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I was born and raised in Bronx, NY. My mom, brothers, classmates, and almost all teachers i ever had spoke with have a New York accent, yet i speak with a neutral accent. By neutral, i mean i have a midland accent or "no" accent. I don't know why my accent is different since you supposedly pick up the accent from the person who taught you to speak. Any ideas? Thank you.
It is very possible for a person to develop a different accvent then their immediate family and region. If your differences in the throat can be a factor, but it can also be picked up too. Example, I am a singer and had a lot of professional help as well as English influence. I live in the Midwest (Michigan specifically) and I begun to speak in a more English accent uncontrollably.
I'm an Aussie but I lived and worked in America for about 6mths a fair few yrs back. My roommate was from Boston and because I was with no other Aussies the whole time there and then went to Chicago for a while before coming home I came back with a really weird thick American but mixed accent. I lost it about a month after coming home, but I sounded really odd cos some words were quite typically Aussie and other American. It was kinda cool.
Depends on what accents you're around and like Parrish said, the media probably also plays a part. For instance, If I watch allot foreign movies, like british, then my accent will sound british. My state borders the south and some places the people talk with a "southern-like" accent. When I talk, It doesn't sound like most people. I guess I talk similar to some people, but most sound completely different, especially in the city.