I have a bit of an accent and, when I'm in other English speaking countries where their accent is essentially a stronger version of mine, I find mine getting stronger. I'm not mocking them, it's totally unconscious on my part. But, that wouldn't explain what M/C are doing.However, I don't find myself in a non-English speaking country speaking English using the accents and inflections of the non-native English speakers. I.E., I don't speak English with an Italian accent when I'm in Italy. There's not much room for forgiveness when that happens, as it seems to with M/C.
And, if I'm going to speak in a foreign language I try to use the local language, not a mish-mash of whatever foreign language words I know. If confronted with someone I need to commnicate with where neither of us speaks the other's language I may try to find common ground in a third, however. Again, that doesn't seem to be what M/C are trying to accomplish.
We've actually wondered if M/C are laboring under the misconception that they (or the rest of the world) are fluent in Esperanto.
There's a whole list of reasons I dislike this team more than just about anybody else, but their accents have been really low on the list. I guess I should pay more attention. It could rise higher when I think about it.
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