I grew up with a thick Australian accent with a drawl I dislike, and have been consciously trying to change it for a while. The problem is I tried to make it sound more American at first but keep getting drawn to speaking “Britishly”. Now it’s a Frankenstein of all 3 accents and I don’t know what to go with.
Some points for both:
▪︎ American accent sounds “cooler”
▪︎ British accent sounds more “proper and elegant”
- Australian accent sounds more “relaxed” (but I dislike this for myself, personally).
Maybe I’m biased because I have a Kiwi accent, but I choose American.
I love Kiwi accents. What’s your favorite American accent?
Western. It almost feels cinematic. British accents just sound like someone is trying to speak tightly.
I thought being in America long enough would change my accent, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
I’ve been raising my kid in England since about 3 years old and he sounds more American than me.
I think my favorite Anglophone accent might be the Canadian ones in Letterkenny. Distinctive but subtle.