A woman who woke up from surgery a little while ago speaking in a British accent became famous online as doctors stated that she was a victim of foreign Accent Syndrome which they said was a rare disease and that it had no cure.
Outspoken on air personality, Freeze has spoken out on this, stating that it isn’t uncommon in the least and that it was plaguing many Nigerian celebrities.
It’s not uncommon to cringe while watching interviews of Nigerian celebrities as we watch them deliberately try to talk with an accent.
Read what he wrote below.
Oyinbo people sha….. How could they say that ‘Foreign accent syndrome’ is rare and bizarre? It happens everyday here to Nigerian babes and radio presenters!
Once they get a visa to Dubai or Malaysia they automatically fall ill with this sickness.
We Radio personalities have been known to contract this incurable illness, as soon as a microphone is switched on. Symptoms include mild to severe attitude change, hallucinations, slurring or exaggerating the letter ‘R’ and overnight BRITISH or American accent, or in rare cases a combination of both British and American accents.
It can’t be cured but symptoms can somewhat be managed, though prognosis is not good, and 90% of the time, identity can become blurred and personality disoriented, leading to various degrees of psychological problems********
I have some pills that sort of worked for me, so if you can recommend someone with this illness maybe I can give them some of mine