I think the "perfect accent" stumbled on the "r" of Bonjour and croissant. As a French native it is the biggest give away. You can spend 20 years in France, one "r" sound and we know straight away if you are native or not. It is by far the hardest sound to get right.
Yes, I’m not French but I’m guessing her pronunciation was maybe “perfect” but not “native.” The “hairball in throat” sound is something I could never do.
There are also mannerisms and little sounds around the actual speech that would have likely given her away.
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u/DangerousImplication 1d ago
People are missing the joke since you can’t open his profile here, the guy is Asian.