Well, ive lived down in the South East for 25 years. And almost every day someone goes...'where you from? Are you on holiday?"
No, my eldest daughter serves you your pint in our local.
Then...'oh, you've not lost your accent.'
Are they that arrogant that I'd change how I speak? Yes. Because Southerners think to change means betterment.
So no. I sound like I am from Bolton. Because I am from Bolton.