I dunno really. A few months ago I got back in touch with a once-close friend I haven't seen for 30 years. I have a very distinctive westcountry voice which, to my ear, has not changed through the years. When he rang me he said 'is that Mike?' He told me he didn't recognise my voice at all so had to ask if it was I.
We started organising an office reunion and he sent me some pictures of old friends taken in the 1970s. Oddly enough, they spooked me completely. It really was like a long-lost past coming back to life. I completely changed my mind about the reunion.
Incidentally, SWMBO says my voice hasn't changed but under her long-term guidance I now speak English.
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