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Feeling awkward due to my accent...
I've lived in a city for 25 years that isn't my home town, and my accent (that i've never lost) is very, very different from the locals here. I still get comments about it and asked on a regular basis if i'm just here on holiday etc.
I feel very aware of sounding different and it's a problem every time i open my mouth in public. Work is ok and dealing with strangers, but on a social level like being in a pub our out with my husband's friends, i'm very aware of being "different" and it's making me self-conscious. Does anyone else have this odd issue? |
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Re: Feeling awkward due to my accent...
I didn't know you were a Londoner GI
No one really comments on my accent up here unless I mention where I'm from. I'm a little self-conscious about it at times, particularly at work as I do pronounce some words very differently (glass, bath, grass, etc). |
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Re: Feeling awkward due to my accent...
I agree with vaxjo. The only reason people might comment on something like an accent is to to try and break the ice, or to start a new thread for an existing conversation. 9 times out of 10 people are not intending to make you feel different or self-conscious, they're just using an observation as a way to get a conversation started. I'm assuming that nobody's passed any criticism.
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Re: Feeling awkward due to my accent...
I'm aware of it as i've been asked to "slow down a bit" when i speak, been told by my elderly next door neighbour that she can't understand a word i say, plus mimicked by my husband.
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Re: Feeling awkward due to my accent...
^ A lot of people naturally speak fast though. And if you're unused to hearing a particular accent it can sound faster too. I've had people mimic me but I just think they mean it in a good natured way.
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Re: Feeling awkward due to my accent...
I love accents. I don't think it's meant as a criticism most of the time. Also I tend to mimic them a bit unconsciously when they are new to my ears. I always feel you can't really get away with using local dialect words though, when you're not from a place and don't have the accent. It sounds wrong.
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