Well, it's probably for the same reason that some British folk have difficulty emulating our ridiculously plain-Jane dialect.
Like you said, not enough exposure; if we were around people who spoke that way 24 seven, it would be a different story.
But, as far as my exposure is:
*Missouri- normal "American" accents, sometime with a light touch of a country drawl.
*Illinois- the "Chicagan" accent, wich (with a lack of a better comparison, like an old-timey gangster...hopefully you get what I'm trying to say lol)...then you've got (quite a few) Mexican citizens, I'm sure you know that, and then there's the large Indian groups here (Indian=from India, not Chief Kohauwakota)...my best friend was Polish, and he lived in the Polish neighborhood (couldn't describe that accent to you if I tried).... There are plenty more that I could list, but the basic gist is that Illinois is incredibly, incredibly diverse. Period. But, they're honestly are not a lot of British people there, as far as I am aware...At least, not enough to be able to listen to their voice on a regular basis, and therefore be able to pick up and put the accent to use!what the accent sounds like!
*Minnesota- I guess I would call this one the accent of a Hillsman? If you have ever seen the movie Fargo, it's really legitimately pretty close to that. Although, where I live people had both the standard American accent and the Hellman accent, but not as exaggerated as in Fargo (unfortunately hahaha).
*Indianapolis- A good deal like Missouri, but more noticeable and heavy country drawls. Lots of country music playing, lots of outdoorsy people, lots of trucks, lots of fishing and hunting.
*Kansas, my current home state of a month so far)- to my surprise, not everybody here has a country accent. Some do, and it's incredibly noticeable, but most of the time, it's very light, and only comes out when they are talking excitedly or loudly or interested in the subject. When I hear one of these beautiful country girls using it, I'm telling you, my heart drops :-)
Well, that was incredibly lengthy, wasn't it? But I just kind of wanted to give you a rough idea of what the culture and typical voice pattern is like here in gaddam-gun totin', good ol' 'MURRICA!!! (Hillbilly and redneck cheers and laughter heard in the distance, along with rifles and shotguns being blasted into the air).
I know that my experience is very limited, but in all of those places, I can honestly say I only knew of one British person. They weren't really a friend, but I was aware of them, and the girls absolutely love his accent. So, the only good way to get to hear British accents on a consistent basis is to watch British movies or the BBC channel, watch some football (REAL football, not that other lame *beep* of a "sport"), maybe finding a book on tape that a British person who narrates it for the listener. Or, happen to be lucky enough to know one from work, school, or As the good old game in the seller, saved for special locations or when you have company over. Sure, playwrights attempt to teach their actors and actresses the proper British accent if need be, but it's nothing like the real experience, you know what I mean?
ANYWAYS... That's my two cents; I don't know if it's right or not, but, it's an educated guess. I apologize for the extremely long message, and also apologize for commenting on a post that is definitely old. I just have an affinity to do that, especially if the poster didn't get much of a response. You have yourself a wonderful life, my continental comrade, and seriously........if you want to go on vacation and find yourself swimmin' in women, afloat in a sea of ovaries...
!!!!!BUT.... be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN to avoid Big Patricia-Gurdle Dubbelchinn, unless you for some reason have the desire to take a gander at that gut-wrenchingly grotesque gonorrhea garden....it's gross-as-FUHKK; actually, I'm currently *beep* stuck here, have been for...God, almost two years! At least the static from my pube-crafted pornographic pavilion, charging my phone perfectly, pleasantly enough...but really, living in the sidewall of a Satanic slimy slit soaked by a SUPER STD-Cell creator...MILLIONS of them...god oh god, they'll galvanize me if I give lip, so I get together a soirée, where the sewage-smelling sticky std-cells seduce poor suspicion-lacking semen swimmers & suggest the slide-'n'-slip from tail to tip inside the sacrificial soul-eating *beep* So, so lonely, suicide slips into my mind sometimes....*
So I hope I answered your question! See you soon!...........>:) semen Santa sliding sleigh, slit the slut from but to HEY, bye guy! *beep*
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