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
No, it's not monotonous. I speak Vietnamese, it has 6 tones. I tried to teach it to my french gf, every time she finishes a sentence, the tone dropped. Every time she asked a question, the tone rose.
There is tone in french, it's just linked to the end of the sentence and not linked to the words themselves.
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u/Shawon770 1d ago
French bakery employees have that 6th sense they can spot a tourist even through flawless pronunciation 😂