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  1. Ealandrelle Melyma

    What accent do you hear when reading WoT?

    You're not tripping. But I think that RJ deliberately mixes and matches cultures, looks and language. For all that the Seanchan seems strongly feudal Japanese, the way their language and looks are described are far from the same.
  2. Ealandrelle Melyma

    What accent do you hear when reading WoT?

    Yes!! Yaaaaaar! ;)
  3. Ealandrelle Melyma

    What accent do you hear when reading WoT?

    The way their culture is described makes me think of what (little) I know of ancient feudal Japan. However, their accent definitely doesn't go with that idea - Japanese people seem to speak very fast, and you couldn't possibly describe their accent as a drawl :lol ETA - I think only a few of...
  4. Ealandrelle Melyma

    What accent do you hear when reading WoT?

    This. To me the way the Seanchan accent is described (and how they complain about everyone else speaking too fast) really makes me think of a Texan drawl ;) Other than that, I don't have a great deal of thought about accents as I read. The ones people have already mentioned (like Domon) yes...
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