claraalberta t1_j67qx33 wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety
This. I used to work in customer service, and I would copy the accent of whoever I'm speaking to. Heck, I copy the accent of anyone I'm speaking to in real time. It's driven me insane because I feel like I have no accent to call "my own".
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