So the guys who'll take care of the tree got here...

[conuly]

And asked me about my "English" accent.

I do not have an English accent.
I do not have a British accent.
I once cornered a pair of English ladies and asked them.
They said I sound very American.
I grew up in New York.
My dad was Texan.
I DO NOT HAVE A FOREIGN ACCENT WHILE LIVING IN THE US!

So why on earth do people think otherwise?

Comments

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Autism, maybe? A lot of us pick up accents without any intention/effort, or have a slightly odd "accent" by nature. P grew up in Hawaii, then was trained to have a Nebraskan accent in broadcasting school, yet he sounds faintly British-of-some-kind to people, especially if he pronounces his own name.

[conuly]

That's my fallback, for sure. I mean, I attribute it to my speech classes growing up, but why did I need speech classes (other than my horrendeously crooked teeth)? And why does the school say I still need them now?

It probably doesn't help that I do use some british expressions... but people who've heard me say nothing but "hi, how are you?" shouldn't be able to claim that's why they think I've got an accent.

[ptigga.livejournal.com]

Must be the teeth. That's the English stereotype: bad (by American standards) teeth and a posh London accent.

[conuly]

*shakes head*

I had braces. That's no joke, I honestly couldn't close my mouth the way my teeth were.