When I am speaking to people who are not native English speakers a lot of times I subconsciously change my accent when speaking to non-native English speakers. I’m a non-native English speaker as well but My English is on par with many Native speakers (Americans)
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honestly it’s just empathy kicking in, no harm unless it feels performative.
Yeah so they can understand me better
I do it but I also know that it can be part of adhd (which I have). Certain words will definitely be affected more too.
I have a southern accent, it’s barely noticeable when I talk to someone without, if I talk to someone with one, I sound like I’m from a holler.
You might want to look into “echolalia” and “mimikry in humans”.