I put my preciser diction down to a vast amount of BBC comedy as a kid. Goodies, Ronnies, Good Life, Are you being served Etc etc Gets stronger with a couple of drinks, don’t always realise I’m doing it
For me it was crossed teeth that meant wearing a plate through primary school, working very hard to overcome talking like thish and then five years of italian lmao
When I worked in bars I got asked where I was from all the time. Melbourne. I was born in Melbourne. I’ve lived ~three months in NZ, India, Amsterdam and Thailand. My grandparents are all from UK places that hate England. Well one gran was 5th gen Aussie from Ireland.
I kinda had this when Sydney had the Olympics. I was expected by tourists to be and speak Russian, Spanish, German and a bunch of other things. Nope! I can mangle a bit of some of the languages but really don’t think I especially look any of those things 🤷🏻♀️
I got asked in my elevator the other day “how long have you been here?” I replied “I moved to the building almost 6 years ago”.
They said: “no I mean in Australia”.
“…I was born here.”
I’m the whitest femme, so, so very white, almost entirely German, French, and English. I thought I sounded Australian. Now I’m questioning my accent.
Nope. Accent is well within the standard deviation for Aussie accents. The questioner is the one with the tin ear. And needs to learn some manners.
Having met you, my first impression was that you were a large black male from south Sudan. It took a while until i realized that wasn’t true
I have been asked this question so many times it’s become a meme amongst my friends. I was born in friggin burwood.
It’s a combination of preciser than aussie normal diction and a broader vocabulary.
I put my preciser diction down to a vast amount of BBC comedy as a kid. Goodies, Ronnies, Good Life, Are you being served Etc etc Gets stronger with a couple of drinks, don’t always realise I’m doing it
I’ve always put it down to the same thing, but I now think an autistic tendency to avoid abbreviations and idioms could also be a part of it.
A definite possibility also
For me it was crossed teeth that meant wearing a plate through primary school, working very hard to overcome talking like thish and then five years of italian lmao
Welcome to my world lol
When I worked in bars I got asked where I was from all the time. Melbourne. I was born in Melbourne. I’ve lived ~three months in NZ, India, Amsterdam and Thailand. My grandparents are all from UK places that hate England. Well one gran was 5th gen Aussie from Ireland.
I kinda had this when Sydney had the Olympics. I was expected by tourists to be and speak Russian, Spanish, German and a bunch of other things. Nope! I can mangle a bit of some of the languages but really don’t think I especially look any of those things 🤷🏻♀️
Same question, similar deal. Not sure what it is