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Do you need to be "tough" to live in America?
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this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025
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Literally just lean into your accent and it'll carry you 100% of the way through conversation ๐ Don't even worry about feeling like you're hamming it up. We can't tell the difference!
What do you mean by accent? I can only do an American accent (maybe a little British if I try hard)
No I mean your native accent. I see you're from germany, and while you might not think you have one, I'd dare to assure you that you do! Even baseline "American" is technically transatlantic IIRC
I think I watched too much American TV it's kinda hard for me to do the German accent now and it feels weird to do tbh
Unless it's absolutely perfect, a native speaker will pick up your accent...how's your "th" that's usually a dead give away for native German speakers.
Yea it definitely doesn't sound as bad as many other Germans but I don't have the American sound down to the nuances so you could definitely tell. Idk why but I think it's quite hard to get the nuance if you haven't been raised with the language, it sucks if you don't sound 100% authentic, I hope it will come with time.
But you really have to study each tone down to its core including its cultural context to get it perfectly. Imma try to do that though for sure
Seriously, no need to change. There are so many accents across the US, and if you're anywhere vaguely urban you're going to hear English speakers from all over the world.
And the correct response to any Americans who give you a hard time for having a foreign accent is "How many languages do you speak?"
I barely speak my native language...