On Speaking Tagalog/Visayan
As someone who has spent time in different parts of the Philippines, it’s straight up impossible to get every accent right.
Not to diss the Tagalogs, but they do have a tendency to point out or make fun of Visayans when they try to speak Tagalog. A lot of Visayans already prefer speaking English over Tagalog, and people making fun of them doesn’t help. Especially when they don’t speak a lick of Visayan themselves.
What people should realize is that we are all multilingual. We have our accents. We can correct each other, but in a nice way.
On speaking English
I love it when we stick to our natural accents when speaking English. When I say natural, I mean however you speak it when you are alone in the shower.
I hate it when we consciously change our accents to sound more Americanized.
Conclusion
Just speak as naturally and clearly as possible. Stop caring about accents. It’s not worth it, at all.
