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submitted 4 days ago by Badge@lemmy.world to c/AskUSA@discuss.online

Hi European here.

I always heard America is pretty competitive and that the people are very direct/speak their mind.

I'm quite the sensitive person, so I was wondering if it could be hard for me if I would ever go to America and if I needed to become more "tough".

And would someone like me even be welcomed or would I be rejected?

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[-] Daze@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago

No I mean your native accent. I see you're from germany, and while you might not think you have one, I'd dare to assure you that you do! Even baseline "American" is technically transatlantic IIRC

[-] Badge@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

I think I watched too much American TV it's kinda hard for me to do the German accent now and it feels weird to do tbh

[-] Entropywins@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Unless it's absolutely perfect, a native speaker will pick up your accent...how's your "th" that's usually a dead give away for native German speakers.

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