Has anyone ever told you they liked your accent?

My accent is very much generic North American. I’ve even been told in the past that there’s a bit of upstate New York in my accent (I suppose it comes from living close to the area).

I definitely lack the stereotypical “Canadian” accent you see on TV (most often when we are being made fun of) which I believe is some sort of weird version of a Newfoundland accent (very regional).

I’ve been mistaken for an American before on a distillery tour in Scotland - when my group informed the guide that we were, in fact, Canadian, the poor guy felt so terrible and gave us extra drams!

I was on a call a couple weeks ago with a couple people from the States, and when I was confirming the price of something, I said “and that’s US dollars, eh?”. They were both absolutely tickled pink that the Canadian had used “eh” - I was confused for a moment because I hadn’t even realized I’d used it, it’s such a normal part of speech for me!
 
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My accent is very much generic North American. I’ve even been told in the past that there’s a bit of upstate New York in my accent (I suppose it comes from living close to the area).

I definitely lack the stereotypical “Canadian” accent you see on TV (most often when we are being made fun of) which I believe is some sort of weird version of a Newfoundland accent (very regional).

I’ve been mistaken for an American before on a distillery tour in Scotland - when my group informed the guide that we were, in fact, Canadian, the poor guy felt so terrible and gave us extra drams!

I was on a call a couple weeks ago with a couple people from the States, and when I was confirming the price of something, I said “and that’s US dollars, eh?”. They were both absolutely tickled pink that the Canadian had used “eh” - I was confused for a moment because I hadn’t even realized I’d used it, it’s such a normal part of speech for me!
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I've always loved the way some Canadians say about (aboot).
 
Over here in Ireland and also in the UK, occasionally I am mistaken for Spanish.
I can fully understand it as Spanish and Italian languages sound similar.
I smile when they say “ah Ittalliana! Gracias”
And I say “nope, that’s Spanish, we Italians say Grazie”
“Ah, grazias”
Ok 🤣
 
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After spending more than 25 years working in American companies, my English accent changed.
I went back to my home town in Kent in 2001 and went to the local pub, ordered a round, and the barman said:
"Haven't seen you in here before! Where are you from? Australia? " :eek: :eek: :eek:
"No", I said, a little crestfallen, "I was born 500 yds down the road!"
18 months in the UK in 2022-23 thankfully restored the original version.
Over in the USA, they loved my accent, especially when I walked into my favourite Cincinnati cigar bar and said : "Good afternoon, gentlemen!" instead of "Hiy' all":laugh::laugh: Bit of a giveaway, don't you think?
 
I've had someone tell me they liked my accent, it was while chatting on Discord with other gamers located in various countries.
Rather randomly I was asked if I was scottish one time while chatting on Discord. I wouldn't have said a scottish and a welsh accent were very similar :laugh:
 
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