I grew up with a thick Australian accent with a drawl I dislike, and have been consciously trying to change it for a while. The problem is I tried to make it sound more American at first but keep getting drawn to speaking “Britishly”. Now it’s a Frankenstein of all 3 accents and I don’t know what to go with.
Some points for both:
▪︎ American accent sounds “cooler”
▪︎ British accent sounds more “proper and elegant”
- Australian accent sounds more “relaxed” (but I dislike this for myself, personally).
There are a lot of different British and American accents, depending on which part of the country they’re from. Some sound much better than others. I don’t know much about Australian accents. Is there just one, or many different ones depending on their location?
I remember trying to watch Mad Max a long time ago. I didn’t make it very far in the movie because I couldn’t understand what they were saying most of the time. I find most American and British accents easier to understand, although there are a few that are harder.