Copying accents

I have this really annoying habit. I feel like I don’t have my own accent, I just copy the accent of whoever I’m speaking to at the time. I am conscious of myself doing it and I try to stop myself but I just can’t! Does anyone else do this? Is it an autism thing? 

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  • No idea if it is an autism thing but that's definitely something I do. English is not my native languge so my actual English accent is all over the place and people have a real struggle to place me.

    When I used to work with Australians and Kiwis, I'd pick up their accents and people thought I was from there.

    I wonder if it is because autistic people are susceptible to copying?

  • As an Englishman when in NZ or Aus, I spent some time in backpackers and a lot of non-English speakers would think I was a local as my accent is not-quite London but is kinda similar so I can see what you mean.

  • I wonder if that is down to their accent being very copy-worthy or if it is somewhat of an autistic trait.

  • I think mine is probably to do with a lot of the original inhabitants coming from near where I am....kinda like the Danish example below but a bit newer.....it might be though; I did impersonate accents a lot as a child.

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  • I think mine is probably to do with a lot of the original inhabitants coming from near where I am....kinda like the Danish example below but a bit newer.....it might be though; I did impersonate accents a lot as a child.

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