Name That Accent

Earlier this week John and I ate lunch at the Subway in town. John ordered first, but when I started talking the young man making my sub said, "Hey that's a cool accent. Where are you from?" At first I thought it was strange that he commented on my accent and not John's. But then I realized that I had asked for the "Italian herb and cheddar" bread. The British pronounce the "h" in "herb" and Americans do not and I suppose leaving out a letter entirely gets you noticed.

Today, a man from the UK Green Party came by our flat. He was going door to door. I let him talk for a minute or two because he didn't really seem to want anything and I didn't think it would take long. At some point John came downstairs to see who was at the door. Then the gentleman asked about how we like the new wheelie bins, so we told him that it's hard to keep track of which to put out when, but we're glad they recycle plastic now. After hearing us talk he asked, "Are you UK citizens?"
"No."
"Are you Canadian?" Again, I think he was specifically asking me, and not John.
"American."
"Oh, you don't have a strong accent."

I know I don't sound British, so I think what he meant was that he couldn't place my accent. And truthfully, I'd be hard pressed to place it myself. I learned how to talk from New Yorkers but lived most of my life in the South, so it's a little of both and neither. Let's say it's American, and leave it at that.