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Re: edinburgh

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Sarah FalkSep 4, 2007
 

 
Oh, that's absolutely fabulous. I know you'll have a wonderful time!

The obligatory whoa!American question comes after I start speaking to
someone, just after the blink of "I didn't expect that accent", and
exhibits itself as a polite question as to where I'm from. I usually
tell them "Florida", as I think the accent itself narrows the country
down (although many people seem to be genuinely surprised that
Americans travel and instead automatically think I must be Canadian).

I have to say that the funniest whoa!American question I've gotten
came from Jimmy Carr; I can't quite remember the exact phrasing, but
it came out something like, "And whereabouts comes that accent you
have?", which made it sound as though (1) my accent was independent of
the rest of my being, and (2) it was so unheard-of that I must come
from Bali or something.

--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...> wrote:

> Everyone who meets Nicholas mentions how nice he is, and how much he
> likes talking to the fans.
>
> He's arranged tickets for me to see the recording in a couple of weeks
> so I'm grateful to him too!
>
> Just incidentally, what is the obligatory "whoa American" question?
>

 
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