tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845179389747970364.post3554924045366353497..comments2024-03-28T00:39:11.804-04:00Comments on REFLECTION & REASON: Just Be Canadian (& lose the American accent)!SM Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08482990885729317907noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845179389747970364.post-78774926497892867332012-11-09T20:53:07.309-05:002012-11-09T20:53:07.309-05:00I'm guilty of speaking in a pseudo-American ac...I'm guilty of speaking in a pseudo-American accent(but certainly not a 'ghetto' sounding one) as well - I'm sorry to say. I'm a 23 year old from Kitchener Ontario, and somewhere along the line I just became ashamed to sound Canadian and tried to cut any 'Canadian-ness' out of my natural dialect and speak in an American intonation. I stopped saying eh, started pronouncing sorry as 'sarry' over 'sorey' (the Canadian way) and changed the pace in which I spoke so it sounded less clipped.<br /><br />I'm not sure what lead me to do this - maybe because I always viewed the 'U.S' as a little more important than us so in the back of my mind I thought if I spoke just like them I would gain a sense of superiority. But in the end it just mixed me up over what my national identity actually was... sad. People should just be who they are, and not pressure themselves to be something they're not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845179389747970364.post-36330937814102015882010-08-16T18:52:34.304-04:002010-08-16T18:52:34.304-04:00"Urban" people as you call them.., Who s..."Urban" people as you call them.., Who speak like gheto trolls, they're douches anyway. Most of them are white kids who think they're black so let's get them to realize that before we even talk about whether they're American or Canadian. Furthermore, I'm a white guy from Niagara area (Haamilton, ON) and I speak essentially the same as any northern state EDUCATED American person. I talk to Americans and Canadians all day on the phone and the major extremes I hear are from Southern folks like in Texas, Arkansas, etc... and Canadians from outside the golden horseshoe area... Even in Toronto and Hamilton there a lot of people speaking with very proper British pronunciation... I've completely lost this attribute to my speech and when I talk to people from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Washington, or California I can't really hear a major difference. From how non-white trash people speak here in Hamilton. Often they'll confuse our ecommerce company for being in California because the website lists our address as Hamilton, Ontario, CA so they assume it's Ontario, California. Anyway, urban slang is lame anyway, I personally wish the US would invade Ontario and make us a state. Perhaps then we'd get rid of this corrupt British-based failure of a government and stop the ridiculous taxation we endure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845179389747970364.post-67114626504174922812010-05-12T23:46:18.303-04:002010-05-12T23:46:18.303-04:00It is so offensive to my senses when I have to lis...It is so offensive to my senses when I have to listen to people try and sound American. Or when American's claim that the Canadian accent is similar to theirs! That is complete rubbish. There is not 'a' Canadian accent, just like their isn't an American accent, it varies from place to place and Canada is a helluva lot different sounding than any American accent, thankfully. Why? Mainly, because Canadian's don't talk through their nasal passage way.<br /><br />Though, the Canadian news anchors and Harper really don't help others understand the Canadian accent. Harper sounds atrocious when he talks, it is clear he has gone through accent reduction, like anyone worthwhile in the public eye in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845179389747970364.post-8254731675486192782010-03-30T11:09:17.310-04:002010-03-30T11:09:17.310-04:00luv it! You know living here in the states has put...luv it! You know living here in the states has put the whole "being Canadian" thing in perspective for me. I come home and actually love the way "Canadians" speak. I don't realize how much I miss it until I'm home. I actually get offended when my parents tell me that I'm starting to sound like an "American." I'll always embrace all that represents Canada.JEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845179389747970364.post-9734783102076858162010-03-29T15:38:40.636-04:002010-03-29T15:38:40.636-04:00Blaow!
--The AmeriCanadianBlaow! <br /><br />--The AmeriCanadianWall $treethttp://www.vimeo.com/wallstreettvnoreply@blogger.com