent is the most attractive, and only 2 percent said the Chicago accent was the best.

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Just ahead of Chicago was Appalachia with 3 percent. The region that got the most love was the Southern Coast with 18 percent.

The majority of people sampled—21 percent—said they were not sure.

Texas was the second favorite region with 12 percent. Wisconsin was not listed in the report, but of those surveyed, 6 percent said the Midwest accent was the most attractive.

Find the full report of the results here.