It’s an odd thing, but I’m somewhat aware of my losing the power of accent. Not my own accent, which has always been a bit of a mish mash anyway, but my ability to distinguish accents. Between staff and customers, I’m being exposed to so many Kiwis, Ozzie, Brits, Kiwi Brits, British Kiwis, Ozzie Kiwis, Kiwi Ozzies, Ozzie Brits, British Ozzies, and goodness knows what other combinations, I’m no longer immediately able to tell them all apart. It’s just become the clearly foreigners, the people I understand, and those whose accents are so thick I’ve no idea what they’re saying (always those damn vowel sounds).
Welcome to another level of globalisation!
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