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> Accent varies by ethnicity and ethnicity is a proxy for race Accent varies by location, not ethnicity. My Scottish ancestry does not in any way help my under
by flukus 8y ago
> Accent varies by ethnicity and ethnicity is a proxy for race
Accent varies by location, not ethnicity. My Scottish ancestry does not in any way help my understand a thick Glaswegian accent but if we took a kid from China and bought them up in Glasgow they'd have the same accent as everyone else.
Location isn't a great proxy for race.