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instant complex about the way I talk because so many people think I’m faking my accent. so mysteriousss idk if I am or not at this point
May 15, 2025
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was born in the US but lived in London for 11 years then lived in the US from age 14-18 so my accent is very discombobulating to some people - I sounded completely British before I moved back to the US but it somehow changed a lot during 4 years - also I don't speak English at home so I have no consistent opinions on things like courgette/zucchini and aubergine/eggplant - anyway I seem to really throw people off with the way that I speak sometimes people assume I'm Canadian because I sound British and American??
I like to people guessing though - I feel like it makes me mysterious...
Feb 12, 2025
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I don't even really mean this in the sense that some accents may be harder to understand when speaking English, but in the sense that my accent has always been out of place.
I'm an Asian-Australian in the sense that I was born to a 100% Filipino family who moved to Australia when I was very young from England, and obtained citizenship. I have lived a majority of my life here in Brisbane, and I would sooner call it home before Bacolod City or (god forbid) Birmingham.
I have never, ever, ever had an Aussie accent. For as long as I've known, my accent has been the thickest "general American" accent ever. Only somewhat recently I learned I have the "International School Accent", which is a vaguely American sounding accent apparently picked up by students studying at international schools, something I never did.
I think the leading theory is that while I maintain some Australian pronunciations ("Aussie", "Australia", "mum", etc.) due to being around Aussies my whole life, I mostly speak "American" due to the strong amount of American media I was watching when I was still learning English (and as a consequence forgetting Tagalog sadly). Kinda cool!
To this day people will ask me "Are you a Yank?". I'm just happy to have such a common conversation starter.
Jan 15, 2025
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every single American I've told where I live (Switzerland), without fail, have asked me if I live in Sweden, or if I speak Swedish, or they just straight up don't think its a real country??
May 1, 2024
