What kind of ACCENT do I have? American or British?

Hi! So I am not a native English speaker. I am from Asia, in case you are wondering, so the reason why I post this video is because I want to know which country' s accent am I leaning towards?
Here' s what I said, in case you don' t understand! (Hope not~)

Hey everyone, so this is my first video ever on Youtube, and the reason why I wanted to put up a video is becoz I want to know what kind of accent do I have. I understand that I dun have a pure accent of any country as you may have heard, since I am not a native. But that s why I am here- it s to know which country s accent do I have more- British or American. And if it s American, can you guys tell me which s state s accent is it more like? Coz I really don t know the difference but yeah, just type a comment below telling me that, and tell me the words to work on. If I say some words pronouncing it in the British way, just say it out, so that I can improve. And actually, do you guys understand what I am saying? Am I talking too fast? And am I pronouncing the r sound too strongly or what? Thanks!

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[bilingbling1]

1 u dont really soundlike either u sound like you made up ur own accent but it is hard to tell

[missfanning]

@bilingbling1 why is it hard to tell? LOLL XP

[mrsticky005]

More American. Nothing in particular I know of.

You sound young and are very good at English.

I mean I question if you really ARE Asian. ;)

Though if you spoke in your native tongue

I'm sure that would show more of your accent.

I'm guessing you speak Catonese which

I of course speak none of because I'm

terrible at languages. Even my own!

[missfanning]

Oh yes- how did u know that?

Is the tone different- people speaking Cantonese and Mandarin?? XD

[TwilightTammy39]

Your accent sounds a LOT more American than British. All the places in America have almost the same tone except for some southern states such as Texas, New Mexico, Tennessee, Georgia, etc. No offense to anyone from those states. You sound like the natives from the not listed above, or similar to those. You are pronouncing everything clearly and kind of remind of my cousins who come from China.

[missfanning]

Oh! You mean not southern accent? How about California, New York....? I dunno much about the geographic location of US... :)

But is there any words to work on?

Thanks so much for your reply!! xd

[hdhatt05]

Californian

[rollomaughfling]

@greenghost2008 I sort of agree. Remember, OP, most "s" sounds at the end of words are pronounced "soft"—more like "z" across the spectrum. Like the word "sounds" would be pronounced more like "soundz." But even with the hard "s" sound at the ends of words, it's still very clearly understood, if not more so. (And actually sounds like native Spanish speakers.) Cheerz!

[rollomaughfling]

There are dozens of accents of English in North America, and probably hundreds in the UK. They all vary widely, but mainly between rhotic/non-rhotic, etc. In many places in the UK, accents change drastically from one end of town to the other. To me, you sound like an Asian girl who learned a rhotic (not easy for many Asians, pronouncing "r"s) version of English. It's very clear and understandable, though. If I had to place it, I'd say West Coast America/Hawai'i—Large Asian populations there.

[MsDuke91]

@chupapairro agreed

[chupapairro]

you speak like an idiot

[MadeAFolbot]

American, not British.  I would put you in California.

Excellent English and easily understood!

[greenghost2008]

You have like way to many S sounds in your speech. You sound like you have a lisp.

[chanwingchi]

sounds american/canadian to me

[crzyrp11]

i would say it sounds very american. Make sure that you pronounce the "th" sound a little clearer, and "S" with more of a hissing sound (Ex: "sssssound"). Otherwise, very good english! Hope this helps...

[TheEnchantressBee]

american maybe?