why is my accent so weird?? Repot & Chat 🪴 Plantmas Day 19
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Love your backstory. I think it’s sad when you go somewhere and hear people don’t like Americans or whatever other country, instead of getting to know the person for who they are and not for where they come from. You seem like a great person, people should respect you no matter how you sound ❤
yeah it's a bit unfortunate. I've often got the 'oooh I'm sorry' when I tell people I'm from the US... not the nicest feeling but eh it happens 🤷♀️
This vid was my favorite Emma,thought you were from the states and you have the best of both worlds.Thanks for sharing..Bless you all and your sweet kitty too..Hi from Maine🦞🐟🐠❤
Thank you for allowing us to know you a bit better on a personal level. Hugs to you...
Thank you, Emma, for the explanation. I have often wondered how you came to be in the UK. Did I hear Joe mention that your dad's name is Nigel? I love it! I figured that was your British connection. I once named a cat Nigel...he was such a good boy, lived to be 22 yrs old. I really love your channel. Your genuine, friendly personality really shines and you make us fellow Americans proud; its a shame that others dislike us so much, particularly since I think some opinions might come from observing those with celebrity status, and not average Americans, like me.
yeah my dad is a classic British Nigel 😂
and I agree it's a shame that Americans get judged prematurely a lot of the time, but that being said, lots of Americans have done some pretty messed up stuff or have alternative beliefs to a lot of the world so I kind of get it 🤷♀️
Not a dual citizen, but from the South US and living in the PNW US now. I also find that my accent comes out the most when talking to family back home, when I'm tired, or mad. And side note, I feel u on the American sentiment globally. I've gotten quite good as just blending in and keeping my mouth shut when visiting other countries. That's what Google translate is for 😆!
I’m from the south in the USA and my natural accent has the southern drawl. I’ve been living in the Midwest for 30 years now (I am in my 50’s). My accent has evolved and assimilated to a Midwest accent but is a mixture. The minute I talk to my sister, my natural accent comes out. It’s almost like being bi-lingual.
I have a friend here in the US whose accent changes drastically from northern to Southern. A lot of her family were in the South, but we lived in the north, and everytime she talked to family on the phone, or in person actually, her southern drawl would come right out. It also came out more when she was mad.
You described exactly how I felt after art school. I also lost the desire to create and I tried working as a product photographer for a renowned auction house and that was cool but not rewarding at all and I went through sad times there. My best friend encouraged me to go back to college for a year and half to become a high school art teacher. I’ve been doing that now for several years and I really do love it. I needed to be in charge of my own space and teaching gave me the chance to manage myself and decide what my day looked like. For me, that’s been great, but yeah I definitely understand your desire to work for yourself and not jump on the hamster wheel of the 9-5 work style. I love your channel and the creativity you put into it!
It’s such a shame that art school does that to people… like you’d think they’d want people to continue making 🙃 teaching art sounds amazing! Defo one of my alternate career paths too! 💚
Suscribed! Just watched a video of you and Clair at Jungle Haven making moss poles, clicked on the link, and found myself here. I too am a native Californian who has lived most of my adult life in Carlsbad, San Diego. I really enjoyed life in the Carlsbad/Encinitas area for over 35 years where I started a family and raised my kids. With the passing of 2 wives I moved to Indiana to be close to my daughter and 2 grand kids and to retire. Since moving I've started collecting house plants and gardening, which like you, I find very enjoyable. Oddly enough you were also doing moss poles in this video which included a shingle plant. Perfect! I got my shingle plant (mounted to a plank) a year ago at Home Depot and it has grown down the plank and several inches onto the counter top. I'm thinking I will extend the pole (like you and Clair demonstrated) and zig zag it up the extension as you did and possibly grow some cuttings. Thanks for all the videos I've watched over the past couple years. You've been most helpful!
Loved this background story! Perfect for a new follower to learn about you! I’m Costa Rican-American myself.
Emma your hard work shows so much 🤍 What a journey you have made to get here girl 💪🏻 Your are amazing and inspiring and I wish the very best for you in your planty career miss 🤗
Also I think your accent is absolutely adorable 🥰
UK and the USA is the two countries that I want to live in (but not going to happen..) I envy you having such international parents. I once wrote a comment about your accent and it is good to know your background💚 And many people have many various jobs and while I was watching plant haven video, I was being curious what yours was. As a Korean (surrounded by nosy people and I myself a nosy person), I feel closer to you and good to know about a youtuber I like. Merry Cristmas, Emma!🌲
haha I am so so nosy as well don't worry! I just want to know more about people all the time! So glad I could fulfil that a little bit 😉 merry christmas!
Thank you for sharing your story. You do seem very happy and watching your videos makes me happy. 🥰
naw thanks 🥰 I am defo a lot happier now than I have been in recent years! I'm so glad to help make others like you happy too!
I can really relate to the accent part of your story. I’ve been living in Scotland for 10 years and developed quite the Glaswegian twang over the years 😂
right! it just happens!
I honestly don't want Plantmas to end because it always makes my day when you upload a video :')
My mum is Scottish but had been living down on the south coast of England now for the last 40 years. I don’t really think she has an accent but I remember friends coming over after school and being like “you didn’t tell me your mum was Scottish!” Apparently her accent was clearly there! I only really notice it nowadays if she’s been on the phone to her sisters - her accent gets super strong for a day or so then reverts back.
You need a soldering iron. I use it to make holes and the back of D poles and zip tie them. You can then also hang them.
Yeah that would defo be easier than be trying to stab holes through 😅
My partners mom is from Ireland and his dad is from Canada. He has the same type of accent! Totally uncontrollable, it’s just how it is!
Right! It just happens 😂
Im so grateful you shared your story
Hi Emma, It sounds like you have picked up on their speech patterns in the UK. One of my parents was raised in Europe and the other in Canada. We were exposed to the language of my European father and identified that way even though my mother was Canadian. We even went to Greek school at night during the week. Lots of exposure to the culture and people with accents. My siblings and I never picked up on the accents. When I am in Greece my Greek isn't always noticeable that I was taught in North America, and this was due to being exposed to the language constantly. Here is a study that was conducted in California in regards to this phenomenon.
According to a 2010 study by a research group at the University of California, Riverside, people subconsciously mimic other accents due to a phenomenon called "the chameleon effect". The chameleon effect describes our human instinct to “empathise and affiliate” with other people. Great story Emma. I do enjoy hearing about the backgrounds of the TH-camrs I follow. Your RCA appointment was incredible, as it is very difficult to get in. You're a smart cookie who continues to be creative in other ways as you have said and we are thankful. And, yes, posting a video daily is very challenging indeed, I edit video as well, and you are killing it! PeterInHalifax.
Ugh I say this all the time @ 9:30. I went to Hawaii when I was 14.. and now I kick myself all the time that I didn’t enjoy the plants and native greenery back then. 😢
right!
I literally went searching through older videos to try to find an answer to your accent😆. So I already knew the answer. But your hard work has definitely been noticed. I look forward to the daily videos and will miss plantmas when it's over.
yeah I don't really talk about it much because I don't really notice the shift anymore 🤷♀️ I think I'll also miss plantmas a bit once it's over... even though it's been a lot, I've had fun with it!
These daily uploads are 👌🏼
I feel this to my core. I’m from nyc and when I go back home, that northern accent definitely comes out more than when I’m in Georgia where it’s just more of a neutral, American accent? Love knowing about your background!
I (an American) lived in Australia for 6 months in my early 20s and I definitely slipped into an Aussie accent after a couple weeks of just being surrounded by it day in and day out, lol! They don't really like Americans down there either, when they'd ask me where I was from and I said America they'd be like "oof, I'm sorry!" 😂🤣😂🤣😂
So cool you have dual citizenship. My husband is from Sacramento and went to school in LA :) small world
ah the oof I'm sorry bit can get rough after a while!
Love your channel and it was so fun learning more about you!💚😻💚
Nice mix,my accent is more weird !yours is fine,I live in Australia but I have the Spanish accent because I was born in Uruguay ,South America ,
Have a happy Christmas 🎄💚🌵🌱☘️💚🎄
I love your accent! I'm surprised to hear you grow up in California. You & Joe's video was so good!
I’m German but I’ve lived in the UK and have always had a bit of a thing for an English accent and so I completely pass as a British person when I’m speaking English which is super cool 😄 I also lived in Scotland for a while and my accent got completely scrambled. I’m still pronouncing some words with a Scottish accent haha I think it’s super fun when an accent kinda tells a story! Also, does anyone feel like their whole voice changes in tone when speaking a different language? I think I’m speaking a little bit higher when I’m talking English 😂
enjoyed the video so much!
Enjoyed your story & video. I've seen the accent situation with other people I watch that are American but in another country now. It's interesting how we adapt to our surroundings.
yeah I defo don't think I'm the only one
Thanks for sharing! I was also wondering about your accent.
“Can I have some chips please 🤖“ 😂😂😂😂 lolol
I love your energy! I lived in SD for 10 years and yes so beautiful! However, I love living in various places and learning the culture and environments. Your life story in nice, I see it only getting better with age and even more experiences. Thank you for the great videos.
isn't SD just wonderful! I'm pretty sure it's my happy place so I do hope to spend some more time there at some point
I'm an American in Yorkshire and it has been two years since I've been back to the states to visit. I've been here about five years too, and was totally thrown by your accent too! 😝 But I love it!
happy growing !
I’m so glad you have met such a nice man & you are on top of things. Depression sucks majorly! You must be extremely talented to get into RA of Arts 👍 Really enjoying your videos ❤
yeah I'm really glad that I've been feeling so much better too! Depression was a rough time and it took a lot to get through it
Yep, I totally get the code switching and the muddy accent that's neither here nor there. I lived in Canada from the time I was 1 until I was 6, so when I returned to Singapore, where I'm a citizen, I had a full Canadian accent, didn't always understand the local slang and accent, and got gawked at a lot in school. I learnt to speak like a local, but my parents didn't like that very much cos it wasn't "proper" English and wouldn't let me speak like that at home. Over time, I developed a weird Canadian, Singaporean, and British mixed accent (Singapore was a British colony until 1963), without a real ability to switch fully into the local slang. Now to muddy it further, I've unconsciously started to adopt Aussie into my accent after living here for a year. Accents are such weird things! (And meanwhile, a childhood friend from pre-school in Canada who returned to Singapore soon after I did can fully switch between Canadian and Singaporean accents. Which is super cool, cos I can't!)
I love your journey. See, that blend of North America/ UK no wonder I thought you sounded Canadian 😁 Have you ever considered getting a small allotment? I love watching allotment vlogs. I'm Canadian but British on my Dad's side. Essex gal in my blood. Did you create all your graphics/logo from scratch then?
I wondered about the graphics, as well.
love this vid learned alot about you I had no idea you were from Cali that's cool!
yeah!! san diego is still my happy place :)
Thank you for sharing your story. When it comes to my accent it is a real weird mix. I am a norwegian living and working in Germany and my late husband was canadian. When I speak german it almost sounds dutch. LOL. And, my english sounds more like canadian than oxford english.
Love the story! What is the plastic foldable sheet that your are re potting on? This would be so nice to have at the house!
It's called a repotting mat!! You can probably find one on Amazon!! :D
I feel like you mentioned California a time or two before and I was was so excited because I live in California (the LA area) and absolutely adore it and just hearing other people talk about it, makes me happy.
As a person born in Minnesota, raised in Texas, married to an Englishman… I have the weirdest phrasing when I speak and most people can’t make out my accent.
I also have the worst English accent if I “try it on” and my in-laws laugh endlessly when I say “wader” (water). I hate that I pronounce the ‘d’ when there’s a ‘t’ sound but when I try to fix it, I sound like I’m trying to have an English accent which… people hate 🤣
All the members of our family have widely different accents which is odd because having a twin that always had much more exaggerated southern drawl was odd.
Some people say taking on the accents of others is an indicator of being someone with empathy. I like that idea for people like y’all 🤠 Not sure what it says about me though 😂
Loved, loved, loved this video!
yeah I defo miss California.
oh my goodness you must have the strangest accent with all those combos! I bet that it really changes when speaking to different sets of people as well!
@@GoodGrowing I don’t take on different “accents”, not really, but my phrasing can be a bit… odd to most. I’m aware. I just don’t care 😂 It’s a big world out there and some phrases should be shared 💚
100% USA. But I do speak in two accents. It's kind of funny. I'm from the Appalachian mountains. And a southern state. I've always been good at spelling, reading, writing and speaking. But when I'm around certain people my accent goes VERY country/ southern belle. Y'all and ain't slips out from time to time😂
Hey, have you done any videos of plant chores with Pon? Like what nutrients do you put in your reservoir? What do you do when roots, even one root comes out of the pot into the reservoir? Pon and mold… like why? Pon & fungus gnats, pests in general, is there anything you use in the reservoir for that? Reusing pon where root rot was present? ( i put mine in clean black takeaway containers and sealed it and put it in the sun for a few days when it was 90+ degrees. Am I good or nah?) what about resuse in general? Transition disasters, how did you correct? Soil to pon any hindsight tips? Sorry. I’m reaching the point where I’m needing to think about these things and I’m sorta flummoxed.
ooh I can defo make a sort of pon follow up video answering those sorts of things! thanks for the suggestion!
I also have a dual citizenship, I was born and raised in Portugal, however my mom had lived in the US before and had her citizenship so she helped get mine before I was 18 since it’s easier that way. I’m so glad she did because we have been living here for 9yrs 😂
I do miss Portugal tho ❤️
I loved for video, thank you for sharing your story I enjoy hearing about it
ooh amazing dual citizenship! I've never been to Portugal but I've always wanted to visit!
Have you tried planks for the shinglers? I’ve just put an acuminata on one (literally a slat from a dismantled bed 😂) and it’s attached and started shingling in two weeks… I’m amazed! The new leaf has unfurled completely flat to the plant too.
I've got a scindapsus snake scale that I recently put on a plank so hopefully that one will do well. I've thought a lot about putting the dubia on one but something inside my head just said stick to a moss pole for now... idk how it'll go 🤷♀️ I can always switch it later
USD is a very pretty campus. I live in San Diego.. lovely weather all year round but cost of living is a bit pricey 🙈
Did you prefer LA or San Diego? And I totally get the accent. When I was in UK in September, I caught myself uttering words in a different accent 😂. I hope you come visit CA again.. youre gonna have a blast visiting nurseries. 💚
I am from the midwest, but my best friend has lived in La Jolla for about 30+ yrs. I would totally retire to So Cal, if sticker shock didn't kill the impulse immediately, lol!
@@tinapomfrey5412 i work in healthcare here and I would say it is the best place to retire healthcare-wise and weather-wise :)
Love ya no matter what ur accent is...
naw thanks 🥰
Wow, I always figured you were from the UK and masked your accent for TH-cam, no idea you grew up in the states.
I studied aboard in London over 10 years ago and 100% knew right away why your would change. I still completely unconsciously slip into a (terrible) British accent when I’m around British people or watching a lot of British shows. I have yet to be called out on it but I’m waiting for someone to think I’m taking the piss out of them. 😅 The weirdest thing I noticed when I was living there was that my internal voice changed to a full-on British accent fairly quickly. Other people told me a similar thing happened to them soooo pretty sure that wasn’t just a “me” thing.
Loved to hear your backstory! I also have a BFA in Photography (and considered getting my Masters to teach but instead went for Software Development 😂) and my last year of undergrad (FIT in NYC 👎) plus trying to make it my full-time job afterwards made me hate it, so I barely do it anymore. Now I just make art for myself and my plants, which I love so much more!
yeah I think forcing something to become a job can really destroy the love a little bit. I was defo worried about that when I decided to make plants my job but I honestly couldn't be happier with it now!
You did Printmaking? I was a Printmaking (woodblocks, specifically) major. I still dapple in art (mainly crochet/sewing) but have a hankering to try my hand at printing again in 2023!
oh that's soo cool! I mostly did copper plate etching & wood block. It's such an amazing hands on process huh! Defo get back into it in the new year! I'd love to see some of the work you did/do!
Tbh I have always assumed that you were part Canadian and part British! But I understand on a smaller scale not being able to control your accent. My southern accent isn't that thick on the daily but when I am around the parts of my family who have thick accents my southern draw comes out. I hate southern accents though so I fight it a lot when I notice it coming out LOL!
I get Canadian a lot actually, not sure why though 😂 glad to know I'm not the only one with the subconscious accent changes though!
I’ve never paid attention to your accent since I’m Russian 😅 American English is much more easier for us. I travelled to Britain once for business trip and after several days I sounded like British 😁 it was so fun how people were confused knowing that I’m not local
I'm an open book! :)
I did not realize people in the UK didn’t like us…
I think the US generally has a bad reputation
I thought you were Canadian because of how you say "been".
I do get people thinking I'm Canadian a lot
Hi Emma, so sorry to get your name wrong...my apologies
I never once thought about your accent but that might be because I'm a New Zealander and everyone that's not a New Zealand citizen has an accent to me lol.
Hey just wondering, what will you do when this channel as a job is no longer viable? Plants and I guess to a point TH-cam can't be a stable option forever right??
That’s something I’ll have to think about if/when it ever happens but for now I’m going to keep enjoying it!
Always wondered this but didn’t know how to ask. ❤ 🪴
I’m German but I’ve lived in the UK and have always had a bit of a thing for an English accent and so I completely pass as a British person when I’m speaking English which is super cool 😄 I also lived in Scotland for a while and my accent got completely scrambled. I’m still pronouncing some words with a Scottish accent haha I think it’s super fun when an accent kinda tells a story! Also, does anyone feel like their whole voice changes in tone when speaking a different language? I think I’m speaking a little bit higher when I’m talking English 😂