about 20 chinese who i speak to, have said i'm not american because i dont' sound "AMERICAN", "you're english is not fluent". I have spanish(hispanic parents) accent but i was born in usa. And i don't like to make an New york, california or whatever accent even if i can.. i like to speak with my accent, so why these people and Even American white people or black who do use "american" accents, why do they criticize me so much and discriminate just because of this. The asians i talk to always differentiate between white americans who are supposedly "REal americans" and people like me who are according to them "immigrants living in america"..I'm fed up with them.. i thought only 1 or 5 of them would discriminate me but i talked to like 30 or more and they all say this. So , i could never be an English teacher in Japan or China right? Because i'm not considered american by them
2006-07-12 06:23:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
American Accent? There is about 100 different accents in the US
2006-07-12 06:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
who knows the real American accent, we speak the English language. we don't use it the way the English do. for gods sake i grew up in the northern states and yet i have a southern accent. as long as you can hold a conversation in the American version of the English language then how can any one object to it. there are more ways to screw up this language, with the different dialects and accents and whats the "right word" and "right interpretation of a meaning of a word", how can anyone really speak "American". there are too many types of Americans for our language to be universally perfect. sorry, but which American accent is the correct American accent? if you have a birth certificate (from the states) and a little knowledge of the English language, then i suppose you are as American as me and quite a few others. but i don't think they would let me teach English anywhere either. by the way do you really want to teach in those counties. also some one in our families was an immigrant at one time or another. my friend speaks polish and has a choppy accent but she is American by birth, and her parents by law. you know i am having a hard time with this question, i do not want to sound discriminate, but this is just a pile of crap, what difference does it make how you speak as long as you can communicate with the people in your neighborhood.
2006-07-12 07:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you going to let real immigrants tell you whether your considered american or not. Its like me asking a baseball player if Im good a soccer! Anyway, Im an american, born in NC and living in DC, and I believe that accent or no accent if you were born in the US then your an american. With the diversity here in the states, and with the different accents, from southern twang to a wicked good boston accent, no one should be able to lable you. Stand up for your heritage, hispanic, but also recognize your new heritage as an american.
2006-07-12 06:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by basplayer1979 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Appearences mean everything in this world. Having an "American Accent" is considered to be a midwestern accent. There are also southern and western and northern accents. If you have a Spanish accent, many people will not associate you with being American. It's just a fact of life. You must learn to live with it or lose your accent. It's not right, but it's the truth.
2006-07-12 06:30:27 · answer #4 · answered by Michael F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres no such thing as an american accent. Theres lots of different accents in the us, just like anywhere else in the world.
2006-07-12 06:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by Too Silly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are American and your happy to be so, don't worry about what those people think. Don't forget what United states started as, everyone here is a imigrant, atleast by decent.
Don't let society full you into believing you have to talk or walk or dress a certain way.
Just be you, and be happy.
Hope things get better.
2006-07-12 06:29:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i am american born in mexico but thats part of north america i also have the accent and well white people are either european or australiana unless they are from canada those are the only white americans and black are african and japanesse chinesse ex are asians so we are more american then the whites or blacks arent we lol
2006-07-12 06:29:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is know set american accent....each state has their own twang...her in delaware there is what they call upper delaware and slower delaware and the state is pea size...I am sure it is tuff....just try to look at it as there stupidity or them not being open minded
2006-07-12 06:29:12 · answer #8 · answered by dejeepgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beacuse the majority is ignorant. We are all native to America and don't trust you foreigners.
HAHAHA nice double standards here in the land of the free.
2006-07-12 06:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by someDumbAmerican 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please define an american accent for me..... This country is so diverse there are a thousand different american accents!
2006-07-12 06:28:23 · answer #10 · answered by brett_day2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋