@jbjaguar No Scotland is not in England it's part of the uk but is considered separate they don't have all the same laws as us and no they don't have a british accent it's a Scottish accent. The 2 accents sound quite different even just 10 miles apart. :-) but it is a very strang condition isn't it?? Must be weird having to cope with that one. I wonder if her accent changed to British after this was filmed.
Scotland is in Britain, you can't have a Scottish accent without having a British accent. You might have an English accent. This woman however doesn't have anything slightly resembling a British accent. It's somewhere in between Swedish and Australian I would say.
Nothing like a British accent, sounds like Aficana with a twist of German, you want to hear a true British accent should listen to how i talk, now that British.
@DibbersPage Yeah but this is a few years on - originally it was a strong English accent.
I remember there was also an English woman a while back who woke up from surgery with not only a strong French accent but the ability to speak it fluently despite knowing hardly and French before. Weeeird.
her accent is.... well...it has a british base that is for sure and English from England base, but there is something else mixed up in there too, i sometimes hear the american accent come up but it MAINLY has that English sounding speech pronunciation. Its really cool
i believe it. as someone who's studied neuroscience (med student) the parts of the brain that are involved in planning speech (prefrontal cortex) or executing speech (motor cortex) can get damaged, causing certain vowel or consonant sounds to be mispronounced hence sounding like an accent.
glad she seems to be taking it well, though. i think she sounds kind of hungarian.
When she puts on a crown and starts walking around like a British royal then we'll know something is wrong. Anyone who does that has serious brain damage.
@moti4love Well, at least we Europeans use our brains and care about our fellow citizens...... and we are not hated throughout the whole world for pulling a bloody trace all over the globe just for our economical and financial interests, too.
She's a damn liar. You can totally tell. She's actually started using British slang. Clearly she has trained herself in using the speech. Ucaptaf, sure she probably had a slur in speech and some difference after surgery, but... She toyed with it and seen that it got her attention and decided to keep it. Your moms straight stupid.
This is not that weird. Accents are build by using different muscles in your mouth and nasal area. In your childhood, you learn to speak by mimicking your parents voice, leading to the same muscle use, which is a very complex combination. That's why speaking foreign languages with correct accent is so hard. Through damage, it is likely to happen that someone starts to sound like from a different country, when some muscle parts are affected
@fresswolf Thanks! I don't know that much about accents and their source (and haven't got the time to look it up right now), but that sounds quite sensible.
I was born and raised in the upper peninsula of Michigan and I have a "Yooper" accent.... most people think I am from Canada especially when I am in Ohio or Tennessee..... Lots of fun!
Let's dispel the idea that this woman has any sort of accent problem...listen to her say "where" and then "where did you get this accent? at my dentist." she sounds like stewie from family guy overpronouncing "cool whhhhhhip." The two different pronunciations of where are within just a few seconds of each other...Pathetic! Go back to work.
Speaking as an American, to me, she sounds almost more like a Nordic who learned English from a Brit. If that makes any sense. People from Denmark, Sweden and Norway, sound like this when they learn English, properly, from a teacher from the UK.
Let's dispel the idea that this woman has any sort of accent problem...listen to her say "where" and then "where did you get this accent? at my dentist." she sounds like stewie from family guy overpronouncing "cool whhhhhhip." The two different pronunciations of where are within just a few seconds of each other...Pathetic! Go back to work.
@KitCloudkickerUK I agree. She doesn't sound British at all to me either. The accent definitely sounds more Swedish with possibly a bit of Irish thrown in.
@aew5102 Actually a part of the foreign accent syndrome is psychologically framed as a result of the physical changes that have led to the "foreign" accent.
A physical change originating in an operation, for example in the jaw, can lead to a change in the persons way of speaking, which may sound as a specific foreign accent. However, the syndrome also have a psychological part, namely that if you think you have a British accent, you would automatically begin using British words and phrases.
@prawdehgee28 Little blonde slip of a thing? I can imagine an American saying thatm in fact, I've heard it before... mum isn't slang, it's the way she pronounces it, and if you listen closely she says "mome, mome" not really "mum, mum"
I can hear bits of dutch in this aswell..but also i do get bits of belfast and london.... I have a feeling shes full of shit because shes loving the attention!!
Americans are sooo dumb, no wonder they are looked down upon internationally.
This is clearly not british, it's a whole montage of european accents. She doesn't even speak a sentence with one accent. And accents are learned, you can unlearn it. "Syndrome" my ass. Talk about overdramatic. You guys should tell all the foreigners they have foreign accent syndrome. HAHAHA. One word. FUCKTARDS.
@TortoiseHero It was really thick, a Transylvanian like accent when she first came home from the dentist, but it was so fun for my family, we made her say all sorts of things, my favorite was 'chocolate' . But no matter how she sounds shes still my mom and I love her.
Wow she seriously is faking this for attention, she said it herself shes getting attention now this is complete BS I can't believe anyone would believe this attention hungry bitch.
@r4di0tune1 You have no tact. The name calling was uncalled for. People are so callous nowadays it's disgusting. When a person calls a total stranger a derogatory name for no reason at all, it makes me have very little faith in people today. Just because you're anonymous doesn't mean you're not an asshole.
@MelissaClairC little faith in people today cause of i called someone a bitch? LOL GROW UP! theres plenty of more messed up thinks going on right now with humanity and you're bitchen about the word bitch? talk about overreacting
@r4di0tune1 Commenting on what you say is not overreacting. It's the insensitivity that annoys me. Only a minor annoyance. I'm not "bitching" about anything just commenting. You really love that word, I can tell. Maybe you should grow up? You're getting your panties in a bunch just because someone called you out on your uncalled for vulgarity. Not a big deal though. I don't think I could care any less at this point, tbh.
@MelissaClairC lmao you're still going with this maybe its you that needs to grow up and get a life by the way nice contradicting yourself complaining about vulgar even though you used the word fucking etc
@taoambrose a chick who lies to get attention is a bitch. you can tell by how she pronounces her words so stereotypically... british people say mom, NOT MUM, idiot. and now shes saying stuff like "right quick" um, how would her use of words change she still has the same vocabulary if she was being honest. the accent doesnt change the words you use. I just told your ass. Lets see your lame argument for that one lmao
@ilikeantea it's not bullshit, there is a women in Lancashire UK who has this and it destroyed her life. The brain is so complexed we can not just assume we know what is going on and cases of this odd sydrome are documented throughout the last 100 years, it is very frustrating for sufferers and in some cases over time it can right it's self with speach therapy, it is I admit the oddest thing you can imagine, but it does happen. It's like the blind regaining sight after a bump to the head.
@ilikeantea it's not bullshit, there is a women in Lancashire UK who has this and it destroyed her life. The brain is so complexed we can not just assume we know what is going on and cases of this odd sydrome are documented throughout the last 100 years, it is very frustrating for sufferers and in some cases over time it can right it's self with speach therapy, it is I admit the oddest thing you can imagine, but it does happen. It's like the blind regaining sight after a bump to the head.
@Ucaptaf But this lady didn't just change her voice, but her personality as well. She said it herself. She was quiet and shy but then after this happened, she was more outgoing. You think the personality change came from the surgery too? It's because she thinks the accent makes her interesting. She wants attention and the fake accent was her way of getting it.
@mooth07 Very true but also not uncommom, people who have suffered head injuries can suffer almost catastrophic personality changes from sudden phobia to total personality changes, it isthe most unreported problem post head trauma, we see it alot. Also in this casethrust into the limelight with continued questions she is likely to become more comfortable talking about it, also because the syndrome is so rare and odd it does get alot of medical and public attention therefore hard to run away from
@Ucaptaf But she didn't suffer any trauma to her head. She took a mild sedative so that she could have false teeth put in... that's far from a head injury. I don't know why you're trying to defend it. She's an attention seeker, and unfortunately, it's working.
@mooth07 No she is not an attention seeker did you not pay attention to the dates as people were talking on the news?? Her Foreign Accent Syndrome has lasted for more than a year, almost 18 months, and it is only just now that the news community has heard of it. Any honest to goodness attention seeker would have been out there pounding the pavement getting themselves in the papers and the news long before this.
@taoambrose Then perhaps you'd like to explain my original question of why she uses British phrases such as "Mum" instead of the American phrase "Mom"? British people can pronounce Mom, but CHOOSE to say Mum. This lady I assure you was not raised to say Mum, therefore should still say Mom.
You do know that certain areas of the brain function in pronunciation right? There are many speech disorders that mess up the way people pronounce words. Research the patient LeBorgne you'll see. He was nicknamed "Tan" since that was the only word he could say due to damage in Broca's Area of the brain. Every time he tried to utter a sentence or word, the only thing he could say was "tan". So, she may be lying, BUT but its not entirely impossible either. It's not for us to judge.
@mooth07 but this is the brain, it is a trauma to the head whether you slam it agianst a wall or traumatise it with a stroke, adverse effect of a drug, the brain od so complex, sensitive and so much of it we don't understand it's east to say 'well this is just attention seeking' yes in this case is may well be but from experience they can not keep it up for very long often these guys even through sleep clinic talk with an accent so I agree she may well be making this up but is likely not to be.
@Ucaptaf you make a sound argument but as she is my mom I can speak from personal experience, and no she is not faking it. It has been well over a year now.
@mooth07 No she became more outgoing as a result of the FAS because people stop her and ask questions, like "where are you from?" all the time, you either have to learn to live with it or become a recluse. Thank goodness for us she learned to deal with it.
Wow, I can't believe this lady has duped the media into thinking this is real. The major tell is that she says "Mum" instead of "Mom". British people are capable of pronouncing the word "Mom", but choose to say "Mum". So unless this lady was raised to say "Mum", she should still pronounce it "Mom". There's only 60 documented cases of it because there's only 60 people who have been that desperate for attention.
@mooth07 I'm inclined to agree with you. An excerpt from an article on this syndrome states "It must be emphasized that the speaker does not suddenly gain a foreign language (vocabulary, syntax, grammar, etc.".
She actually sounds South African not English.
bexcpfc 1 month ago
@jbjaguar No Scotland is not in England it's part of the uk but is considered separate they don't have all the same laws as us and no they don't have a british accent it's a Scottish accent. The 2 accents sound quite different even just 10 miles apart. :-) but it is a very strang condition isn't it?? Must be weird having to cope with that one. I wonder if her accent changed to British after this was filmed.
bladebart 1 month ago
shes fuckin making this up how stupid
chrisgolka 7 months ago
oh i love her, she's so cool =)
alwaysmesince1992 8 months ago
any Europeans out there recognizes this accent?
abramhb 8 months ago
It has the accent of someone english but every now and then she slips up and speaks like an immigrant :P
ScottBeTrollin 8 months ago
More Scottish than British I would think
ReneeMauriceOriginal 8 months ago
@ReneeMauriceOriginal yeah it reminds me of an Aberdonian (sp) accent.
frymahhide1982 4 months ago
@ReneeMauriceOriginal
Scotland is in Britain, you can't have a Scottish accent without having a British accent. You might have an English accent. This woman however doesn't have anything slightly resembling a British accent. It's somewhere in between Swedish and Australian I would say.
jbjaguar 2 months ago
I personally know karen, she has been our tax person for many years.
This is real, she never talked like that a few years ago, and she is not the kind of person to fake this.
4070rick 8 months ago
That is nothing like a a british accent - clearly more like a swedish accent; google it and be a believer
nicolaibc 8 months ago
Nothing like a British accent, sounds like Aficana with a twist of German, you want to hear a true British accent should listen to how i talk, now that British.
DibbersPage 8 months ago
@DibbersPage Yeah but this is a few years on - originally it was a strong English accent.
I remember there was also an English woman a while back who woke up from surgery with not only a strong French accent but the ability to speak it fluently despite knowing hardly and French before. Weeeird.
Sesquipedaliantique 8 months ago
@Sesquipedaliantique no, that never happened. wasn't really fluent french, it was fake french, google it.
Wh3tst0nE 2 months ago
It actually sounds more Irish than anything
xxbabechulitaxx 8 months ago
Cross between South African and German.
DHScherocha 8 months ago
her accent is.... well...it has a british base that is for sure and English from England base, but there is something else mixed up in there too, i sometimes hear the american accent come up but it MAINLY has that English sounding speech pronunciation. Its really cool
idahosatha12 8 months ago
i believe it. as someone who's studied neuroscience (med student) the parts of the brain that are involved in planning speech (prefrontal cortex) or executing speech (motor cortex) can get damaged, causing certain vowel or consonant sounds to be mispronounced hence sounding like an accent.
glad she seems to be taking it well, though. i think she sounds kind of hungarian.
peacelovepiano 8 months ago
I don't know what English accent that is - sounds like a combination of South African, Eastern European and Australian.
KinnieTheExplorer 8 months ago
to me she sounds a little Sth African. anyone else think so too?
kismetau 8 months ago
Certainly not a pure British accent, more a mixture but no traces of American accent but the delivery of her story hints an American background.
seraphim007 8 months ago
I think her voice sounds beautiful.
weegee99 8 months ago 2
I hear Irish, some British, Romanian, Zsa Gabor, Australian, and Swedish.
Hairmakeupman 8 months ago 8
just another media attention whore... some people will stop at nothing for five minutes of fame.
joshuajamesthornton 8 months ago
When she puts on a crown and starts walking around like a British royal then we'll know something is wrong. Anyone who does that has serious brain damage.
rpravak 8 months ago
That is so cool
surrey101 8 months ago
I always said that only brain damage can make you talk like a European. (damn leftists ..)
moti4love 8 months ago
@moti4love Well, at least we Europeans use our brains and care about our fellow citizens...... and we are not hated throughout the whole world for pulling a bloody trace all over the globe just for our economical and financial interests, too.
NewStarConstellation 8 months ago
She's a damn liar. You can totally tell. She's actually started using British slang. Clearly she has trained herself in using the speech. Ucaptaf, sure she probably had a slur in speech and some difference after surgery, but... She toyed with it and seen that it got her attention and decided to keep it. Your moms straight stupid.
officersangel 8 months ago
Sounds like a mild Eastern Europe accent when you listen to her speak.
jdw11983 8 months ago
One day I woke sounding like a nincompoop. And to this day, me still do!
breeeegs 8 months ago
This is not that weird. Accents are build by using different muscles in your mouth and nasal area. In your childhood, you learn to speak by mimicking your parents voice, leading to the same muscle use, which is a very complex combination. That's why speaking foreign languages with correct accent is so hard. Through damage, it is likely to happen that someone starts to sound like from a different country, when some muscle parts are affected
fresswolf 8 months ago 4
@fresswolf Thanks! I don't know that much about accents and their source (and haven't got the time to look it up right now), but that sounds quite sensible.
NewStarConstellation 8 months ago
Ever hear of a walk in????
zackzgirl 8 months ago
Certainly Not!!
HRHPAV 8 months ago
I was born and raised in the upper peninsula of Michigan and I have a "Yooper" accent.... most people think I am from Canada especially when I am in Ohio or Tennessee..... Lots of fun!
poikaa3 8 months ago
Let's dispel the idea that this woman has any sort of accent problem...listen to her say "where" and then "where did you get this accent? at my dentist." she sounds like stewie from family guy overpronouncing "cool whhhhhhip." The two different pronunciations of where are within just a few seconds of each other...Pathetic! Go back to work.
nhbrave1 8 months ago
Speaking as an American, to me, she sounds almost more like a Nordic who learned English from a Brit. If that makes any sense. People from Denmark, Sweden and Norway, sound like this when they learn English, properly, from a teacher from the UK.
ScottMacFie 8 months ago in playlist Foreign Accent Syndrome Videos
@ScottMacFie
Let's dispel the idea that this woman has any sort of accent problem...listen to her say "where" and then "where did you get this accent? at my dentist." she sounds like stewie from family guy overpronouncing "cool whhhhhhip." The two different pronunciations of where are within just a few seconds of each other...Pathetic! Go back to work.
nhbrave1 8 months ago
i suffer from this heartbreaking disease. i pronounce Antarctica like "An-ahd-ica." only people from Dorchester Mass can understand me
doylejohn500 8 months ago 2
She sounds more Swedish to me, There are a few British pronunciations in there but not that many as people might think, I should know, I am British.
KitCloudkickerUK 8 months ago
@KitCloudkickerUK I agree. She doesn't sound British at all to me either. The accent definitely sounds more Swedish with possibly a bit of Irish thrown in.
123456tttttttttt 8 months ago
@123456tttttttttt that's exactly what I thought
Skatanic5589 8 months ago
if she really had the syndrome, she wouldn't be using British words/phrases
aew5102 8 months ago
@aew5102 Actually a part of the foreign accent syndrome is psychologically framed as a result of the physical changes that have led to the "foreign" accent.
A physical change originating in an operation, for example in the jaw, can lead to a change in the persons way of speaking, which may sound as a specific foreign accent. However, the syndrome also have a psychological part, namely that if you think you have a British accent, you would automatically begin using British words and phrases.
taba3000 8 months ago
attention whore
jk hahah
562native 9 months ago
I wanna have british accent.
mesopotaniales 9 months ago
Who gets dentures with a big gap in the front? LOL
stampersim 9 months ago 6
@prawdehgee28 Little blonde slip of a thing? I can imagine an American saying thatm in fact, I've heard it before... mum isn't slang, it's the way she pronounces it, and if you listen closely she says "mome, mome" not really "mum, mum"
djj1995 9 months ago
The syndrome made her say british words/phrases like "mum" and "little blonde slip of a thing"?
prawdehgee28 9 months ago 3
i want a new accent
RedAvery1 9 months ago
she is a fuckin liar omfg her accent was much worse in other news videos she also put on the persona that she was actually british....
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Atzil 9 months ago
I can hear bits of dutch in this aswell..but also i do get bits of belfast and london.... I have a feeling shes full of shit because shes loving the attention!!
plarkin547 9 months ago
Americans are sooo dumb, no wonder they are looked down upon internationally.
This is clearly not british, it's a whole montage of european accents. She doesn't even speak a sentence with one accent. And accents are learned, you can unlearn it. "Syndrome" my ass. Talk about overdramatic. You guys should tell all the foreigners they have foreign accent syndrome. HAHAHA. One word. FUCKTARDS.
thesix107 9 months ago
@thesix107 Wow how rude can one person be? No it's not a "British" accent, it it a form of speech impediment.
It is "Foreign" to the speaker aka not their normal speech pattern, which makes it impossible to unlearn.
taoambrose 9 months ago
Faker
raoliveri1984 9 months ago
@raoliveri1984 You should apologize, as she is not faking it and that was quite rude.
taoambrose 9 months ago
not "British" but a jumble, as mentioned by others -- bizarre!
gregoryburrows 9 months ago 2
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VidfairLLC 9 months ago
dutch, british, irish, german, australian and south african. Happy birthday jonesy.
TortoiseHero 9 months ago 4
@TortoiseHero It was really thick, a Transylvanian like accent when she first came home from the dentist, but it was so fun for my family, we made her say all sorts of things, my favorite was 'chocolate' . But no matter how she sounds shes still my mom and I love her.
taoambrose 9 months ago
LOL I just want to hear her say "Hugo Stiglitz"
lilze96 9 months ago 14
I think it'd be pretty neat to have that condition
McGturtle3 9 months ago
Wow, this is the first time I've heard a British, Irish, and German person speak.
dkmo 9 months ago 5
Wow she seriously is faking this for attention, she said it herself shes getting attention now this is complete BS I can't believe anyone would believe this attention hungry bitch.
r4di0tune1 9 months ago
@r4di0tune1 Why do you have to go and call her a bitch? Wtf is wrong with people? Fucking hell..
MelissaClairC 9 months ago 2
@MelissaClairC LMAO, OH NO! I called her a bitch thats soooo bad shame on me! LMAO, wtf are you 5 years old.
Why do you have to go and saying fucking miss censorship? YOU"RE A BITCH AND SHES A BITCH :D
r4di0tune1 9 months ago
@r4di0tune1 You have no tact. The name calling was uncalled for. People are so callous nowadays it's disgusting. When a person calls a total stranger a derogatory name for no reason at all, it makes me have very little faith in people today. Just because you're anonymous doesn't mean you're not an asshole.
MelissaClairC 9 months ago
@MelissaClairC little faith in people today cause of i called someone a bitch? LOL GROW UP! theres plenty of more messed up thinks going on right now with humanity and you're bitchen about the word bitch? talk about overreacting
r4di0tune1 9 months ago
@r4di0tune1 Commenting on what you say is not overreacting. It's the insensitivity that annoys me. Only a minor annoyance. I'm not "bitching" about anything just commenting. You really love that word, I can tell. Maybe you should grow up? You're getting your panties in a bunch just because someone called you out on your uncalled for vulgarity. Not a big deal though. I don't think I could care any less at this point, tbh.
MelissaClairC 9 months ago
@MelissaClairC lmao you're still going with this maybe its you that needs to grow up and get a life by the way nice contradicting yourself complaining about vulgar even though you used the word fucking etc
r4di0tune1 9 months ago
@r4di0tune1 wow nasty much. Do you know her personally? Do you speak as a medical professional? If not then how can you make such a rude statement.
taoambrose 9 months ago
@taoambrose a chick who lies to get attention is a bitch. you can tell by how she pronounces her words so stereotypically... british people say mom, NOT MUM, idiot. and now shes saying stuff like "right quick" um, how would her use of words change she still has the same vocabulary if she was being honest. the accent doesnt change the words you use. I just told your ass. Lets see your lame argument for that one lmao
r4di0tune1 9 months ago
@r4di0tune1 lol, wtf is wrong with you, you're harboring such rage... jelly much?
Wh3tst0nE 2 months ago
Is this your dentist Dr. Nick from Simpons, per chance?
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Ms. Butler is taking this in stride. Pretty awesome.
comradevodka 9 months ago
@mooth ...I totally agree. I thought the same thing. Too weird..
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@ilikeantea it's not bullshit, there is a women in Lancashire UK who has this and it destroyed her life. The brain is so complexed we can not just assume we know what is going on and cases of this odd sydrome are documented throughout the last 100 years, it is very frustrating for sufferers and in some cases over time it can right it's self with speach therapy, it is I admit the oddest thing you can imagine, but it does happen. It's like the blind regaining sight after a bump to the head.
Ucaptaf 9 months ago
I called bullshit on the syndrome when i first saw it on The Gradual Report , but damn this is a really weird thing to get.
ilikeantea 9 months ago 18
@ilikeantea it's not bullshit, there is a women in Lancashire UK who has this and it destroyed her life. The brain is so complexed we can not just assume we know what is going on and cases of this odd sydrome are documented throughout the last 100 years, it is very frustrating for sufferers and in some cases over time it can right it's self with speach therapy, it is I admit the oddest thing you can imagine, but it does happen. It's like the blind regaining sight after a bump to the head.
Ucaptaf 9 months ago
@Ucaptaf But this lady didn't just change her voice, but her personality as well. She said it herself. She was quiet and shy but then after this happened, she was more outgoing. You think the personality change came from the surgery too? It's because she thinks the accent makes her interesting. She wants attention and the fake accent was her way of getting it.
mooth07 9 months ago
@mooth07 Very true but also not uncommom, people who have suffered head injuries can suffer almost catastrophic personality changes from sudden phobia to total personality changes, it isthe most unreported problem post head trauma, we see it alot. Also in this casethrust into the limelight with continued questions she is likely to become more comfortable talking about it, also because the syndrome is so rare and odd it does get alot of medical and public attention therefore hard to run away from
Ucaptaf 9 months ago
@Ucaptaf But she didn't suffer any trauma to her head. She took a mild sedative so that she could have false teeth put in... that's far from a head injury. I don't know why you're trying to defend it. She's an attention seeker, and unfortunately, it's working.
mooth07 9 months ago
@mooth07 No she is not an attention seeker did you not pay attention to the dates as people were talking on the news?? Her Foreign Accent Syndrome has lasted for more than a year, almost 18 months, and it is only just now that the news community has heard of it. Any honest to goodness attention seeker would have been out there pounding the pavement getting themselves in the papers and the news long before this.
taoambrose 9 months ago 2
@taoambrose Then perhaps you'd like to explain my original question of why she uses British phrases such as "Mum" instead of the American phrase "Mom"? British people can pronounce Mom, but CHOOSE to say Mum. This lady I assure you was not raised to say Mum, therefore should still say Mom.
mooth07 9 months ago
@mooth07
You do know that certain areas of the brain function in pronunciation right? There are many speech disorders that mess up the way people pronounce words. Research the patient LeBorgne you'll see. He was nicknamed "Tan" since that was the only word he could say due to damage in Broca's Area of the brain. Every time he tried to utter a sentence or word, the only thing he could say was "tan". So, she may be lying, BUT but its not entirely impossible either. It's not for us to judge.
0olovechristineo0 9 months ago
@mooth07 but this is the brain, it is a trauma to the head whether you slam it agianst a wall or traumatise it with a stroke, adverse effect of a drug, the brain od so complex, sensitive and so much of it we don't understand it's east to say 'well this is just attention seeking' yes in this case is may well be but from experience they can not keep it up for very long often these guys even through sleep clinic talk with an accent so I agree she may well be making this up but is likely not to be.
Ucaptaf 9 months ago
@Ucaptaf you make a sound argument but as she is my mom I can speak from personal experience, and no she is not faking it. It has been well over a year now.
taoambrose 9 months ago
@mooth07 No she became more outgoing as a result of the FAS because people stop her and ask questions, like "where are you from?" all the time, you either have to learn to live with it or become a recluse. Thank goodness for us she learned to deal with it.
taoambrose 9 months ago
@ilikeantea If you think it's weird to see on the news, how do you think we feel, Karen Is my mom by the way.
taoambrose 9 months ago
Wow, I can't believe this lady has duped the media into thinking this is real. The major tell is that she says "Mum" instead of "Mom". British people are capable of pronouncing the word "Mom", but choose to say "Mum". So unless this lady was raised to say "Mum", she should still pronounce it "Mom". There's only 60 documented cases of it because there's only 60 people who have been that desperate for attention.
mooth07 9 months ago
@mooth07 I'm inclined to agree with you. An excerpt from an article on this syndrome states "It must be emphasized that the speaker does not suddenly gain a foreign language (vocabulary, syntax, grammar, etc.".
flubberman64 9 months ago
I have FAS too Karen!! Contact me back and we can compare notes.
Ellen5e 9 months ago