do you have an accent that you don't have?

[certainthings]

I live in Canada. I was born in Canada. I was raised in Canada. Mom and Grandparents both from Canada.

And yet, several times people have commented on my English accent, a few on my Scottish accent, once on my Irish accent. I've been asked once if I have a New Zealand accent and the new manager at work asked if I was Spanish. A friend who I've sent a few whatsapp voice messages to said that I sound like Jane Seymour.

I know that we don't hear our voices the way others hear them, but I'm fairly certain that I don't sound like any of the above. I mean, I like the idea of sounding foreign but I honestly don't understand it.

Comments

[eilan.livejournal.com]

I live in a border town, and when we cross into the States, we are forever being picked out as Canadian.
I'm like, we live like 5 miles apart, and we sound different? How does that even make any sense?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

it doesn't! I don't get it. :/