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I'm born and raised in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden. My parents are originally from Karlskoga, 270km NE from here. Göteborg has a very distinct accent and I al

I'm born and raised in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden. My parents are originally from Karlskoga, 270km NE from here. Göteborg has a very distinct accent and I always get told by others that I have a very bland Swedish with no hint of that accent. But one time I was at a wedding in Karlskoga and talked to someone I hadn't met before. I opened my mouth and managed to get half a sentence out before he interrupted with "Oh! You're from Göteborg!"

dantondwa 5y ago
Same experience for me. I am from the Venice area in Italy, which is famous for a very strong and somehow funny accent and dialect. However, my family is from central Italy. This resulted in me being considered having a Southern, definitely not local accent in Venice and me being considered Venetian by everyone else in Italy. Probably the truth is in the middle.