My dad is Jamacian and Dominican and he has a strong accent and we talk in our accents at home. I love my accent but it always pops up when I get angry or sad.
2007-02-23 08:20:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's because it is part of your mental image of yourself. Let me explain please. You have been raised by a parent whom he himself spoke with the native tongue from whence he came from. When you were born and being raised by him, you yourself picked up on his linguistic palette. Now, when in public and surrounded by others, you speak as they do because that's what they do. Yet, when you are feeling very emotional, you revert back to your own personal dialect because of how deeply into yourself you have been touched emotionally.(think inner child if you will, but in a good way) This isn't a bad thing at all! Don't be ashamed of it! Live your life, not someone else's!
2007-02-23 08:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by mangamaniaciam 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I am not sure what a Jamaican Dominican accent sounds like, but that accent is what you are most comfortable with, obviously. Honey when you are angry a good Jamaican accent really expresses your steam. It is a nice that you have an accent that you didn't go to school hearing as your main accent. You most have spent a lot of time around your dad, which is nice. But nuh worry nuff a wi love chat dat way, when wi bringle su nu watch nu face. Just tek it easy. At the end of the day you will always have a bit of your dad with you.
2007-02-23 08:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by Elle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Virginia south pops up when I'm impassioned too (haven't been back since I was 10, I', 31). I have a Bahamian accent, so imagine the surprise of my peers when Southern fire comes out.
2007-02-23 08:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that accents are deeply rooted and we learn to speak without them. So when we return to a baser (more emotional state) we loose our higher levels of control and switch back to them. I'm not basing this on research. But whenever I get angry all my friend's say that my "lawng eyeland" accent comes out. it's haaarrible.
2007-02-23 08:24:10 · answer #4 · answered by bluejay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think she is trying to show off she is jamaican and dominican she is still a black women just a different ethinicity from black americans. i bet u have a nice accent, ur avatar is pretty, i wish i had dark skin sometimes, darker blacks dont have as many skin problems as light skiined ones, my darker skinned friends have gorgeous skin naturally, me on the other hand i have to do things to get a pretty complexion
2007-02-23 08:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tend to think impulsively when your angry. Consequently you dont think the words you say and your accent comes out.
2007-02-23 08:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by rosemarie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause you aren't focusing on talking properly your true emotions are talking! and don't worry, a Caribbean accent is very exotic and nice!
2007-02-23 09:39:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's normal.
My Canadian comes out a lot when I'm angry too.
2007-02-23 08:23:15 · answer #8 · answered by emaaaazing! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents do the same thing, except they start speaking in their native tongue. I guess it's natural to express yourself in the language you know best.
2007-02-23 09:43:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you're not trying to conform when you're angry or sad.
2007-02-23 09:04:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋