When i was little i used to believe that only Americans could change their accents to match other peoples', like Australians or English for instance. I thought they were "stuck" with their accents for life or something, but Americans had this ability to talk differently. My good friend, who's from England, began talking with an American accent after being teased about hers, and i was shocked!
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- I used to believe that people were born with accents.Anon
- I usd to believe that, all Americans were left handed and we all died when we reached our 100th birthday!— Greg Baron
- At the age of four I believed I was soooo smart. I spoke TWO languages...English AND American!— Melinda
- I was shocked when I found out that dogs in foreign countries didn't know English commands.Anon
- I was never able to get a good answere as to what hour of the day "evening" actually began— Tad