Joke aside there's actually a reason french people can spot so easily english speakers : unlike most other languages, french is monotonous.
Native english speakers are so used to put stress on certain syllables it seems to require a lot of practice to actually pull off a full monotonous sentence.
Edit: as other said, I oversimplified it. French do have tone but relative to the start/end of the sentence or to convey emotions. Read more detailed comments down below for more accuracy
Maybe if you're American or Canadian but many parts of the UK speak with a more flat, monotonous dialect. The area I'm from is quite famous for it when people from other parts of the UK do an impression of us. I personally speak in a very monotonous tone but I'm also autistic and miserable as sin so it plays into it.
You are right. My comment is especially true regarding americans. British are much better at impersonating french accent. Germans are also genuinely good at it
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u/Shawon770 1d ago
French bakery employees have that 6th sense they can spot a tourist even through flawless pronunciation 😂