[vbo]

I tend to pick up the accent spoken around me (I'm not a native English speaker). Not quite sure to what extent it borders native speaker's accent, but it happens without any training.

On a separate note, if you feel you need to change your accent to fit in, perhaps the people you feel would appreciate hearing you speak in a different accent are not worth the effort of fitting in with?

[NegativeLatency]

Personally I love hearing different accents and turns of phrase, makes things more interesting.

Although I do understand the desire to fit in or not be judged differently (especially with the number of mean/bigoted people out there)