At the second mall I worked, I rang up a lady who had this conversation with me.
SC: Where are you from?
Me: America.
SC: Where are you really from? I'm American, but I was born in Brazil.
Me: I was born in America (despite the fact I am Asian).
SC: But you have an accent.
Me: Everyone's voice sounds different.
SC: But you have an accent.
The "where are you really from?" gets me b/c it's treating me like a liar. Apparently having an accent gets you labeled as a foreigner. Paula Dean has an accent, so does that make her non-American, too?
SC: Where are you from?
Me: America.
SC: Where are you really from? I'm American, but I was born in Brazil.
Me: I was born in America (despite the fact I am Asian).
SC: But you have an accent.
Me: Everyone's voice sounds different.
SC: But you have an accent.
The "where are you really from?" gets me b/c it's treating me like a liar. Apparently having an accent gets you labeled as a foreigner. Paula Dean has an accent, so does that make her non-American, too?
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