I realize how horrifying this is now but when I was a child - probably as late as like 12 tbh - I had this habit of like taking on accents, as well as the speech patterns and phrases, of people I was around or characters from the movies and TV shows I was obsessed with at the time. The thing is, I’d then use those accents in day-to-day life confusing the heck out of everyone else.

I still think about this almost 30 years later and STILL cringe at myself wondering what I was possibly thinking…

I figured I’d just ask if anyone else experienced that/if I’m not the only completely horrible weirdo here?

  • I would never do this now, and know it’s awful.

EDIT: I don't think it's always necessarily awful - just in specific situations when I'd do it as a kid and it came across as racist/me mocking specific ethnic groups which wasn't what I was trying to do. I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't even notice/know I was doing it until it was pointed out.

EDIT #2: Ok, I'll clarify again - it was/is horrifying for me, and when I think about it now I still sometimes feel embarrassed. Maybe that's not everyone's experience and that's ok, but I was bullied for it which wasn't pleasant and, again, there were instances where it most likely came off as offensive. Not always - my Dad was from England and we watched a lot of British shows so I could slide into that a bit, my maternal Grandad was from the south so other times I could slip into that - but yes, it (now as an adult) feels cringy thinking back on it and imagining how some may have felt when they heard it (for me).