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When I worked at Blizzard Europe as part of the English Customer Service team, we had English speaking agents from lots of different countries, over a dozen at
by jonathanlydall 6y ago
When I worked at Blizzard Europe as part of the English Customer Service team, we had English speaking agents from lots of different countries, over a dozen at least.
One time a colleague commented that they only really noticed my South African accent when we were out drinking.
This made me realise that almost all the English employees without realising it were “neutralising” their accents to an extent when in the office and conversing with each other (or customers over the phone).
- FooBarBizBazz 6y agoIf someone's family comes from a non-English-speaking country, then often that person will temporarily develop a thick accent whenever they get a call from home. The accent then persists for a few minutes. They don't even realize they're doing it. Indeed I think it's a natural thing everyone does, to some extent, to try to fit in. However, some people naturally mirror other people more than others. I have a pet theory that the tendency to synchronize gait with whoever you're walking with, the tendency to mirror accents, and other forms of subconscious "fitting in" are all correlated.