Britain came out ahead of American, Irish and Australian accents by a generous margin¹, chosen by 26.7 percent of respondents. The French accent was relegated² to a meager³ fifth place (7.7 percent). 

 

Inhabitants of Sydney, New York and Paris are most likely to fall for a British accent. 

 

However, when it comes to the cities with the best dating scene, London only ranked sixth. 

 

Paris led the way, followed by Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing and Chicago. 

 

Sydney is the city with the happiest singletons, with 31 percent saying they are "proudly single". New York is the opposite, with 45 percent of daters describing themselves as "sad to be single". The Time Out Global Dating Survey also questioned 11,000 people in 24 cities about dating etiquette⁴. 

 

Over half (53 percent) of respondents kiss on the first date and one in 10 believes sex on a first date is acceptable. The average number of dates reached before having sex is 3.53. 

 

Checking a prospective⁵ date's credentials⁶ on social media before meeting up is habitual⁷ for 58 percent of those surveyed. It is considered acceptable to see other people until you have reached six dates, and it takes nine exclusive dates before modern daters feel comfortable declaring themselves a couple. 

 

Respondents were asked to name the best and worst things about their local dating scene. The best thing about looking for romance in Kabul, Afghanistan is the presence of "infinitely⁸ more men than women due to an overabundance of military and security personnel". One resident of Bogota, Colombia, complained that “the guys are ugly and girls very beautiful. It's difficult."

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