Not really, Blair was 44 when he became PM, Obama was 47 and I think cane on 44, Boris trump was 53 when he somehow became PM.Blair, Cameron and Obama, whatever you might think of them all, were younger. We seem to be going backwards in that respect
I have read it often depends on the age when you immigrated. Typically individuals past the age of 16 will maintain the accent they had in their country/area of origin. Younger children will eventually lose their original accent and and pick up the accent where they currently reside.33 years for me.
Still sound Stalybridge.
Have loads of Brit friends here, they all sound like they just arrived. Some been here longer than me.
Yet when I lived in LA for 2 years I started picking up American, its infectious, more than Aussie.
We’ve got neighbours who moved back after nearly 30 years there... the place is amazing, the leadership seems to be for the people but they were frightened to death of the earthquakes...NZ prime Minister.
Complete opposite to Margaret Thatcher.
I'm beginning to think she is the best world leader out there, she handled the coronavirus better than any other leader in my opinion. Now saying economic growth is not so important.... I think I will move there :)
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/o...nda-ardern-is-right-to-deprioritise-it/31/05/
I would agree.I have read it often depends on the age when you immigrated. Typically individuals past the age of 16 will maintain the accent they had in their country/area of origin. Younger children will eventually lose their original accent and and pick up the accent where they currently reside.
If course this is not a hard and fast rule.
Yes that is a big Fault with living there :)We’ve got neighbours who moved back after nearly 30 years there... the place is amazing, the leadership seems to be for the people but they were frightened to death of the earthquakes...