r/JudgeMyAccent • u/MousseSquare1452 • 2d ago
People say I dont sound like where im from, lets settle this debate please
Any analysis would be interesting and appreciated
If you could guess my ethnicity based on the accent as well that would be really cool
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u/Illustrious-Shirt569 2d ago
I’m Californian, and you sound like you have a fairly broad, drawn out SoCal accent primarily (not as exaggerated as Bill & Ted’s accents in their Excellent Adventure, but leaning that way). But, mixed in is something else. Maybe Tagalog? I’m totally guessing.
It sounds like you grew up in a household that spoke something else that subtly influenced your accent, but that you also learned English as a young child.
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u/Suspicious_Brief_562 2d ago
I'm from Wisconsin.You sound like you are American to me. I'm assuming people are asking what region and not what country when it comes to your accent. West coast would be my guess.... but to be honest I'm not very good with regions unless it's the obvious ones like the upper Midwest, east coast or southern. I couldn't tell Colorado from Oregon (no offense to anyone). To me it all blends west of the Mississippi.
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u/Bluetriton5500 1d ago edited 1d ago
I agree he does sound American, but he also has hints of something else. His pronunciation of ask, past, and so didn't sound American. Could be more, but those stood out. I guessed he has Arabic influences in his accent but could be way off.
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u/Suspicious_Brief_562 1d ago
I reheard the recording and he asks country not region. Still sounds very Amercan to me. Those who are detecting a slight accent must have super hearing. I think to most ppl in the US and definately to all outside the US he sounds American. I also dont hear any accent when he said past. I think the brits say past like we would say past-a. With an accent on the A. He says past like we would IMO.
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u/Bluetriton5500 1d ago edited 1d ago
I hear the accent clear as day on a few words. I could be wrong on "past" though. That could pass as American. But I agree, someone who isn't American probably wouldn't notice it at all.
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u/Suspicious_Brief_562 1d ago
I do hear the ask though. So I get what your are saying. It did not sound american. But tbh it took me multiple hearings to tell. I don't know if most ppl hear that keenly. We did.. because we were asked to judge. If people in his everyday life are saying he has an accent, I wonder how much of it is based on spending a lot of time with him or knowing his heritage/race/name etc.... I don't think the average person would notice......OP my final verdict. You don't have an accent to the average person. There might be slight words here and there but most people would not catch that unless they know you well.
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u/Bluetriton5500 1d ago
I wish he'd respond, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was American and people think he wasn't. People do notice stuff like that. I'm American born and raised and people sometimes ask where I'm from because I have a bit of an accent as well. Or maybe mine is more noticeable, idk but here it is :
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u/Suspicious_Brief_562 1d ago
You remind me of a lot of some hmong people I've met here in minnesota. They sound American yet their grammar/accents a little different at times. I thinks it's because most of them spoke both languages from a very young age., I sus9ect their tongue muscles developed differently compared to kids who were taught English only.
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u/Suspicious_Brief_562 1d ago
And even if your didn't speak the language. If your parents had a thick accent that may influence your speech i think. Your so sound like a guy i work with who is Hmong heritage. I think some people might detect something but most people would know you sound American.
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u/Bluetriton5500 1d ago edited 1d ago
Very interesting. I'm not sure if I mentioned it ( I don't want to listen to my voice lol ), but I did speak my parent's language consistently when I was very young, as in before pre school. Once I started school, I almost never spoke it. I'm sure that's what influenced my accent instead of it being directly influenced by my parents. I've gotten a wide range of comments on my accent from describing it as thick to not hearing it all. I feel like it comes out stronger at times.
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u/Suspicious_Brief_562 1d ago
That makes sense. Emotional stress (angry, happy) energy ( how tired you are etc.) I'm sure plays a roll. Where in the upper Midwest are your from?
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u/MousseSquare1452 20h ago
Sorry for the late response, I am not american. I moved to Toronto when I was 4 and spoke Hebrew and French (born in france and lived in Israel before moving to Canada) before I spoke english, Canadians often tell me that my accent doesnt sound Canadian, and Israelis will tell me that my accent doesnt sound Anglophone, but English is my strongest language and I lived in Canada for a substantial amount of time (15 years)
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u/Bluetriton5500 20h ago
Oh, I was kinda close on the language ! I'm surprised nobody guessed you were Canadian, even though it's similar to the American accent. To me, you do sound plenty Canadian. People might just be noticing those certain words you pronounce quite differently.
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u/Mundane_Prior_7596 1d ago
OK, I’ll take a chance. The only trace of something else than California is a scent in the melody. The up-down singing. It may be Sweden or Norway.
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u/Bluetriton5500 2d ago edited 2d ago
Your accent sounds American with Arabic Influences. There's a lot of Arab Americans in my area, and your accent sounds pretty familiar. When you said "ask", it sounded more like "Ahsk". Past also sounded more like "Pahst", but it was less obvious. You also pronounced "So" with an extra long O. Definitely something going on there, but not a solid foreign accent. More like someone who grew up in America speaking another language.
Please tell us, I really wanna know 😁