The funniest thing about accents is that it’s nearly impossible to hear your own…
After spending several weeks back in the U.S., I arrived safely in South Africa last Saturday. This past week has consisted mostly of settling back in to things, catching up on work, and touching base with a few friends.
Upon having coffee with a South African friend of mine, she turned to me and said, “Oh my hat! How did your accent get so strong?” Apparently all of the South African inflections and vernacular I worked so hard to acquire over the past few months have (not so subtly) left me. I guess I’ll be spending the next month or so trying to change my phraseology and intonation to once again suit a South African audience. No big deal I suppose, just one of the dangers of straddling two continents…
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