I thought I might share a small phonetic game/challenge with you. All 3 individuals in the attached clips were born and raised in the same country and speak the same native language. Can you tell, based on the peculiarities of their English pronunciation, what language it is?
The first two are British. I know regional dialects vary, but I can’t identify one from the other.
The third one sounds like an American, but has a very “professional” dialect. Some people will talk like this for recordings, but since you said she’s from the same country as the other ones, I’m guessing she learned her American accent from media, and not from regular conversations.
No way are they English.
The first two may have spent several years in south east England or spent a long time there - but they’re not native speakers. I wonder at what age they stopped being “raised” though as I’d think at least a few formative years spent there to pick up that much of an accent.
They both initially moved to England for university - him at 19 and her at 21.
Wow, seems faster than I’d have though to pick up that much of an accent. Then again if they were students they’d traditionally be expected to watch a lot of ‘Eastenders’.