
beachcryptid
[silly things wrong with me] when the Very British patient comes in and you have to CONSCIOUSLY suppress your accent so it doesn't sound like you're making fun

{TharBG}
XD

beachcryptid
I don't even know why I have a british accent, considering I was only 6yo and spent only a year there BUT SOMETIMES IT STILL COMES OUT

{TharBG}


hebe
do you watch a lot of British media? that may be what's causing it

beachcryptid
hebe
: I prefer british detective shows so maybe that's it then hmmm =|a

hebe
British detective shows are the best

beachcryptid
they are!!!!

Lofwyr
Also humans are social beings and our speech patterns automatically fall in step with the person we're talking to

Lofwyr
to the degree that for example Antarctica has its own stable accent - an amalgamation of the researchers who live there and are isolated from the outside world.

beachcryptid
Lofwyr
: huh! I did not know that! that's so cool

beachcryptid
I mean, I knew I'm a bit of an accent mimic, but that only applies to accents I know (british, malaysia, aussie)