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I don't even really mean this in the sense that some accents may be harder to understand when speaking English, but in the sense that my accent has always been out of place.
I'm an Asian-Australian in the sense that I was born to a 100% Filipino family who moved to Australia when I was very young from England, and obtained citizenship. I have lived a majority of my life here in Brisbane, and I would sooner call it home before Bacolod City or (god forbid) Birmingham.
I have never, ever, ever had an Aussie accent. For as long as I've known, my accent has been the thickest "general American" accent ever. Only somewhat recently I learned I have the "International School Accent", which is a vaguely American sounding accent apparently picked up by students studying at international schools, something I never did.
I think the leading theory is that while I maintain some Australian pronunciations ("Aussie", "Australia", "mum", etc.) due to being around Aussies my whole life, I mostly speak "American" due to the strong amount of American media I was watching when I was still learning English (and as a consequence forgetting Tagalog sadly). Kinda cool!
To this day people will ask me "Are you a Yank?". I'm just happy to have such a common conversation starter.
Jan 15, 2025
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was born in the US but lived in London for 11 years then lived in the US from age 14-18 so my accent is very discombobulating to some people - I sounded completely British before I moved back to the US but it somehow changed a lot during 4 years - also I don't speak English at home so I have no consistent opinions on things like courgette/zucchini and aubergine/eggplant - anyway I seem to really throw people off with the way that I speak sometimes people assume I'm Canadian because I sound British and American??
I like to people guessing though - I feel like it makes me mysterious...
Feb 12, 2025
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american perspective: i think the coastal surfing vibes in some parts of the country remind me of cali, but the rural outback parts remind me more of the american south. the accent feels to me like someone took an English accent and "twang-ed" it, so that also reminds me of the american south.
also my brain divides australian accents into the only reference points i have for them: the milder/subtler Mike's Mic/Troye Sivan accent, the "NAUUUR CLEO" H20: Just Add Water accent, & the really stereotypical, flattened vowels-sounding accent in nature documentaries that's like "HERE WE SEE THE WALLABY IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT." i wish i knew what the actual regional differences were with those accents/why they sound so different from each other, but the U.S. is divided into a bunch of regional accents too, so ig it's similar.
also lots of ppl refer to Florida as the Australia of america, since FL has some crazy wildlife as well.
Feb 8, 2024
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When I was 19 I made a friend on Kik. He was just older than me, from Melbourne, Australia. He was Aboriginal, and a musician, and he became my close friend.
Ever since then Australia has been in the back of my mind, something that I wanted to explore and experience. A curiosity that felt close at hand, within my grasp. Over the years I've learned bits and pieces of the culture over the years, and I've always wanted to visit.
Well. Now I am.
I bought a visa in September, and now, November 16th, 2024 I'm here in Brisbane.
Nov 15, 2024
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I took this pic of my friend while we were out and about in the city. I can't say I hung out with friends much when I was still in high school so I really love that I've built myself up more as a sociable person :)
Jan 15, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
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As the title suggests, Kanye was always one of my problematic faves but I think he's kinda became annoyingly problematic and comically evil to the point that he's lost me. I still listen to his old stuff though. I often don't realise how much I listen to it still until I see my last.fm stats.
It's kind of undeniable that he's been one of the most influential people in hip-hop and wider pop culture for decades now, so it hurts more that he's gone so far down the deep end.
One of these days I'll make my idea for a Kanye Broadway musical a reality. Trust me!
Jan 15, 2025