your resident valley girl
a young couple came in with a few quick questions. after answering them, the wife told me i had the coolest accent. uh.. really?
lady: where are you from? your accent is so awesome. where were you born?
me: toronto..
lady: ah, no wonder! we're from montreal so that explains your accent.
me: but i grew up in ottawa.. i've lived here since i was three.
lady: oh.. but your accent.. it's so proper.
me: .. my parents have a mixed accent. maybe it's partly due to them. they've been all over the place. africa, india, england, canada.
lady: so are you mixed? because that would be pretty cool! and would explain your accent.
me: nope.. i'm east indian.
lady: oh.. [leaves the office]
wow.. in a matter of five minutes i went from being extremely interesting to not very exciting. i've never met anyone so fascinated with my accent, including while travelling..
lady: where are you from? your accent is so awesome. where were you born?
me: toronto..
lady: ah, no wonder! we're from montreal so that explains your accent.
me: but i grew up in ottawa.. i've lived here since i was three.
lady: oh.. but your accent.. it's so proper.
me: .. my parents have a mixed accent. maybe it's partly due to them. they've been all over the place. africa, india, england, canada.
lady: so are you mixed? because that would be pretty cool! and would explain your accent.
me: nope.. i'm east indian.
lady: oh.. [leaves the office]
wow.. in a matter of five minutes i went from being extremely interesting to not very exciting. i've never met anyone so fascinated with my accent, including while travelling..
posted by bacon at 12:29 a.m.
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I guess you should have played around with them. Really, what are the chances it would backfire on you later =-P
--George
true.. i should have made up this whole blown out story about how i travelled the seven seas during my childhood, and i only just settled in canada a few years ago. damnit.
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