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Yes, of course. Native Californians often asked me where I was originally from based solely on my noticeable Midwestern accent.
by claudeganon 6y ago
Yes, of course. Native Californians often asked me where I was originally from based solely on my noticeable Midwestern accent.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI guess this comment is snark, but I don’t know what the connotation of a Midwestern accent is in California to know for sure. But anyway as you say, you do still speak with an accent even if it is a common one. We all speak with accents!
- claudeganon 6y agoNot snark at all. I don’t know the connotations because I’m not a Native Californian, but people would comment about how my speaking nasally and apologizing too much (both of which you can find in just about any parody of Midwestern culture).
- cortesoft 6y agoAs a native californian, the only connotation I know of having a Midwest accent is about the sounds.... there is no real characteristic that the accent evokes