Fun fact: when I was around 6-8, I had a THICC Southern accent, having grown up in Tennessee and Mississippi. We moved to Arizona, and I was being introduced to my new teachers, and one leaned over and went "Oh my god you sound so cute, where are you from??"
That was attention I didn't want so I worked to talk without my accent and now it only comes out when I start talking fast.
And she was a brilliant and beautiful young woman.
@LnzyHou did she turn out okay, though? Did she get promotions?
@publickovacs @LnzyHou my accent got crazy because it was a Hillbilly accent, now it's been mixed in with a redneck accent. And it's probably still pretty thick, I just don't hear it. But I have luck on my side and I'm actually stupid, so my accent fits me well. 😜
Helluva belly dancer too!
@LnzyHou I think a lot of people equate the accent to stupidity, so I can relate to your friend. My mom got passed up a couple times because of that.
Humans, as a whole, are fuckin weird.