Episode 14: The Accent Switch

The Immigrant Perspective · Aug 19, 2026 · 56m

Cathy met my wife Lois twenty-five years ago at a summer resort in Lois's Michigan hometown. They remained in touch and stayed close enough that Cathy flew back to the U.S. for our wedding, then eventually settled in the US herself with her husband Mark, who's also from England. In this episode, Cathy and Mark talk about meeting, marrying for a green card (mostly joking), and building a life across two apartments, one house, and 48 states. One of the parts of their story is especially fascinating to me: their two kids speak with British accents at home and American accents with friends, and…