I love listening to other cultures impressions of what English sounds like. I’ve written about it before. This video from Japan had me rolling. It’s pretty spot on for imitating the younger US tourist crowd that often goes to Japan – which is likely who these Japanese folks run into most of the time.

Things I noticed about their impressions:

1. Immediately start speaking 50% louder
2. Heavily annunciate/separate syllables
3. It’s US English (vs British English)
4. Throw in a lot of body movement and body language – hip-hop style/Italian style