How long have you had an American accent?

I just thought I would share this experience that made me laugh and left me speechless.

I belong to the Cam Sailing Club (my husband is the one that sails). I was helping out with the teas and  one of the members who had not been around for a long time (I didn't know who he was) asked me, "How long have you had an American accent?"

I had no idea what to say and finally I said "all my life".

It made the other members laugh. You have to love the English.

Although I have been told by Americans shopping in Sweaty Betty when I worked there and by my friends and family that I am picking up an English accent. Anytime someone tells me this I tell my husband this. The only thing I can think of is that I speak English at home because my husband is English but if I was married to an American I think that my accent wouldn’t change as much. Some English aren’t quite sure where I am from whilst I don’t have a regional accent, because I am from Colorado, but I have been asked if I was Australian accent though.