• cynar@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I had a friend who worked at a wine shop. He was also 1/4 french, though with no accent at all.

    Some other friends went in to see him at work. They found it hilarious that he had this excessive french accent. It turned out he did it as a joke 6 months before, and got a good reaction from customers. His subconscious apparently ran with this, without his notice. The more he racked it up, the better the customers respected his opinions on wine. He was, however, completely unaware he was doing it!

  • YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Funny thing is, there are thousands of UK accents that are as different from each other as they are from the generic American accent. Granted, there’s variety in the US as well, but the concentration is higher in the UK, as we’ve had towns and villages for thousands of years within 20 miles of each other that had their own unique way of speaking that often only locals can understand without effort.

    So yeah, when you say ‘British accent’ that means basically nothing to anyone in the UK.

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    2 months ago

    I totally drop my southern accent at home. I only use when I’m out just in case a tourist hears me. Don’t want them to be disappointed.