This is so wierd. We’ve been here long enough now that I sometimes hear a Northern Irish or British accent and think it’s an American accent because it’s sounds so normal. We were watching a British movie on TV the other day and I totally could not tell what the accents were. I wasn’t convinced they weren’t American accents until we noticed they were driving on the left side of the road.
It just happened again today. We’re at a big craft fair and this girl came up to Ange’s booth. I thought she had an American accent, but I couldn’t tell for sure at all. It’s like I couldn’t remember the difference momentarily, and we had to ask our Irish friend Kerry what kind of accent it was (it actually was American, by the way).
I’m sure it’s just a transitional thing as my brain gets more and more used to living here, but it’s sure wierd.
