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@thursdayschild: a lot of people with mental and emotional problems tend to do this. I am not saying she is ill, but I have seen it before. The idea of taking on a new identity excites them.
I would probably just be like "wow, I've never heard of anybody picking up an accent as fast as you did!" and hope she gets the point.
I would wait until it is super over the top and kinda laugh and say, "so what's with the accent?" That's just me, but there is NO WAY I would be able to not say anything.
CLEARLY she didn't "develop" an accent on a vacation.
It'll go away. My sister picks up accents really easily and unfortunately people believe she's faking it on purpose. I feel so sorry b/c I've heard several people trashtalk her when I know she doesn't intend for it. It happens, just ignore it and it'll pass over time.
@Mrs.ChubbyBunny: I know what you mean and I had considered that. It doesn't come across to me that way (not that I'm an expert or anything) she's just really enamoured with the UK right now.
@SapphireSun: I thought about it, and though it might just encourage her. and I didn't want to embarrass her and put her on the spot.
@BluegrassBunny: I've had a hard time looking her in the face! I just couldn't for the life of me decide what to say. So I opted for nothing, hoping that I wouldn't encourage her any further.
@julies1949: Ha! I love it.That's been my plan so far.
Depending on how close a friend I was to the person, I am pretty abrupt and bold and I would just tell her straight out that her fake accent is getting annoying. But, that's just me...
If she picked it up in 2 weeks maybe she'll pick her home accent back up in 2 weeks of being back? I've had friends do this... eventually they get bored with it, forget about it or get upset about something and when they start yelling without the accent it never comes back again... lol!!!
I pick up accents easily, but lose them even faster. I spent a week in Dallas and was dreaming in twang, but by the time the plane landed it was over.
I would be really honest with her and mention that you find it odd that she would keep it for so long. A friend telling her out of concern is better than letting others talk about her. Be gentle in your delivery and keep her best interest in mind. If she plays dumb and insists on not being able to control it, maybe mention @Mrs.ChubbyBunny's comment in a joke, like be careful I heard hanging on to an accent is a sign of this.....
Oy. It's hard not to feel embarrassed for or by her for doing this if it's fake. She either just REALLY gets into things, or she really wants attention or is searching for an identity. It could be real, but I'm doubting that..
Like PP said, I would mostly just let it go and only say something along the lines of, "Wow, you really picked up an accent fast. Has this happened before when you've traveled?" It'll go away eventually.
I pick up accents easily as well, like if I go to Georgia I will no doubt come back with somewhat of a Southern accent. But this seems a little more extreme. I would just give it a couple of weeks and if after 2-4 weeks she is still talking this way, just make a joke about it.
@PitBulLover: Me too! DH always laughs at me because he says he can tell when I go across the border to Buffalo for a day to shop, I develop a Western NY accent, lol!
Give her a couple weeks and see if it goes away. I know I certainly don't do it on purpose, and it tends to only stick with certain words or sometimes a phrase.
@bakerella: lol thats so weird! It's not something I can control either. I just adapt to whatever people are around me. But it never sticks!
Maybe you can say something to her in private, depending on how well you know her? You could also do an intervention like they did on HIMYM when Lily started talking in the British accent after watching a series of movies (can't remember the name)
I pick up an accent from watching Harry Potter or Braveheart. It's seriously that bad. I once watched all the HP movies in one day, could not shake my accent for like 3 days. I'd say give her time too. If she is forcing it, she will stop. If not it will fade. I know if I went to Ireland for 2 weeks it would take me forever to hake the accent once I got back.
Its so frustrating too. I once was sitting next to an English woman in a restaurant and I started picking up her accent. She thought I was making fun of her. I felt so bad. I don't know why I do it, but I also pick up foreign languages really easily too. Even if I can't speak the language I can understand exactly what they are saying. Well with the Latin based ones I can...
This post made me laugh really hard. I would be so embarassed for her. I think I would just ask her, 'what's with the accent' or 'gee your voice changed' and see what she says. It could be just for fun, or maybe she really.thinks.she.is.irish.now.
Granted, she must have had a great trip, but OMG.
I actually pick up accents really easily too. In fact, when I'm tired I have a heavy Southern accent. Although now I'm concious of it since FI pointed it out to me, gently.
Not sure how close you are with your friend. If you two are tight then you could break it to her gently that it's noticable that she picked up a strange accent, otherwise I'd say ignore it and either it'll go away on it's own or it'll become her new quirk!
I'd HAVE to say something! I understand not wanting to offend her but that is kinda bizarre. I had a friend in college who was from a small town in Connecticut. When she moved to NYC she immediately "adopted" a heavy NYer accent. The thing that you'd know if you lived in NYC is that not everyone has that strong, stereotypical accents. I and most of our friends did not so it was clearly forced. I mentioned it light heartedly, kind of in passing. I said something like, "jeez it sounds like you've been here since childhood! How'd that happen?". She definitely toned it down and now she's over it completely... 8 years later- haha.
@jennifer_espos: oh, 8 years later.
I pick up accents quickly as well, but as a PP said, I drop it just as fast. I lived with two British exchange students in university and when I first met them I definitely picked up a slight accent on some words in particular but after a day or two you get used to hearing it without subconciously immitating it.
I'm not trying to approach it in a judgemental way, and I hope it's not coming across like that. I genuinely don't want her to embarrass herself at work and it's really hard to speak to her with a straight face. Our common work friends know we're friends outside of the job and have been the ones approaching me about it. When my boss gets back from vacation on Monday boss will DEFINITELY say something to her about the accent. In the mean time it sounds like the consensus is to let it go and see if it wears off which was my gut reaction.
Thanks everyone who responded!
@thursdayschild: i'd probably say something. i pick up accents easily too and have a knack for learning languages. it's one thing for you to be in that country and having the accent to maybe communicate better with the locals who know a little english and pronounce english words the way they do so they can maybe understand you better, but to come back from vacation and carry on like that is silly.
@Corilee13: hahaha this is so funny!!! Now I am going to think aboutthis whenever I watch HP.
I would just make a joke about not knowing someone could pick up such a heavy accent in two weeks, maybe she will get that she isnt fooling anyone.
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Start using the same horrible fake accent around her... only worse... and tell her it must be contagious. Keep it up until she stops.
I get so much crap for it. I'm sure it will come in handy if I ever find myself in a foreign country but here it's bothersome.
I would say something. That's just weird, and honestly it would annoy the heck out of me. Not to mention I couldn't watch a friend of mine make a fool of herself without saying anything.
I don't really think it's your business, how she talks. Maybe she is faking, maybe not. Who really cares......
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My friend just got back from a 2 week vacation to Ireland. She's been putting on a very fake, over the top accent that fades in and out and the accent she's putting on even Irish! It's totally being forced but she really wants everyone to believe it's real.
I don't know what to say (or if I should say anything) since I really don't want to hurt her feelings, but it's really hard to listen to. Our work friends have commented to me about it being really strange she picked up a heavy accent and are hinting that she's faking it. Would you say anything to a friend who is making a fool out of herself?