What Accent?

I was having a conversation with someone not long ago and this man nearby was staring at me. I'm thinking um, can I help you? When I was finished with my convo he walks to me.
Where are you from? I'm from here, 🇺🇸 You were born here? Yes. Where are your parents from? They're 🇬🇩 and 🇯🇲. Ok, I heard a Caribbean accent. Haha.. me? An accent. I don't think so. Are you sure? Yeah the way you pronounce some of your words. I had friends from the West Indies. Thats how I know. Oh ok, I guess. That's very interesting that you picked up on that. I never really thought about it. Maybe I wouldn't have noticed if I didn't have friends from the Caribbean. 😊

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RopinTexan · 31-35, M

Perhaps you get a light Caribbean accent from your friends and family even though you’ve never lived there. Our accent derives mostly from those with whom we spend the most time.

butterfly1013 · 26-30, F

I am often told even by strangers that I sound very proper or southern/country. I am a country girl and very southern, but I never noticed it in my voice too much until as of lately. I've literally been scaring myself because I use to tell people "what accent?" and I can hear it a lot now and it's weird.

SStarfish ·

I wish i could go to the Caribbean..

dancingtongue · 80-89, M

Well, as Professor Higgins taught us in Pygamalion/My Fair Lady, we all have accents. Even those of us who studiously try to have only what we believe is a "proper" accent.

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