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Originally Posted by ribbons
G'morning, Erica. Well, I will not "halt" in saying that I always have wonderful thoughts about you. Speaking of the Japanese, one of my aunts has lived in Japan for over 30 years and brought up her family there; she holds the opinion that the Japanese people are quite shy (although of course that's a generality and there are always exceptions).
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Hee hee hee!
That's very cute, sweet, and funny, Liz. You make me smile.
I've heard that as a Westerner, living in Japan can be hard because you always feel you stand out so much (sometimes literally, due to height). Your aunt and her family must have had many interesting experiences there.
I assume that after all these years Japan feels like home to your aunt and she is fluent in Japanese. Has her English pronunciation altered at all? I suspect that learning German and living in Germany caused me to value speaking very clearly and distinctly. I don't know enough about Japanese to predict how it might affect one's English.
This reminds me: I couldn't hear that your voice has a Louisiana flavor to it. I am not familiar enough with a Louisiana accent to recognize it as anything other than "Southern."
You don't talk about alligators much, do you?
Oh! Below is a very educational video about New Orleans accents, which apparently can differ by ward!