Why do I still have an accent?

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I left England when I was a kid (7). My younger sister has completely lost her accent and you would never guess that she was born there. Me on the other hand have a slight accent and I do pronounce some words with a northern english accent.

Friends of my sisters and my friends question why I still have an accent. I'm not sure either..... I know that I want to keep my accent because I do seem to get attention from men due to it. It comes as a relief because I don't have to start the conversation with them first...... They usually start it off by teasing me about certain words that I say, which I like a lot.

Is this strange? Anyone else like me?

Maybe it's your parents. I haven't lived in new jersey since i was 3 and a half but because my parents are nj natives i have a slight accent still.

That could very well be it..... my parents are both english and their accents are thick.

I had a bit of an NJ/Texas mix until I married a North Carolinian. Then I got worse...
The way you hear people talk as a toddler tends to stick with you.

I don't think it's strange. My accent is nothing like the local accent and I have lived here all my life with the exception of when I was at collage. Even at the bank they asked me where I was from originally and asked if I wanted to change my forms because I couldn't possibly be from this country (I was opening a new account but already had an account there). Strange eh? (The bank, not me.)

I learned to speak from hearing my parents and Godfather speak (I think) and none of them have local accents so I don't either. Perhaps an Aspie quirk? not strange though.

I've had an unusual accent for the area that I was raised, my entire life and I still do. I'd rather celebrate that difference than take accent reduction classes. That's how tough willed and stubborn I am. It's mainstream society that doesn't want people living in North America to speak with any other accent than the dull newscast accent. I'm glad I still have my accent. I really do have an accent. I'm not making this up.

I have a friend who was born and raised in Manchester England by Irish parents. His accent is mostly Roscommon-ish, and not a hint of Brit.