Taltos

I live in California. My friend once travelled out of the state and was complimented on his lack of an accent. It seems everywhere he went on this trip, he was regarded as not having an accent. This was odd, because he regarded some of their accents as fairly exotic. When we discussed it, we came to the conclusion that the rest of the country (world?) is more familiar with California-style english accents due to the prevalence of California actors on television and such. Without consciously realizing it, some people may be as familiar with California accents as their own.

This may partially explain any rise in popularity for American english. I don't know.

That's awesome.

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