I've lived most of my life near (an hour's drive) away from Oslo, the Norwegian capitol, so I have a relatively plain and city-based accent, with a few local variations from living in a small place where everyone knows everyone. However, I've recently moved waaaay north in the country, which has a very well known accent that's considered kind of low-brow (a bit like the 'merican south), so I'm expecting some linguistic osmosis to affect me. And apparently my accent is noticeable when I speak english, even though my vocabulary and syntax is perfect, and I'm honestly quite proficient at speaking english for a Norwegian. Still, most people don't recognize where it's from (some jackass thought it was french), but then again, Norway ain't too famous, I suppose..
Boy, that's kind of a rant, ain't it.
