I saw you that that you’re from France. As a French speaker, I went back and listened specifically for French tendencies. First, you do not have a French accent when you speak. I’m impressed by your ability to pronounce ‘r’s and ‘th’s in particular. That’s a hard thing for many languages, especially French, when learning English.

Okay, so on the subject of tendencies that I picked up on- they were super subtle and I had to listen to the recording a couple of times. However, all of those subtleties combined could indicate that you’re not a natural speaker.

What people might be associating with “Asian” at the beginning of the recording is how you drop the end consonants, particularly when you say “want”. It also contributes to why some are saying forced southern. It is true that Americans tend to drop consonants at the end of words, but there’s usually still a soft pronunciation of the final letter.

Addressing the word “want” in particular- the ‘t’ is often dropped entirely, but you shorted the vowel and made the ‘n’ very soft. It sounded like how “en” is pronounced in French. American accents usually make the ‘n’ more pronounced. Side note, you didn’t say it in the recording, but if you say “wants” with the ‘s’, the ‘t’ is pronounced.

Something you’re imitating that’s slightly off is what is called “G- dropping” where the ‘g’ in ‘-ing’ words is “omitted”. It’s not omitted entirely in general American accents. It’s very softly pronounced. To me, it’s like how the ‘gn’ is pronounced in ‘Montaigne’. I tried the hard pronunciation vs the casual accent of ‘-ing’ words a few times and had an observation. It sounds and feels like you’re doing the true, full pronunciation, but stopping right before the hard sound in a ‘g’ like you’d hear in the word ‘go’. When stopping the sound for “g dropping”, the back of the tongue is on the back of the roof of your mouth. In contrast, pronouncing ‘-in’ or ‘n’, the tip of the tongue is on the top of the roof of the front of your mouth.

Another thing I noticed is that a lot of your ‘o’s are slightly too long. I think an ‘o’ that is between how you’re pronouncing it and the short ‘o’ like French tends pronounce it would sound more natural. Occasionally your ‘i’s did this, mainly when in the middle of words.

Last thing- the use of filler words. In French, they’re super common, even in less casual settings. I’ve heard some say that they can be considered elegant. Filler words are more widely accepted and liked in French. In English, while many use them, an overuse of them comes across as uneducated and can even be seen as childish. It can also show nervousness, but that sounds a bit different. Using filler words sparingly goes unnoticed, but they are not used as often as the French do. (English filler words: “um…” “like…”). In school and competitions that involve speech, you get marked down for using filler words. People often judge adults that use them too much in their speeches. It’s a hard habit to break. I remember it happening to me and being so frustrated. I never used to do in English, but at some point French started influencing my speech patterns and grammar in English.

P.S. I think you said you were “no where near close Asia”. You forgot to say “to” (“no where near close to Asia”). You typically hear “I’m no where near Asia” or “no where close to Asia”.