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		biomcgary on Dec 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Africans are changing French, one joke, rap an... People from the US generally find accents from other English speaking countries fairly charming (source I'm from the US) rather than a source of amusement or derision. I think attitudes about accents from non-English speakers vary more widely and regionally.

trgn on Dec 18, 2023 [–]

> find accents from other English speaking countries fairly charming

Agreed.

In addition, I feel like Americans give out more of an "A for effort" vibe in response, whereas Europeans are more like "nice try n00b".

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