> It may not be as "generic American" as you think, though.
It definitely is. I've had people from a variety of US states tell me I have "no accent" (which roughly means, "American standard West Coast television actor accent").
> I've found in my own case that my own accent is just naturally incredibly accommodative (also the fun technical word for it) and I reflect back the accent of the person I'm talking to more and more the longer I talk to them.
My brother is like that. His speech patterns are chameleonic and follow whoever he's talking to. He does it totally unconsciously and naturally, and it seems to work well for him.
I'm too self conscious to do that to the degree that he does. I would notice myself doing it and it would feel inauthentic (even if it wasn't). I have a fairly consistent accent regardless of who I'm talking to.
It definitely is. I've had people from a variety of US states tell me I have "no accent" (which roughly means, "American standard West Coast television actor accent").
> I've found in my own case that my own accent is just naturally incredibly accommodative (also the fun technical word for it) and I reflect back the accent of the person I'm talking to more and more the longer I talk to them.
My brother is like that. His speech patterns are chameleonic and follow whoever he's talking to. He does it totally unconsciously and naturally, and it seems to work well for him.
I'm too self conscious to do that to the degree that he does. I would notice myself doing it and it would feel inauthentic (even if it wasn't). I have a fairly consistent accent regardless of who I'm talking to.