I've realised, in Canada on a regular basis - daily practically, sometimes more; people came up to me and went 'Oh my Gawwwwd, I LOVE your ACCent!!'
In Canada, people loved to hear me talk. It was nice to be listened to.
Here in England, the only people that notice me speak are those that find my Essex accent annoying.
I had such a strong identity in Canada - so much of which was built of my Englishness, but of my Englishness in a Canadian context.
Here, I have no interesting defining characteristics. Here, I am nobody, I am nothing.
i completely understand this. i spent so much time explaining where Wales was to people in America, then people would go away, research it and come back and start up a conversation like "so i hear you guys like Rugby, so how does that work?" or "dont ever loose that accent, its so cute! i wish i had one"...
ReplyDeleteover here i'm just student number 17006498. who cares that im actually Welsh, speak the language and have a weirdly acute love for rugby and a pint of beer on a match day?
This is England. Welcome 'Home'...
Hello 17006498, I'm 17005879...
ReplyDeletewe sound like prison inmates.