Is the Midwestern American English accent unique?

I've heard that to other English speakers, American English sounds: 1) Nasal 2) Like we have chewing gum in our mouths 3) Like ducks quacking What else...? Also, do other English speakers find American English hard to understand, e.g. when watching an...

I have always heard these Indians who come back to India after spending a year or two in America burping out English with a fake accent.On the other hand Indians who have been there for a long period of time speak normally and even if their kids speak...

I'm a native speaker of French, majoring in English. Yesterday, I chatted with a British girl and she started criticizing my pronunciation in French and testing my level in French (you say "cel" instead of "ciel"). I do sound foreign...

That's a phenomenon I see among Indians growing up in the US, and to this day I don't know why...I mean, many other immigrant groups have/don't have an accent--they don't automatically switch to sound like their immigrant sounding parents when they talk...

I think that most americans like the english accent. I am curious whether or not the english like the american accent? For example when two english people get together And they meet ...show more

This is something I've always wondered... What do American accents sound like to other people? I can't tell, because I'm American myself, but I'd like to have a different opinion. I know this can be hard to explain, but please give it your best try....

So I was born in the western part of Massachusetts, so there is no boston accent at play there. just plainness? Anyways, ever since I was a little girl I spoke differently. For some reason people always said I either had a Boston accent or a British...

for example if im an english learner, would i find it harder to understand what a spanish guy is speaking in english more than an english guy speaking in english

I've been wondering if this is truly possible. For instance, say that I'm 18 now (with an American accent in English), I go to France when I'm 21, and live there my whole life, would I eventually pickup a French accent when I speak English? (This being...