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.

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[hamarakissa.livejournal.com]

Maybe they themselves don't even know what those accents truly sound like? idk - just saying. I get told I have an accent here and there and I say - 'what like a Neveadian, cause I've only ever lived in Nevada.' But then again I let my sarcasm be evil :p

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Maybe some of them, but one time some guy with an actual Scottish accent asked if I had a Scottish accent. I was really confused by that one.

Hahahahaha.