"Some people are unkind to me because of my accent" BBC Stories

Kasha moved to the UK from Poland 27 years ago but recently started to feel some people are hostile towards her because of the way she speaks. She's decided she wants to get rid of her accent.

[@sana8008]

She’s such a golden ray of sunshine. Her accent is beautiful, I’m so sorry she feels that way :/

[@PianoCookies821]

Oksana Ikr!!

[@Ray-mw1fx]

she sounds like idubbbz doing a joke accent. no offense btw.

[@rushokim]

She's should stop lying

[@jagadeeshchenna6518]

She's soo beautiful!

[@avodkabottle.1096]

It doesn't even sound like a polish accent. I'm polish and that is not a polish accent.

[@elhaanmohamud7510]

I like her accent

[@DickyKrist]

Elhaan Mohamud lie

[@sabrinsiddiq7477]

Dicky key on what basis are you speaking???? How do you know he's lying??

[@evanseal828]

I love it.

[@dilbertdoe601]

I hate it.

[@aoikumina]

Theres nothing rong with her voice

[@Assassin026]

Teasing someone because of their accent is the stuppidest thing you could do cause you're making the person regress in their language skill.

[@masoudafzali5437]

and thats why i really doubt she is telling the truth or just straight up overreacting cause who would tease someone because of their accent? yeah some people do but her( women in the video) accent isnt bad at all its sound normal

[@avodkabottle.1096]

@@masoudafzali5437 It does not sound normal, that is no way shape or form a polish accent. I would believe her more if she said south Africa.

[@avodkabottle.1096]

@@masoudafzali5437 Trust me, it does not sound normal. I am Polish my self. I don't bare the accent my self but know others who do. I know how it sounds like and she sounds like she is English but has done to much crack and smoked to much weed.

[@masoudafzali5437]

@@avodkabottle.1096 it sounds normal TO ME

[@avodkabottle.1096]

@@masoudafzali5437 Even if it sounds normal to you, it isn't.

[@perspectivelee]

Her breadth of vocabulary and the poise demonstrated in her speech is miles better than the average British person probably making fun of her accent. It's such a sad story that her accent gets made fun of rather than her intellect that shines through even in this short 2 minute video being appreciated.

[@lazypoo6117]

She's lived here 27 years and struggles with basic grammar, as you can see in her speech. It's not her intelligence shining through, it's her arrogance.

[@MisatoHan]

It ain't true. Poles like when someone tries to speak Polish. Even if it's not perfect they'll appreciate it

[@wengkenmak3626]

How is she being arrogant? Even if you're right about her grammar, what would you expect it to be?

[@wengkenmak3626]

@William Gruff So you agree that she is arrogant? How is that?

[@lazypoo6117]

weng ken mak I'd expect her to be able to speak English properly after nearly 30 years living and working here. If this is how she talks day to day, people will probably have a hard time understanding her. Even the BBC saw fit to give her subtitles. There are places, a workplace for example, where clear communication is very important, and not understanding someone would be very frustrating. Remember, after 30 years, functionally she is a British citizen, not a Polish one. If she had been in the UK for only a few years then I would congratulate her on her English, but she clearly hasn't improved her understanding of the language beyond a pretty basic level. It *is* arrogant to: 1. Not learn the language of the country you've lived most of your life in, to the standard of a natural citizen. 2. Expect people to work around your decision not to learn fluent English. It's also arguably arrogant of her to blame her accent, when it's much more likely her poor mastery of the language that's getting people annoyed. She thinks it must be something she can't help, rather than something she can. Some immigrants get a bad rap, but she isn't an immigrant at this point. She's a citizen who can't speak the language of her own country.

[@mayganchu598]

She shouldn’t have to change anything about herself. Her accent and everything else makes her, well her. The people who need to change are the ones who discriminate people based on the way they speak or the way they look. Why is the world so cruel?!

[@ItsNicola]

My thoughts exactly. She has a beautiful accent

[@anonymousperson4674]

Nicola These people were probably just jealous of the fact that she's different.

[@autumngermick7911]

I agree. People can be so rude. The world needs more happiness and acceptance to those who are different.

[@patriciastymiest6903]

Maygan Chu I know right? When she cried I wanted to hug her and tell her to forget about changing her accent....she just needs to be hetself and the others need to change their discriminating views.

[@lazypoo6117]

If she intends to stay in the country, then yes she should have to integrate, at least to the point of learning basic grammar. You wouldn't get any respect in Poland if you walked around speaking simplified Polish in an English accent.

[@Paulpg94]

Your accent is lovely :) The same people who discriminate based on accents are the same people that speak English and no other languages

[@mindblitz6496]

Paulpg94 nah the accent is annoying

[@romq]

i actually like it and i only speak english

[@jack.1.]

Paulpg94 I don't see how only speaking English is a bad thing, I personally find learning languages monotonous and there are very few things that I enjoy less...

[@Ksienszyc]

Jack Ward it's not bad at all until you are not making fun of people whose native language is not English. I think that that's the point of this comment.

[@deadazzz]

+Mindblitz64 you have issues

[@joan98610]

I wonder how those who discriminate her because of her accent sound like when they speak Polish... Oh, wait, they probably can't!

[@keithnalestuktuk8490]

Exactly.. fucking idiots

[@clare2401]

Yeah because learning Polish opens up lots of world wide opportunities. You could go and work all over the place with that skill......

[@beingyourself6813]

Learning language it doesn't have to be just for getting a job etc.

[@clare2401]

Being Yourself Why else would you do it?

[@wonderlandisalanguage9646]

Sonnys Mummy UK One may learn a language for their own pleasure, so they can speak with the locals in their own language should they go to a place which's language they have learnt, because part or all of their family comes from a place where people don't speak their language, and for many other reasons.... For instance, I speak French because a big part of my family is French or comes from France, I started learning Spanish because I could already speak it a little bit and I had to choose between learning Spanish or computing when I was in 9th grade and I thought it would be easier to learn Spanish seeing as I could already speak and understand it a little bit; I started learning German because my parents wanted me to, then stopped two years ago and am now getting back at it because of Sophie from the movie Sophie's Choice ( I still need to read the book ); I want to learn limba romaňa because my cousin's wife is Romanian and so is her family; I started learning portuguese because as I was trying to learn limba romaňa it occurred to me that since I already speak Spanish, French and a little bit of Italian it might be easier for me to learn portuguese rather than limba romaňa; I want to learn polish because part of my family is polish or comes from Poland, because of Sophie from the movie Sophie's Choice and because it's a beautiful language with a beautiful accent; I want to learn French sign language because it is the one from which a great part of the other sign languages come from and it would allow me to speak/communicate with as many deaf people as possible; I want to learn Italian because part of my family either is Italian, comes from Italy or speaks Italian as though they were natives; and I want to learn greek because of Mamma Mia! . See ? There are many reasons for which one may want to learn a language.

[@olsaintlit7180]

I'm American and I don't get why people think her accent is such a big deal. If you came to me and started speaking I would just be like "oh she's from Europe, cool."

[@pcoll100]

Well the antipathy towards Mexican "immigrants" are the "immigrants" who aren't actually immigrants because they are in America illegally.

[@rainphantom7024]

rr rr Americans don’t hate Mexicans or their accent, we dislike them sneaking over a border instead of legally becoming a citizen. As a people we don’t hate them. In fact there are a lot of them in America legally and we love them. Their food, culture, and language are rather beautiful but like any other country we have laws. Come in legally and we’ll accept you but sneak in and we have an issue.

[@Low-Fi-SCOTT]

@@rainphantom7024 yes because our border policies make it so easy right? No. They don't. In fact they don't make it conceivable for them to even get started in the right direction. There's people that have taken all of the right steps as you would call them, & yet there's folks who have waited over a decade for papers. & Trust me, no Mexican person or family is crossing the border rubbing their hands together laughing because they're pulling a fast one on America like a god damn Disney villain. Quit replacing compassion with idiocy, & quit replacing critical thinking with the critical thinking skills of a 9 yr old w a concussion

[@emokitty_746]

I get most discriminated by Americans. I work in a large company and yesterday, when I called to an office,some lady was making fun of my accent. Such a shame

[@AishahHarden]

It pisses me off in the comments where people tell her to suck it up and she doesn't know what struggle is. You shouldn't compare people's experiences. It's really obvious and sad to see how this affects her PERSONALLY and she's really brave to share her story.

[@danidejaneiro8378]

The last part _(I hope when I'm old or need help, people wont refuse because of my accent)_ killed me. :(

[@rochelle1199]

👏👏👏

[@avarskiscyth6346]

Aishah Harden What’s brave about sharing a story?

[@AishahHarden]

Рукий Блин the fact that people will have negative comments to make that invalidate her feelings aka like half this comment section lmao.

[@thesupernaturals1070]

Aishah Harden probably just in the small town she lives in, cause this is literally the first time I've heard of accent discrimination. So they hate her cause she's polish?

[@sexymonster7667]

My friends always think I’m trying to sound smart by having an British accent. It’s actually natural for me for using a British accent since I come from Hong Kong and they teach British English... so when I migrated to Australia, lots of my friends will imitate me and say that I’m ‘sounding smart on purpose’... to be honest I don’t really mind and I’m actually proud of my British accent😂😂

[@sexymonster7667]

iiKueen what? You’re from England and they don’t believe you? That’s odd...

[@xxjasminechanxx]

lmao and im in a british school and people said im super hong kong probs bc i am but i suck in chinese :P

[@xxjasminechanxx]

in hong kong*

[@hayleydryden8930]

what is a British accent..no such thing.its an English accent..it's like saying to an American u have a Canadian accent.

[@gabriellex3098]

iiKueen not really I think they just meant that you couldn’t have a “British” accent considering there’s a few countries in Britain, and there’s loads of different accents across each.

[@eaubert1]

If the Brits could appreciate the Poles for the lovely people they are, she wouldn't have to change her accent!

[@lunafringe10]

I knew some polish woman, Nice, but not to be trusted

[@hristo5689]

@@lunafringe10 glad you added she was a woman. Close cased, nationality had nothing to do with it.

[@jolantahill787]

👍

[@Blunderbustable]

This really hit hard for me, i've lived in England for about half my life now and I still sound like I'm fresh off the boat, and people always slow down their speech and ask me when I got here, and even though I know they're not being rude, it still hurts everytime because it really makes me feel like I'm an outsider and that I'll never feel at home here because I don't belong

[@O.K.Pemby10]

This is so sad...

[@ididzy]

Ortheia Pemberton Millions of people have no access to clean water in 2017. And someone's accent makes you sad? Literally first world problems.

[@O.K.Pemby10]

//didz Ok so the time it took you to sit there and write that comment and post it, you have saved how many people from consuming unsafe and dirty water? Matter of fact the time it took you to find this video, watch this video, then find my comment, then post your 2 cents, how many people have you helped?? Please dont comment stupid things when you know nothing.

[@O.K.Pemby10]

//didz You ought to find another hobby because trolling on the internet is not a good look. Js

[@MinecraftandYTPDude]

//didz So we cant feel bad for somebody because there’s people out there with worse problems? What kind of logic is that? By that logic, I don’t give a shit about the Las Vegas victims because more people are starving in Africa.

[@wahmanwahman386]

In Britain even other brits get made fun of their accents, wtf.

[@gerulata7722]

@Shaise SurnameWhy would anyone in their right mind make fun of the cockney accent? Do they want their head knocked in?

[@gerulata7722]

@Shaise Surname oof

[@jawad9757]

People from down south like to make fun of the northern accent and I really can't understand why

[@o9740]

Slightly different to xenophobia. Making jokes about someone’s accent in your own country is a lot different to lacking respect for someone merely because they’re from a different country.

[@o9740]

I’m Polish and I’ve faced so much xenophobia here. It’s not my fault I’m Polish. I was born here.

[@oliviaoclock]

This breaks my heart, imagine moving and becoming fluent in another language and be treated like that. Maddest thing is that most people won’t be bilingual themselves so don’t even understand the struggle.

[@EricH_1983]

I don't know who are doing this, but all I can say as a Brit is that I love the Polish people, we'll never forget that they were our Brothers in Arms during WW2 and the Polish RAF fighter pilots who defended our skies, Ignorant people know nothing of history..

[@jolantahill787]

👍

[@ab-xi6pm]

Tak mi przykro z jej powodu. Nie jest najgorzej z tym akcentem, rly.

[@BeepBeep72]

Autopsia Patologica cürwa mach

[@BeepBeep72]

przestań mówić po polsku

[@SeggieSum]

Autopsia Patologica c

[@maxiemo8675]

Właśnie :c

[@prac2]

hehe! you sound funny

[@darryllew]

even here in indonesia, every ppl have their own accent, the chinese, javanese, sundanese, papuans, theyve their own accent speaking bahasa indonesia, who cares dude

[@jyasu8489]

if your accent sounds unusual or just weird in general, you'd be mocked none the less

[@darryllew]

jyasu in indonesia we have so many accent and none of us mock esch other, bcs we are all different but one nation

[@indahfauzia9191]

masa iya... dari dulu di acara2 komedi selalu ada joke dan mockery kalau org ngomong pake logat2 beda kok, kayak logat medan atau madura

[@darryllew]

itu di komedia bos di dunia nyata kita biasa biasa aja

[@fithri99]

in indonesia, very little speak like native or standard english. everyone has accent. but thing is, she's living in The UK where everyone is a native speaker. that doesn't apply and invalid.

[@olgagarcia4151]

How can people be so disrespectful? Bunch of bullies!!! I love the way she speaks.

[@MrCerebellum2]

When that language teacher first hugged her -- chills went up my spine. What a warm and caring person.

[@mikeykm1993]

I know some English people who are hostile towards other English people because of their regional accent, it’s all rather ridiculous.

[@mikeykm1993]

Duded Duded no, you’re ridiculous

[@marypreston9791]

Its so sad that she wants to get rid of who she is just to conform to some peoples stupid expectations and i cant believe the speech therapist is choosing to help her do this. The therapist should of just walked out and said something like this is not what i am here for. A accent is not a speech problem like stuttering or anything.

[@captkirk28]

Mary Preston The person suffers and she wants to get rid of her accent. This IS sad, but this is also her own choice. The therapist gave her a chance to believe in herself again, she said: "we'll get rid of your accent, if you want to" - the last part is primarily important, because she had said exactly "if you want to". It is much better to help her to sound like Brit than if this woman will do a suicide because of depression.

[@bendiamandis7594]

Mary Preston - While it is sad that the woman feels like she needs to change her accent, it is not the fault of the speech therapist. Just as it is not the fault of a plastic surgeon who meets their clients “needs”. This woman has made it very clear that she does not feel safe in her current situation and in order to feel secure she is taking action by trying to change her accent. It is extremely disheartening that changing the way she talks would be the best option, but it is not a stupid idea nor is it the fault of the therapist. The therapist did not force her, she eased into the topic and even tried to comfort her when she became emotional.

[@banana13775]

you should do whatever makes you feel more comfortable. maybe she didn't change her accent for other people maybe she did it for herself

[@marypreston9791]

isnt getting rid of ur accent destroying a part of who u are

[@francescat5529]

Mary Preston tell that to those who said rude stuff about her accent to her

[@irisfreddiemercuryrocknrol9643]

i have a cockney accent,i am getting weird looks always

[@Coregame3]

Fokin bludy gud jawb mait

[@anonUK]

Leave it aht mate 'e ain't worf it! Innit!

[@neverready7504]

Iris Freddie Mercury Rock'n'Roll Girl! What's it sound like? I don't think I could stoop so low to mistreat someone because of their accent tho. Real petty.

[@franticstorm7411]

If you are from London then I'm really not surprised.

[@irisfreddiemercuryrocknrol9643]

James Kramer thank you sooooooooo much i feel better now bit i have aaalwaaays loved my accent!

[@yungbrat8095]

the comments make me lose faith in humanity

[@andrewwu2012]

hi fellow profile pic sharer

[@michasuchodolski2126]

I am a Pole living and studying in England for 3 years now and somehow have adopted an English accent. I can even see that people are treating me differently before and after they find out where I am from. Overall, I am sick of all the societal standards people are pinning on each other for things such as our ethnicity, race, religion, sexuality etc.

[@jolantahill787]

👍

[@Julia-bf2kq]

Well I have a very similar problem (not gonna change my acent though) So I was born in Poland and I lived in England (near Yorkshire ) I have that English accent and nobody would ever think I'm polish. But when I came to Poland and spoke english people would say wow what a nice accent. But other's would say "Stop speaking in English. Your accent is just soo strange !" But I'm not gonna change my accent oh no I'm not

[@malicahamilton]

Julia 2023 MSP it's good to have a English accent they are probably jealous

[@lisahope6876]

Pappy Tron I live in York and omg this is so true 😂

[@UK5098]

BS! They have a great accent in the North in all of the different towns and cities. Real British accents.

[@lazypoo6117]

Good on you. Thanks for taking the time to learn properly learn the language of the country you live in.

[@walsjell]

its coz polish ppl learn english from american movies.. not brits and others.. we know english but version from USA ...and btw if you are polish child you should speak polish in poland.. if you dont coz you forgot or your parents not laearn you you are not polish anymore! we hate polish who forgot to learn own child in secon generation own leanguage! sorry but there is no any nation who is forgoting own heritage and lenguage faster !cos they want feel more wester...

[@noreenbhatti8412]

Accents are beautiful! People from different countries make up the rich tapestry of life...its something to celebrate !

[@qdog568]

It sure does!

[@W..949]

Noreen Bhatti keep mixing people from these countries up and that beautiful tapestry will be gone in a couple of generations.

[@Adam-rj9wz]

People obviously don't have respect in Britain . She speaks very well.

[@snikrdoodls14]

I’m from West Yorkshire so I have a quite thick accent which I love and I went on a cruise as a teenager. There was this kids club you could go to play games hang out stuff like that. And the kids that were on there found my accent quite strange and I guess funny how a pronounced things and mock me. I wasn’t the greatest talking to people of my age anyway and for them to make it even harder was quite sad It ruined the whole kids club experience for me because I was basically not welcome. It hurts how people can just be idiots towards things that are different I understand this ladies pain and if her getting rid of her accent makes her feel better then she should. Do what is best for you not others.

[@drrd4127]

Well, I am Glaswegian moved to Leeds, West Yorkshire as a kid and got bullied silly at school for my accent. So yeah! Yorkshire folk do it too.

[@snikrdoodls14]

@@drrd4127 Oh definitely! Making fun about people in a playful way is great, I make jokes about my own accent too; but there is definitely a difference between harmless fun and malice. I wouldn't look twice now at someone making fun of me because I'm an adult now, but as a kid it hurt me quite a bit. I have a different stance after 3 years with the lady trying to remove her accent, it is obviously in an effort to fit in and please others which isn't going to help much considering she won't be true to herself.

[@LubovGarmashova42]

This polish women speak's fine there is nothin' wrong wit her word's.

[@darmograi]

Check your grammar

[@darmograi]

@@Wercia777 like r/woosh, but in the worst way possible?

[@sophroniel]

It's so sad she feels she needs to change. She is beautiful!

[@07Lalli]

It's like there are subtitles just to make a point. She is easily understood.

[@boonraksashuntawiwat6548]

This is kind of like problem with Thai people who try to learn English. There are people who try to speak English so they mimic their accent but there are a lot of people who teased them that make them shy to speak out loud! There are some people that they don’t do it seriously. They make it sound so funny but to me is not funny at all. It damage a lot of people. Government want us to learn English so we can communicate with other but why don’t they get rid the root of problems! Sorry that I rant it out in here.

[@keithnalestuktuk8490]

That's sad :(

[@kimanhchu9439]

I'm not a native English speaker so I don't really get the story. Can someone please explain to me that why would people in Kent show her discrimination when they know she's from Poland? Is there anything related to history or is it just because of the different accent?

[@melliwika4166]

move to another country and you'll understand:)

[@kimanhchu9439]

I think I'm going to experience it soon since I'm about to study aboard :) But the point is, in the video it is said that WHEN she moved to Kent, her Polish accent didn't go down well, and she had to lied about where she came from. Is there any explaination to this?

[@Nandinandito]

There's a bit of discrimination against Poles in the UK by some Brits because they are seen as taking jobs

[@kimanhchu9439]

Fernando Carbajal Thank you.

[@teamrage_happyman9754]

Kim Anh Chu . Im more curious as to why a channel with no content has 17 000 subscribers. please explain. Its very weird.

[@taintedlove245]

I feel so sorry that she feels she’s the one who needs to change:( . You don’t need to modify yourself. You don’t have to please that kind of people.

[@iratepirate3896]

She doesn't even sound Polish!

[@moonstonestiitsia2997]

You don't have to change anything about your voice. It is beautiful.

[@andre18762]

I totally feel you. I'm an immigrant as well and speak fluent English, but I still can't pronounce some words like the locals. When I was going to college, I used to work as a helper at the local supermarket and I would get angry stares from some people simply for having an accent. However, unlike that lady in the video, I'm not gonna hire someone to change my pronunciation. Not gonna pretend to be someone I'm not just to fit it. Don't like my accent? Not my problem.

[@BigLoveForRock]

Ben Dover wow, so much hate. just because you have not achieved anything in your life doesn't mean that tax paying foreigners are to blame 😂😂

[@BigLoveForRock]

+Ben Dover i don't even to comment further your ignorance shows it all :) keep showing your true face to the rest of the world :D

[@ni-lm7ke]

@Ben Dover Angry little child who understands nothing.

[@okioki1638]

How dare people make you feel so inferior to the point where you instruct a voice coach to get rid of a MASSIVE part of ur identity which should be celebrated

[@baysavicious]

She is so pretty and sounds so charming

[@snortymcgout]

Why do people care about an accent? lol

[@michaelmacmillan4471]

it's a proxy for nationality. they hear the accent and they are reminded of their frustration with polish migrants.

[@XXRolando2008]

People like to get upset from stupid reasons.

[@Pidalin]

Actually here in Czech Republic poles drive trucks into people, but I guess it's not on purpose. :-D

[@fly672]

@@Pidalin Every nation has car crushes, they are common and it's one of the most unsafe way of travelling.

[@buzzfletcher7132]

Her accent is beautiful and unique and it’s so shallow to base people’s behavior/attitude on their accent. Please keep your unique accent because it sounds awesome and I would love to here it in person one day. Good luck to you.

[@OwlsInATeacup]

Her accent is lovely and she seems lovely too, not only that but her English is better than some who have lived here their whole lives!

[@phantomlink1219]

Accents really arent that big of a deal like why would people be so hostile? Her accents beautiful and she needs to realize that. At least shes not like me.. Im a 6'5 asian man that has an extremely feminine tone. I would take her accent any day tbh

[@IhaveBigFeet]

Phantom Link Id take your height anyday tbh ahaha

[@foreignexpress1150]

It cause British people hate Polish.

[@zasmrcaveman5725]

Phantom Link has your balls dropped?

[@ughkook]

And you're perfect the way you are.

[@ashplayzmsp3161]

Her accent is so beautiful and unique ♥♥

[@shaikfaridhussain113]

i can't watch it anymore this breaks my heart 😢

[@sint0xicateme]

When I worked at a no kill shelter in South Florida the woman who ran it was from Poland. She met her husband in Miami a few months after moving to the US and he was from Colombia so she had the most adorable Polish/Colombian hybrid accent. She'd call the dogs her 'leeetle sheeethad munkeeys' and if there was drama she always said in Polish, "Not my circus, not my monkeys". She has saved literally thousands of animals and saved my baby hound Hank, who is right next to me as I type this, from death row. She gave up having a family, works non stop at a non profit she built from the ground up, sees and deals with absolutely heartbreaking animal abuse daily, and is on my county's animal control board. She was hard to understand when I first started volunteering, especially over the phone (her husband was hard to understand too lol) but she hired me, believed in me, gave me my best friend, a new animal/work family, and is an inspiration. People would comment on her accent all the time and even make fun, but I can't imagine discounting her or any other person just for having an accent that differs from mine or one I'm familiar with. Just don't confuse her for a Russian or a German haha

[@lewismurphy3499]

Don't change your accent. Its beautiful. Just remember those people are in the wrong, not you

[@sophiehadley9339]

I feel ashamed to say I was raised in Thanet the place where she received the abuse, after moving away you realise what a toxic and hateful place it can be to live in as someone who isn’t just ‘white british’. I’m so sorry people made you feel this way, and it’s unfair you felt you had to change because of hateful small minded people 💕

[@scotthuffman8752]

Dear Kasha: I'm a American and for what it's worth I think you have a lovely accent and I'm sorry for you that you have encountered hostile people but no matter where you are in the world there is always people who are rude and hostile and I believe that comes from their own insecurities. Please hang in there you have a beautiful smile and should never be ashamed of your heritage.

[@kazepl8988]

This is sick. In Poland, when I hear or watch on KZbin a foreigner who speaks Polish poorly, I do not criticize. On the contrary, I am happy and proud of such a person. If someone doesn't like something because of their stupidity and racism, they should change themselves, not tell someone else. Somehow it never occurred to me to criticize someone for pronouncing my language. When we were young, when we were fooling around, we spoke with an American accent like one of the famous Polish journalists. I will say it again. It's sick to drive a man to such a state that he has to be ashamed of his accent. Of course, we praise foreigners who speak Polish beautifully, but we do not criticize those who speak with an accent. I love all people in the world. And I will never treat others the way some people do. That is, in advance. You shouldn't change anything about yourself. Because that means the bad man beat you. Greetings from Poland! 😘

[@NessieAndrew]

And Poland is even the most developed Eastern European country. Other countries have it way worse.

[@renji2600]

Nessie Andrew no I think that's like Germany

[@haydencooper9095]

germany is central europe

[@Ksienszyc]

Poland is considered as the center of Europe, the phrase "heart of the Europe" is pretty often used when they say something about Poland. But of course, if we had to say if Poland is more on the western side or east side, it would be the east. Even though, Poland lately is really modernized and it's a great place for living and visiting. I think that this country is really underrated but I hope that it will change soon :)

[@Ksienszyc]

chris muller lol, it seems that you have never been in Poland. Yeah, Polish people have much lower salaries (this is just funny how much zloty is worth compared to euro or pounds), but it's not the least developed country. Even wifi is better and quicker than wifi in Germany, I know it cause I experienced it personally :p. Polish big cities are industrialized and they are building something all the time. You can go away from one city and come back after two years and you won't recognize your own neighborhood. Do you know that even Warsaw has been chosen as one of the best vegan cities on the whole world? I doubt that "the least developed" city would give its own mark even in that "unimportant" thing. I can say much more about that, but the best thing would be if you were there personally and judge it with your own eyes

[@stolen3moon]

How on earth would Poland be in Eastrn Europe?

[@michaelc.4321]

Polish is still one of my favorite languages though. All the Slavic languages are actually just cool

[@jolantahill787]

👍

[@ariellev9185]

This makes me so sad :( There’s nothing wrong with accents! In my opinion, accents tell a story. People who don’t have an accent are people who speak only one language or haven’t actually learned a language on their own. I, personally, love her accent.

[@LordCao90]

I totally agree with you!

[@keithnalestuktuk8490]

It's so sad because I can relate to her so much

[@emmaluftie7688]

I feel this lady's pain

[@Livia-ih9lq]

what makes it even worse is that they put subtitles

[@gpgp01]

Seems only UK people can watch full of it. No...

[@annikathegerman91]

My German accent actually makes me anxious. I found some great online friends but I'm scared to talk to them on voice chat and play games with them because I feel like I sound extremely stupid...

[@margaretrose484]

Her accent is lovely. I give her a lot of credit for speaking a second language.

[@nancyhsu5565]

Kasha is a kind, sensitive, intelligent lady - absolutely beautiful. I wish she wouldn't let others' negativity influence her to change her accent. Kasha is unique and should be proud of her Polish background. I hope she has family and friends to give her more confidence to have the strength to ignore the vitriol and live her life as she wants. The hell with losers who find fault where there is none. I hope Kasha is doing great in 2022 and still speaking with her lovely Polish accent.

[@EleanoraDzen]

I went to an international school- one of the british teachers would tell us off having an american sounding accent and I personally feel offended when people say my accent sounds american- it's called MID-ATLANTIC (aka a general jumble of accents) Another time someone asked me how hard it was to talk to people because of their accent when they were LITERALLY one town over north from where I was previously in the uk because "Their accent is so heavy and hard to understand" but I personally think that a heavy scottish accent is just as clear as a london accent A choir coach told specific members to learn how to say words properly instead of saying that they need to emphasize specific sounds for it to sound good in the song "You sound weird" "That sounds so wrong" "It sounds bad" "You are not from america so why do you sound so american" "You sound obnoxious" "Why can't you pronounce things right" "You are not speaking english if you say it like that" Most of these comments came from British people and some were directed at primary school children and not me. I apologize if saying Zee-bra instead of Zeb-Rah offended you Im my first language I got the comment once and it stuck by me heavily- how can living a bit more east of the capital make me sound different? Is it perhaps my other first-language influencing it? Who knows? But an accent is a story- a story people will hear and make a judgement on which should be "Oh! I wonder where they come from, how long have they spoken english for?" And not "Don't speak english if you have an accent!" which I have heard numerous times directed at other people. To clarify back home we have a joke for english pronunciation - You ate a just boiled burning hot potato and you can't speak properly until your mouth heals So if you sound like that to other nationalities in your native tongue- how will your foreign pronunciation sound?

[@Pidalin]

English has no united official pronunciation so people can speak how they want. Sometimes they making "ou" from o, sometimes it's just short "o" sometimes saying a as "ej" or just as "e" sometimes saying e as normal "e" sometimes like "i", I is sometimes "aj" and sometimes just "i" so I don't care, they still have to understand if you say it differently. I think English needs some modernisation and make order in that writing and pronouncing. In my language that was already in 15th century (they burned that guy who wanted simplify our language) and last archaisms were deleted in 19th century. I don't understand why English can't be modernised too. Especially that archaic French words need change writing. Modernisation of English writing system would make world better place. ;-) Check Polish for example, they keeping their medieval writing so it's almost impossible read it for other nations even when it's still latin alphabet. English has similar problem in many cases. For example that words with double leTTers are black magic for me, I still confusing them. realy, really, etc...it's crazy remember that

[@spitalhelles3380]

Im a german living in austria so i can relate...

[@sonnenblume239]

Spital Helles echt? Hätte nicht gedacht dass das Deutschen in Österreich passiert, wir sind ja praktisch Nachbarn...

[@spitalhelles3380]

iksde bayern und österreicher sind nachbarn.

[@sonnenblume239]

Spital Helles ja gut

[@justhatemeisrael6760]

Ei cannoch undeirschtand vat djew ahhr seihyin

[@richardschiffman9898]

What in the actual fuck?

[@overshadowingpast6925]

I am from Poland and live there. The saddest thing is that many English teachers in Poland criticise students because of their accents. That's the reason why so many young Poles are afraid of just talking with someone in English. They don't want to be labeled or made fun of.

[@sofiapalacios4326]

The vocal coach lady was so lovely and kind

[@olliej.2776]

I honestly want to cry because she has such a lovely accent and she shouldn't be judged because she's from Poland... Some people are so judgemental I'm honestly in tears

[@lu-chan1745]

Personally I prefer to starve to death and to be opressed in my own country and live among my people, rather than migrate to somewhere else and get humiliated and looked down upon. But who am I to judge? thanks to God I don't live in poverty or a wartorn palce and I haven't been through what refugees and immigrants been through.

[@user-cg5wy6jh6k]

I wanna give her a hug :(

[@akghori7896]

Don't change anything because of others. Be happy of what you are and stay peaceful.

[@cgriffin2013]

Never change your accent it’s something unique to you and where you come from be proud of it

[@kimmy542]

At least she's Caucasian. When you're Asian with a foreign accent, it's much worse even before you start speaking anything

[@SirDinzhi]

Especially arab people with accent.

[@flavouredpeanut9007]

Why are white Europeans called Caucasian? We're not from the Caucasus.

[@gordongecko5950]

And that kids is why us Londoners are the best type of english people!

[@Tizocgringo]

NEVER, NEVER change your accent. It's just as beautiful and lovely as you are.

[@madseasonls]

Now imagine it being your skin color and you can't just change it

[@Healing_Decibels]

You can’t change an accent either

[@XOAF_personal]

The problems of the first word...

[@Flowerlifts111]

I can already tell she has a Polish accent, because I have met many polish people, as a brit.

[@r4m1n13]

This came to my recommended after I searched Antarctican accent

[@amronnog]

My friends used to make fun of my parents accent when I was growing up. It still kind of stings today thinking of how I felt in those moments. I hope the people around her can look past something as miniscule as an accent and just accept her for the way she is.

[@deunknown6506]

your friends?? bruh, thats messed up.

[@davidarnold9324]

What kind of lunatic would be negative toward her accent or that she is from Poland? People can be strange and wretched at times.

[@infoharvester]

I go went on KZbin to find out why I dislike accents so much. Then I listen to this woman and fall in love

[@heloisa400]

Her accent is so nice to hear,I don't think she should change it because of society because that's what they want,they want you to be ashemed of who you are and where you come from...

[@oceanaesther]

But I love her accent!

[@mysticalcatnip221]

Accents make you who you are and shows such courage and beauty they should NOT be made fun of! Disgusting! It's always the unintelligent who bash the intelligent.

[@diaraalvarado6281]

the same thing happens to me. i am from puerto rico and i have very pale skin and red hair naturally. i moved to texas when i was 14 years old so since english is my second language i have an accent when i speak it. i am now 22. when people ask me where i am from and i tell them i'm from puerto rico they always say "oh, i wasn't expecting that, you look and sound like you're from russia or an European country". they always look very disappointed when they find out i'm actually hispanic.

[@tonyderexxo7326]

She should move to New York City. Apparently, Polish women are so beloved there, that they get applauded every time they enter a freaking room!

[@guilhermebranco7729]

I love her accent! It's so european and nordic. It's chic.

[@heisvi9317]

>Polish woman >Sounds Nordic How?

[@user-jt7yq2rh1x]

I love her accent. Polish accents are really pretty. She doesn't sound harsh at all! She seems so kind, it's sad that people are mean to her.

[@kehbiiboo2298]

This makes me so sad omg :( I went to Poland a few weeks ago and just adored it there...Poland

[@britshell]

Did you hear about the terrible automobile accident last night? A polish family on vacation lost all of their children. The pickup truck they were riding in ran off the road into a lake and sank to the bottom. The parents got out of the cab OK but all the kids in the back drowned...they couldn't get the tailgate open.

[@edfromchowderheads1312]

She sounds like a British Ivana (Formerly) Trump

[@melicombs7001]

The Polish accent is wonderful and Polish culture is beautiful. Their food, their traditions, so interesting. I'm lucky to be friends with a Polish person and she's so amazing. Her accent is very strong, stronger than this, so much so that most people don't understand her, sometimes even I have to tell her to slow down ha but she's great. Anyone who is against Polish people simply because they're Polish are simply ignorant and they're missing out on some pretty interesting conversations and great potential friendships. I've heard the "coming over here, taking our jobs" shit said to my friend so many times and it's vile. In this country there is minimum wage, Polish people don't get paid less therefore they don't get hired over British people. I've never known a Polish person get a job over a more qualified British person.

[@jolantahill787]

👍

[@hdavido4]

Her accent is absolutely brilliant and I don't know why she wants to change it.

[@oof5523]

She is beautiful, and I personally love her accent. There is nothing wrong with it. Don't change just because people judge you. It's who you are. There is nothing wrong with being yourself.

[@Paisteboy69]

The Polish are a proud, hard working bunch of patriots. Long live Poland!

[@jolantahill787]

👍

[@emilywisniewski2247]

My parents are Polish, their English vocabulary is limited and they've lived in Australia for almost 35 years each. I will see how people speak to them and I am surprised they don't get offended. Some people will slow down their speech or use broken English and speak to them as if they're dumb or deaf or both. It actually doesn't help. Speak normally, slightly slowly, articulate your words and annunciate and you'll be clearly understood and you'll be encouraging good speech habits in people whose English is a foreign language.

[@dollface6104]

I legit love her accent, it's so unique

[@beth9603]

my parents are Scottish and Kiwi - and I've always lived in Ireland, so I have a strangely mixed accent. I've often been playfully mocked and definitely get comments at times "where on earth is your accent from?" but I try not to let it bother me cause hey it's odd, what can I do about it lol

[@w2338]

If u comment on an Arab accent in UK you get 15 years in prison

[@MrSivansuresh]

Some person Muslims get special privileges in UK because they see supply oil to UK and other European countries.

[@Vexilator]

sivan suresh not true at all stop talking shit

[@Hunk62]

I wish it would've been true.

[@ayshas288]

King 51 what a load of bollocks

[@awakenedamericannationalso2468]

Some person because the Jews want to replace the whites

[@carnoyoutubeman]

She sounds oddly Norwegian nearly

[@YGM-dt3qf]

Yes the same happens to me But I love my accent is my identity We need to love our self first

[@deunknown6506]

imagine hating on someone for their accent. cringe.