Self concious about my accent

Ok this is going to sounds very weird let me explain. Im asian and i was born and raised in hong kong (an asian country). Since i was 8 i went to a canadian school based in hong kong where everything i learned is in english and all my teachers and mostly all of my classmates were canadian or somehow related to canada. We spoked english in school n outside of school. obviously after almost 10 years english has become my first language. After i finished high school instead of senting me to canada my parent sent me off to Australia for college. Ok here comes the weird part, I feel so awkward whenever i speak because i speak with a totally different accent from the australians. Dun get me wrong, i speak perfect english n v fluently, if u spoke to me on the phone u would have mistaken that im your average canadian or american. My point will people look at me differetly because of my accent, im asian but not an asian australian but i speak perfect english with an canadian/american accent. There were times in college, student came up n asked me y do u speak like that? U dun sound like a fob but u dun speak with an australian accent. U are not from america or canada but y the hell do u speak like them? Ok so do u think im weird?

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  • Gormenghast

    You're like a multiculturalists wet dream!

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  • Vortexjobe

    Based on the way in which you typed your thoughts I would have to guess that people arent troubled by your accent, But by the way in which you butcher the english language when you speak.

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  • Jfdp

    100 % normal, as a Afrikaans kid growing up in Africa I never really nailed the white English accent til I was in my late teens - and trust me listening to an Afrikaner speak English with a bad accent is like listening to someone who's IQ has just been halved

    With becomes "Wif"
    Think becomes "Fink"
    That becomes "Dat"
    The r becomes a sound like a motorbike speeding away.

    I knew this one girl in Primary school (schooling from age 7 to 13), great looks, extremely intelligent and very articulate -until she spoke English

    Thankfully English is an international language so we its practically all we heard 24-7 on our media, and most Afrikaners in good schools in the urban areas can speak well with ok sounding accents by the time they finish highschool, But when I was 5- say 15 speaking to English people was embarresing, my accent was bad and I woulrget the most basic words (Like doorlatch, and hell im not even sure I spelled that correctly)

    So yap 100 % normal

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  • ucipher8

    It's a small world after all. Lots of people have accents whether they like it or not and really it all depends on where you grew up and the language you speak. Definitely in America, if you have an accent (besides an english accent) you will be treated on a different tier (which is especially dumb because America is made up of so many cultures, its surprising that we are so oblivious other cultures).

    It's normal to be self conscious about your accent, you are not the only one. But keep in mind that you have an ability to communicate with different cultures which in turn can actually benefit you!

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  • blacksheep42

    Don't worry about it too much, unneeded stress in any life is bad. It's not that big a deal, compare it to other problems and you'll realize that it doesn't matter. If anyone asks you about it, a quick explanation should suffice. We're all incredibly different from one another, some differences are just more obvious than others.

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  • Rhuarc

    Don't worry about it, if someone has a problem with how you speak thats their problem.

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  • HSVWHO

    Lol @discoduck!

    Dude I'm Aussie and I dont know where u live but Australia is like the most diverse country ever. We have Over 200 different nationalities living here and seriously they are 200 different accents going around. FIY we love the American accent. I have one and I'm not aussie born! I get complements. U shud flaunt it. Lol

    Also there are alot of Asian that have American accents. Try talking to a philipino person once.

    The one thing Australia isn't is consistent with it's people. All different forms shapes sizes... Even the white ppl here have accents that are regional.

    Good luck.

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    • murderface

      nothing irks aussies more than a whiny loud Aarmerricain Accent, rather listen to a screaming eskimo giving birth.

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  • DiscoDuck

    I can't tell a word you are saying...your accent is too strong!

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  • Kai'Layah

    I think accents are sexy as hell. Embrace it. Plus your mix of nationality and accent make you interesting. I would not be self-concious at all. If they don't like the way you speak, tell em not to listen.

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  • batman002

    A very smart person once told me "you shouldn't be worried about having an accent, you should be worried about your accent being sexy or not."

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  • FlyingSheilds

    Interesting...Very Very Interesting...

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  • uptowngurl

    You should be proud of yourself. You did nothing wrong, and there are at least 2million other people who talk just like you. there is no reason that you should feel self concious about that. there is no reason you should feel self concious about anything!

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