My Accent
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I was born and bred in Tokyo, Japan.
As far as I recognize, I have some Japanese accents.
My parents grew in Tokyo. I think they have any remarkable accent.
My maternal grandmother grew up in Iwate, in the northeastern Japan.
So she had a northeastern accent.
My grandmother on my father's side grew downtown Tokyo, so she had a downtown(EDO) accent.
When I was a child, I lived with an old woman who was from Hokkaido.
Now I live with parents-in-law in Gunma and I've already got some Gunma accents.
Because of these families' accent, I think I have several accent now.
I've got laughed a few times and sometime I'm confused in accent.
When I was young, I was embarrassed, but now I think they are presents from my families.
As far as I recognize, I have some Japanese accents.
My parents grew in Tokyo. I think they have any remarkable accent.
My maternal grandmother grew up in Iwate, in the northeastern Japan.
So she had a northeastern accent.
My grandmother on my father's side grew downtown Tokyo, so she had a downtown(EDO) accent.
When I was a child, I lived with an old woman who was from Hokkaido.
Now I live with parents-in-law in Gunma and I've already got some Gunma accents.
Because of these families' accent, I think I have several accent now.
I've got laughed a few times and sometime I'm confused in accent.
When I was young, I was embarrassed, but now I think they are presents from my families.
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I have picked up several Japanese accents so far.
I think they have a remarkable accent.
My maternal grandmother grew up in Iwate, which is in the northeastern Japan.
So she has a northeastern accent.
When I was a child, I lived with an old woman who was from Hokkaido.
Because of their accents, I have picked up several accents so far.
I've got laughed at occasionally and sometimes I'm confused about accents.
Actually, different accents/dialects can't be replaced by the so-called "lingua franca", in which they can represent the local culture, thus becoming the ribbon connecting people with the same territorial background. In this case, I hate it that the Japanese government forced people to use the Tokyo dialect as the lingua franca during the Meiji Restoration.
Which is correct?
I agree with you. I like local accents. They are characteristic and a proof of their lives.
Ans 2: "I don't think they have any remarkable accents." or "I don't think they have a remarkable accent."
From my point of view, we should do something to save the dialects. It is similar in China here that young people tend to use Mandarin so much that they could hardly master local dialects.
As far as I can tell, I have a mix of several different Japanese accents.
My parents grew up in Tokyo.
My maternal grandmother grew up in Iwate, in the northeastern Japan.
My grandmother on my father's side grew up in downtown Tokyo, so she had a downtown (EDO) accent.
Now I live with my parents-in-law in Gunma and I've already picked up a little bit of a Gunma accent.
Because of the influence of all these family members, I think I have several different accents now.
I've been laughed at a few times and sometimes my accent confuses other people.
When I was young, I was embarrassed, but now I think they are gifts from my family.
You have a great attitude about it! :-)