Having lived in Hong Kong for close to 50% of my adult life and having returned to my birth country, my friends here say that I have an English accent as opposed to a native Aussie one. This got me thinking that over my time as an expat living abroad for so long, over time I tended to not use slang and be more neutral in how I conversed with other expats which in majority were British, plus over time via association started to adopt English mannerisms, which diluted my previously Melbourne Aussie drawl.
Just wondering if other folks who have moved back, have noticed that their previousky coloqial English spoken accent altered/changed.