confidence

[DiscoPat]

i wish i was in america, im kinda bord with london

[-Soph-]

lmao, thanks everyone! ;]

[Zak]

ever since i moved to the states in january my confidence has gone downnn.

I feel like an idiot talking in front of people who aren't my friends and doing presentations because of my accent.

I know if an american went to my old school in the UK theyd get the crap ripped out of them.. so it really makes me paranoid.
I know I shouldn't care what people think etc.
but I just can't get my confidence up.
any advice? :}

Be yourself, All you can be.
Just try not to worry about confidence.. people aren't going to bite your head off

[edible]

Soph, dont beat yourself up about it darlin', when I moved back from Australia (To England), I had an aussie accent and I still have cos I refuse to sound extremely scouse and i like my accent!!
I got the whole "Say Tomato" "Speak Australian" "Say Parent" etc.
I didnt care, I still spoke even though I was laughed at, I made friends easily cos I didnt withdraw myself, Just remember who you are..Soph, the loud, fun bubbly English person, Just cos your in a different Country, doesnt mean you cant be Soph, the loud fun, bubbly English person!!

Just be yourself chick, you'll be okay xo.

[Markage]

I'm Scottish born, but I've lived in Australia for almost all of my life. So naturally I've picked up the accent. Every couple of years I go back to Scotland, to see relatives and whatnot... and I'm just going to put it in a simple way.

You have NO IDEA what it is like to be called upon cause of your accent.

Every conversation starts like this "You're Australian? OI MATE CHUCK A SHRIMP ON THE BARBY, CRIKEY A STING RAY"

But the real kicker is that people usually enjoy foreign accents. People enjoy the Australian accent and in my opinion a british accent on a girl is great (Presuming your british).

Give it a chance, and let the critical ones who judge people on accents drown in their own stupidity...

[cocaine]

i think that everyone finds another accent interesting.

an american kid came to england and he went to our school for one day (idk why) and stayed in my tutor group, and he had an american accent.

people laughed at him when he spoke, but it was in a nice way because they were interested in the accent he had.

thats what they're probably doing to you.

[Virgin Mary]

Look if Americans have a problem with your accent tell them they should go get their own language.

[edible]

I'm Scottish born, but I've lived in Australia for almost all of my life. So naturally I've picked up the accent. Every couple of years I go back to Scotland, to see relatives and whatnot... and I'm just going to put it in a simple way.

You have NO IDEA what it is like to be called upon cause of your accent.

Every conversation starts like this "You're Australian? OI MATE CHUCK A SHRIMP ON THE BARBY, CRIKEY A STING RAY"

But the real kicker is that people usually enjoy foreign accents. People enjoy the Australian accent and in my opinion a british accent on a girl is great (Presuming your british).

Give it a chance, and let the critical ones who judge people on accents drown in their own stupidity...

that happened with me cos of my aussie accent!!
It was like talk Australia and what not!!
Alot of people I know are facisnated in the Aussie Accent..
But I do get the odd rude thing..
But dont worry Soph, your you, and im sure they'll love you for it!!

[3d]

English are totally weird and sound soooo funny.

um not funny and what brandon said your a hypocrit :rolleyes:

[X:RiX:X]

My PE teacher is Canadian and everyone makes fun of her, but i quite like the american/Canadian accents. I wish i lived in America, i would love the attention tbh, as far as i know the Amercians find the english accent attractive and thats enough to drag me over to america =D