Seems if you're American everyone expects you to talk the same as all other Americans. If you're a voice actor you can get away and they accept you , but if you're just an American with an accent cause your parents are from another cuntry and you grew up with their language, then you are seeing as odd.
Also, Americans seem to be afraid of putting on unusual accents...why? Is it just social pressure? By this i mean, you never see a person in a company put on a fake "APu" voice ( Apu from the simpsons). You can make it not funny and be serious with it, so what's wrong with that.
2006-12-28 15:42:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I would generally say no. besides, it depends on the American. besides we all have accents. those from different parts of our country have different accents, so it is part and parcel plus we have a diverse culture anyway... the point is most americans are fine with accents per se. However, some are seen more positively then others.
2006-12-28 15:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by kewtber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that it's being afraid, it just sounds funny to us. Also the grammar is usually comical as well, i.e., words in funny places in sentences. I worked with people from India and they would say things like "do the needful" or "the report is telling". So it is the accent and the combined sentence structure that is comical, not frightening.
If an American imitated an "Apu" voice, that would be seen as racist in this politically correct society. So no one wants to lose their job by imitating a foreigner, so they don't.
2006-12-28 23:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by NoName113 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the answer is no. People are not afraid of accents.
Some accents can be very difficult to understand and many people hate to ask the person to keep repeating what they just tried to say.
The longer you are around a person with an accent the easier it becomes to understand and the more comfortable people are around you.
Americans spend a lot of time trying to be politically correct. Generally if someone is immitating a foreign accent it is viewed as an attempt to poke fun at people who speak with that accent.
2006-12-28 23:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love real accents ... fake accents are not cool nor funny. As far a putting on a fake Apu accent at work .... that could be considered offensive to some.
2006-12-28 23:59:08 · answer #4 · answered by yeah , yeah whatever 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are wrong. I love Jamaicans! Irish!
Italians! I will follow you in a store if you have an accent so I can listen to you talk. I so enjoy it. Oh, India too!, Yes. The ladies sound so beautiful when they speak. So many lovely accents in the world!
2006-12-29 00:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by skooter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Americans love accents..I think its can be pretty hot. Americans dont have a problem with accents, they have a problem with if they cant understand whats being said. We want things fast and it takes time sometimes to understand someone else's accent.
2006-12-28 23:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by W.E.S. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love accents. The only thing I don't like is sometimes it's hard to understand what is being said, and I hate having to ask them to repeat themselves. But give me a good English or Scottish accent and I'm thrilled.
2006-12-28 23:49:00 · answer #7 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not afraid of accents. I just hate them. I don't hate the people who speak the accents though.
If you put on an "Apu" accent(which I HAVE seen b/c one of my substitute teachers talked almost exactly like apu), you will offend SOME1.
2006-12-28 23:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love accents! I love the way some Middle Eastern men speak. I love Italian men accents too, and some British and Australian accents. French is ok, too choppy, and Chinese is like, huh? But Listening to different people talk the way they do, I like it.
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2006-12-28 23:46:31 · answer #9 · answered by krazy_libra_from_ac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Americans have American accents
2006-12-28 23:45:23 · answer #10 · answered by million$gon 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋