APW 0 Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) Texas accent may be an asset when job hunting.... So, has anyone here ever won or lost a job because of an accent? In school I got ribbed pretty bad for a number of years for my accent which I inherited from my parents (I tended to say things like "Worsh" instead of "Wash")....which considering my bad temper was a fairly dangerous thing to do, picking on my accent. Now that I'm older I no longer try to mask my natural manner of speaking. I just go with it. Can't say it's lost me any jobs or won me any. Maybe I should talk like a Texan? Edited November 23, 2005 by admiralpeewee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odie 0 Posted November 23, 2005 I am from New York and I am planning on changing my accent anytime soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Apparently my Irish accent is fairly strong and has always been more of an asset than anything else while travelling. Doesn't matter over here, nobody thinks I have an accent in Ireland, only comes up when I'm out of the country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sea trooper 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Isn't a Texan accent the same as a regular southern accent? Well I got me one of those! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrPsychic 1 Posted November 23, 2005 THis isn't an accent thing but a regional thing. I visited jaina from here and we had a discussion about which was correct, soda or pop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted November 23, 2005 All Southern accents are not the same It's so funny when I lived in the West people tried to joke I had a Southern accent - while people at home would ask where I was from because I didn't talk like I was from the South. The best I can say is that I probably have an ecclectic accent because I've lived in different regions and picked up different speech habits. Although I will say I had an experience similar to the admiral's and I will never, ever, ever, ever say the word water as if it had an r in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odie 0 Posted November 23, 2005 I had a boss from my first command that didn't like my New York accent and tried to change it. It didn't work. First I like my accent very much. Second I don't like the push that seems to go on in US with everyone having the same accent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted November 23, 2005 I do not think my job has been affected by the way I talk. I personally do not think I have an accent, but many people think I have one that is foreign (usually one of my ancestries - Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Cree Indian... mainly it will all come down to Norwegian, German, Irish or Scottish that people say I have. *shrug* I do not know...) Only person online from this site that has heard me via voice chat is Data.. I do not know if he thinks I have an accent or not. People also say I sound a lot different than I look One customer heard me on the intercom and thought I was much older than I really am & look. LOL, Personally I take that as a complement to say I have a more mature voice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIMIMELA 1 Posted November 23, 2005 "Cost ya kick a bow against da wow and 'ead it till it bosts?" Can you kick a ball against the wall and head it until it bursts? This is the sort of things said in the Potteries, (where Pot Banks used to be), where I live. I talk a bit Potterish but not like dat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sorfiwien 0 Posted December 12, 2005 one of my classmates were being a bit rasist to out substitute earth science teacher because of her accent and her nationality. me and my friend reported him to the sub and the normal teacher. i hope he get in school for that she was one of the nicest subs i have ever had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites