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post #16 of 28
10/4/10 at 12:01pm
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Originally Posted by The Mitchelli View Post
I know many Englishmen who have relocated to America and over time are losing their accents.

Is it no longer acceptable to be proud of your heritage?

<baffled>

What is the connection between losing an accent and not being proud of one's heritage?

<baffled>
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post #17 of 28
10/4/10 at 5:35pm
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Originally Posted by Teacher View Post
I once studied with a guy who grew up in Scotland and then lived in England, Canada, and then Germany (that's where I met him). His accent was such a mish-mash that nobody could possibly have guessed where he was from. It was kinda cool, really.

Did he also have a really cool Samurai sword?
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post #18 of 28
10/4/10 at 5:38pm
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Did he also have a really cool Samurai sword?

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
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post #19 of 28
10/4/10 at 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by Teacher View Post
It all depends on the individual. Some lose their accents completely, some partially, and some not at all. I once studied with a guy who grew up in Scotland and then lived in England, Canada, and then Germany (that's where I met him). His accent was such a mish-mash that nobody could possibly have guessed where he was from. It was kinda cool, really.

When I was about seventeen, I dated a girl for a little bit before I realized she was German and had moved to the US from Germany only when she was 13. Even after I found out, I could hear no trace of German accent in her.

There's an Englishman who lives in my town and has lived here for two or three decades. He sounds like he just stepped off the plane.

my general experience is girls are more likely to gain the "local" accent
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post #20 of 28
10/4/10 at 6:36pm
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Did he also have a really cool Samurai sword?

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post #21 of 28
10/4/10 at 7:19pm
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Originally Posted by Geoff Gander View Post
I think it depends on age. My father and uncle came to Canada at the ages of 5 and 10, respectively. My father doesn't have much of an accent at all, but my uncle sounded like he'd just stepped off the boat his whole life.

+1

My father came to Australia from Germany when he was 16. Nearly all of my friends find it impossible to understand him. I'm used to it of course.

My mother came to Australia from Italy when she was 2. No accent of course.

Her sisters were 10 years older than her when they came out, strong accents.

Hell, I moved to Queensland 3 years ago from New South Wales and I thought there was a difference in accents
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post #22 of 28
10/4/10 at 7:25pm
mel gibson
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post #23 of 28
10/6/10 at 6:56pm
Michael Caine
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post #24 of 28
10/6/10 at 6:59pm
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Originally Posted by pebblegrain View Post
mel gibson
No, his is a Scottish accent
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post #25 of 28
10/6/10 at 7:03pm
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post #26 of 28
10/6/10 at 7:20pm
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A traveller accent, a Yorkshire accent and a Southern accent.
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post #27 of 28
10/6/10 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by Arrogant Bastard View Post
My best friend's father is English and has lived in Los Angeles for the last 30 years. His accent is still going strong.

It's different in LA.


Like the opening scene of The Loved One.
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post #28 of 28
10/6/10 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Matt View Post
I've lost a lot of my Australian accent from living outside of Aus for 10 of the last 15 years. It doesn't happen by choice.

What nationality are most white expats in Vietnam?
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