I ran into an American at my Job site a boomer and I could not for shit understand what he was saying. It was like a weasel was stuffed down his gibbet. Finally figured out his ridiculous English and he needed currency exchange.
I am Canadian and I speak clear and crisp English.
It's because we understand British English, not that dribble those yanks spew.
Brody Cox
Canada is too mixed so it's harder to pin down an exact accent. Americans come from different heritages but it's spread off into regions, so someone from Georgia will sound completely different from someone from Massachusetts. Most of Canada is uninhabited so it's not the same. Most Canadians just sound american to me.
It's usally the "eh" that gives us away. Or at least that's what I get called on. Manitoba
Jack Davis
Aboot more Toronto region
Asher White
Or the only kind of masculine French in the entire world.
Jacob Garcia
would it taste like maple syrup?
Charles Gonzalez
Yes different regions, different dialects just like the USA. Accents are detected by people outside your region.
Wyatt Jackson
Yes, you sound dumb to americans.
Cooper Wilson
Yes I regularly encounter several Canadians in the course of my job (I live in Texas, work for a Canadian-based company) and they have surprisingly thick accents. I can tell they are not Texan or American instantly. They are not that hard to understand, but they have a hell of a time trying to understand Texan drawl. The ones that move here begin speaking proper Texan within 6-12 months and within several years are nearly indiscernible from the general population (aside from a few words they continue to mispronounce).
The american accent is closer to old english than the accent used in the uk now. Brits stopped pronouncing letters in the 18th and 19th century because french was in vogue.