Does my accent sound odd? (Video included)

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The discussion centers around the perception of accents, specifically the speaker's concern about sounding foreign despite living in a Toronto suburb since childhood. Participants in the forum provide differing opinions on the speaker's accent, with one noting it sounds distinctly Canadian while another perceives it as normal. The conversation highlights the subjective nature of accent recognition and classification, emphasizing regional differences in perception.

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School's done, and I'm in the middle of summer break, so I've got time to worry about things like this. (Y)

I moved to a town 30 minutes from Toronto when I was 2, and have lived here ever since. I was born in Korea, but I thought that I sounded like any other Torontonian. Nope, there's something about the way I speak that sounds foreign...what would my accent be classified as?

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Doesn't sound normal at all to me. In fact, it sounds outright Canadian.
 
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Maybe an accent but not noticible. "American" or Canadian.
 
Just a tad Canadian.
 

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