I come from a Third World Country in Asia that speaks English and many other dialects. Has been living in North America for 25y. Still has my country's accent. Did all my schooling in my home country. Sometimes, I feel offended when people ask me about my accent. I feel embarrassed, too. I cannot hide it. Maybe, if I was schooled in North America it will be different.
What accent from Asia do you recognize from other people.
Which Asian accent is considered sexy? and not?
2007-07-24 14:57:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I've been guilty of asking a person where they're from based on accent. I never do it to "put them on the spot" or to be obnoxious, though. I really am genuinely curious and merely want to learn. I find any accent interesting and pleasing to hear. I could listen to a person with an accent all day. I know that sounds completely weird.
I have this annoying habit of accidentally mimicking accents of people I'm talking to. I don't mean to--it's just something that happens. I had a doctor who was from India once and after a while, I was talking to her with her accent. She gave me a hard look, as if to say, "Making fun of me is not helping your case." When I saw that look, I immediately apologized and explained my quirk to her. She relaxed and then said it was okay.
It's possible that most people don't mean to make you feel embarrassed about your accent. Lots of people like accents:) Let's see...I can recognize Indian, Chinese and Japanese accents. I've known people from all of those countries. I'm slowly learning to recognize when a person is speaking Japanese, Cantonese, or Mandarin. I have never heard an Indian person speaking in their native tongue so I know I wouldn't be able to recognize it at all.
As for which Asian accent is considered sexy, I can't really say how all of society feels. I find any accent appealing.
2007-07-24 15:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Avie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how the question is being direct at me and how the facial expression is, but out of the three persons that actually asked me back then where my accent came from only one hurt me. Most people think that I'm from Argentina lol I'm from Mexico. Now my accent is gone. I was raised here more than half of my life. I think it's sexy when someone has an accent.
2007-07-24 22:22:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I meet someone and cannot identify their accent, I will often ask about it to them directly if I hear English being spoken.
Having been a teacher and keenly interested in linguistics, I have met many folks and learned a lot about geography from this very question:
"Oh, excuse me, I loved hearing you speak, you make English sound so much more lovely than I think it does when I say things, do you mind if I ask where you are from originally?"
I am sincere, and truly interested. I have learned enough to recognize an accent I heard just from one lady saying Good Morning to me at a crosswalk at a major university in the South, I asked her if she had ever been to the west end of this particular island, and she was floored, wondered if I was a relative of hers for NO one ever guessed her origin!
it is fun, and please don't be offended by the ignorance and unkindness shown by others, they are small minded, and likely envy you BECAUSE you are smart enough to be mulit-lingual and world traveled, to boot! Stand tall and be proud of yourself for your accomplishments, for it all came at a price, a price the silly people of the world will never comprehend!
Carry on! You are doing great!
Proud to have met you here on Yahoo! Answers!
2007-07-24 22:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by susieque 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get offended when people tell me I'm not from where I've lived all my life, because I don't have the stereotypical accent they imagine in their head that all people from my home would have. Having said that, I find that Japanese tend to speak the best English. Native-born Filipinos have a very noticeable accent in English, even when they've been studying it since pre-school. Second generation Vietnamese-Americans have no perceptible accent, to my ear. Then again, most of them are not fluent in Vietnamese, as their parents are. Indians have a pronounced accent, but their grammar tends to be superior, thanks to heavy British influence.
2007-07-24 22:06:16 · answer #4 · answered by Ratchanexpat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem. All the Filipinos say they can't understand my English. I just say that's OK I can't understand yours either. I wish they would stop expecting a white guy to sound Filipino.
My Filipina is so sweet and sexy too.
God Bless!
2007-08-01 10:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I am proud of my accent ... stop and think about just about everyone has one so what is the big deal ...the only one that offends me is ebonics and that is just a lack of education and personal pride ...
2007-08-01 00:21:41 · answer #6 · answered by ccseg2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be proud of your country and then your accent,you don't need to talk like other people from other country,you wish you could speak like them because they are happy with the way they speak.so,when they ask you,tell them where you got it from and ask them if they have any problem with that.
2007-07-24 22:21:06 · answer #7 · answered by No Stress 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that you do have 25 years of experience which is enough to make you gain the accent and other communication styles verbal or nonverbal.
to look like a native speaker without problems
that's my point of view thanks for reading it.
2007-08-01 12:44:35 · answer #8 · answered by little pit optimestic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be ok...be proud of who you are
2007-08-01 10:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by Taylor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋