I noticed a couple of you asking me about my accent and wondering if I have one or not, so I decided to do something I've never done on my blog before......post a video of me.....UGH!
If you only knew how much I dislike seeing myself on camera but I think it's the only way you can see for yourself whether I have an accent or not. So here you go....I would love to hear the comments on this one, and be nice, remember....I'm not a camera friendly person and you're pretty lucky that I did this video right after returning home from dropping the kids off at school and running some errands.
You would be running for the hills if I had done this first thing in the morning LOL
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It's a lovely accent, Sandra, and I hope what little that remains of it never goes away because it's part of what makes you special.
And I don't think I've commented on your new haircut - it really is fabulous.
Have a great week,
Pamela
VERY slight accent, is my opinion.
I grew up in central Louisiana and have lived in Texas for 15 years...you should hear all the times I get teased about MY accent lol.
BTW I totally enjoy your blog!!!
Your accent sounds a gentle US accent to me. I pick up accents quickly, I'd bet if I had lived in the US for so long I wouldn't sound English anymore.
Thank you so much for doing that, you're such a sweetie!
Oh and I agree with Pamela, your hair is beautiful.
Big hugs.
Sarah x
You have an accent and I'm jealous- it's SO cute!
What a great post!
I have ehjoyed your blog for a long time. Thanks for sharing it with all those who follow you.
Take care.
Izabela
From Ontario Canada
Hugs.. Amy
Thanks for 'braving' the camera
Tanna
You should do video's more often.. You look so pretty on camera.
I would say a slight accent that is beautiful. I love your voice and you did great! We are our own worst critics.I have always said I would love an accent. We northwesterners have the most boring dialect/accent/nonaccent in the world. When we first moved to Washington from Ohio when I was in 4th grade people used to ask us if we were from New York. But not anymore. How sad...
Maybe someday I'll brave a video.
It's nice to be able to put a voice with a face. I know when Barbara (Candy Hearts & Paper Flowers) and I talk on the phone, it always seem more real and nice.
P.S. look for Hungarian Goulash tomorrow - it turned out fantastic (well almost it still has 2 hours to go, but it's great!)
You are so brave to have put yourself onto video. I know I will never be able to do that.
Kudos!
Michele from Montana
I absolutely love your haircut, it rocks!
You do definitely have an accent. However, I went to school with a couple South Africans and I would not have guessed that unless I knew you were from there! You are very americanized :)
You HAVE to post a cooking video!
I had no idea you weren't from the US. So NEAT!
I too love your haircut & you do a GREAT video (unlike mine) LOL
Roberta Anne
So awesome to see and hear you!!
The accent: to me it sounds like a mixture of the South, East and Midwest.
And yes, to me you do have an accent. But growing up an Army brat, I've learned to love accents. I have a horrible NW USA one.... Washingtonians have a convoluted "non-accent" accent that is way to California for me....but after so many years there I picked it up. I much preferred when I lived down South and spoke more like a Southerner.
I think it's interesting that certain things you say sound Midwest USA to me; others sounded a smidge Australian; and there were even a couple of times you sounded more German to me. Definitely more intriguing than what I used to hear at "home" in WA.... but now I hear Japanese so I'm trying to get an ear for that. LOL
Love your new layout! I read most of my blogs in Google reader now but I always like to stop by here in person to see what pretty new background you've got going on.
I have been in the US for 40 years and it took me ages to lose my South African accent, and it is still not completely gone. I find when I am visiting SA my accents drifts back more :-)
Such fun to see your video!
Quite a while back I made an entry on one of my blogs regarding accents. I've got a Kansas twang - & I hate it LOL.
Have a blessed day!!!