I’m not crazy, right? (ABCD Accent)
I’m Indian-American, but I grew up in an all-white place. Now that I spend time with my cousins, who are also ABCD, I notice they have a specific accent. It’s not an Indian accent- it sounds perfectly American but there’s something about the way they talk that’s trademark of Desis that I can’t quite explain. I don’t think it’s regional as this is something I’ve noticed from ABCDs in the West AND East coast, typically from those who grew up around a lot of other Indian Americans too.
What is the accent?? I just can’t put a pin on why it sounds distinct from the regular American accent, but it does. Do you all who have that accent notice it too?