Should you copy a person's accent when pronouncing their name?

https://lemmynsfw.com/post/30973507

Should you copy a person's accent when pronouncing their name? - Lemmy NSFW

For example, an English person might introduce themselves as “Bob”, whereas an American with the same name might introduce themselves as “Bahb”. (Sorry, don’t know the phonetic alphabet but hopefully you get my gist) Should you pronounce those two people’s names the same, with your own natural accent, or should you copy how the person says their own name?

It’s a good question. I always wonder the same thing about the US vs UK versions of Craig and Graham.

US - “kregg”, “gram”

UK - “krayg”, “gray-um”

Ugh all these American pronunciations are making me feel very stupid. I’m saying kregg out loud and then Crayg and they sound exactly the same.
For me, they are like saying “bread” and “braid” 😁
That is very helpful! Braid is such a longer sounding word too, even though they’re both just a syllable.