I was born and raised in Southwestern Ontario. I carry a SW ON accent. In the pre zoom days, colleagues thought I was a blond girl when they only heard my voice on a conf call and didn't see my face. They would later be shocked when they finally met me. (They admitted this to me).

No matter where I travel in Canada, some variation of this conversation inevitably takes place (this just happened).

Them: "where are you from?"

Me: "Toronto"

Them: "whereabouts in China?"

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