Reply #9: I do that, too. When I lived in the South, I mirrored a Southern accent.

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I didn't do so consciously. If anything, I think my brain tried to put itself into Southern mode so that I'd be better able to understand what they would say to me.

My problem in dealing with those that speak other languages...the only foreign language I speak fluently is Spanish. So if I'm speaking with someone who doesn't speak English, my brain instinctively wants to speak Spanish--doesn't matter that the person is from Japan or Russia or Holland. My feeble noggin must think: "Not English...must go to Primary Backup Sytem...switching now...¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo te puedo ayudar?"