Strange Question

[Jake_S]

This past Saturday I was at one of the chain book stores letting my oldest pick out his reward for the week. I was in my khaki AK looking at some of the off beat tattoo magazines, when one of the girls that worked there came up to me and asked "Um, this may sound strange but, do you have an accent?"

Now, I was preparing for "the" question, so I stammered for a second, and then told her that I did not have an accent (except a slight southern accent). She then had me go to her friend and talk to her to prove that I did not have an accent.

A very strange day at the bookstore.

Oh, I did get very nice compliments from them, and from another group of females as my son and I were walking back to meet up w/ my wife.


Jake

[Coinneach]

That's fun!

I remember once I was shopping for groceries in my black UK workman's when an older gentleman came up and said, "you don't see many Scots shopping for groceries in this town!"

So I not-too-slowly replied so he would hear I didn't have an accent, "No, that's true. I don't think I've ever seen any here either."

Convinced he was right, he continued, "So what part of Scotland are you from?"

Congrats on the compliments!

[Cynthia]

Speaking as a gal who gets weak in the knees when she hears an accent, they were probably hoping to hear you if you had one

I don't know what I'll do the day someone talks to me with a nice accent like that while wearing a kilt. *swoon*

Sounds like you had a nice day with some nice attention

[Ancienne Alliance]

Speaking as a gal who gets weak in the knees when she hears an accent, they were probably hoping to hear you if you had one

I don't know what I'll do the day someone talks to me with a nice accent like that while wearing a kilt. *swoon*

Sounds like you had a nice day with some nice attention

Do you have a Texan accent Cynthya ?

[Cynthia]

Do you have a Texan accent Cynthya ?

I used to have one. I pick up accents easily, and spent one summer with my sister in New York (Long Island). I went home with enough of an accent that people asked me the following school year if I was from NY. I ended up with no accent after a while and was amused when people would try to guess where I was from when I talked on the phone

Now, when I've had a few too many drinks sometimes, or especially if I'm really tired and groggy? The ol' Texas drawl starts coming back. Sometimes I get a bit of an accent when I chat with my sister a little too long, too (she's not from NY, but she married someone from there and has an accent). My Mom has quite a southern accent (so does my Dad). They're all from southern Illinois and I was the first one born in Texas.

I quite like French accents, too!

[Glen C]

My Mom has quite a southern accent (so does my Dad). They're all from southern Illinois and I was the first one born in Texas.

Cynthia, I know what you mean. I spent 5 years of college in Southern Illinois, And that accent I picked up took another five years to get rid of.:beer:

[Ancienne Alliance]

I quite like French accents, too!

Imagine a French/Scottish accent with a touch of Irish

[Nick the DSM]

I used to have one. I pick up accents easily, and spent one summer with my sister in New York (Long Island). I went home with enough of an accent that people asked me the following school year if I was from NY. I ended up with no accent after a while and was amused when people would try to guess where I was from when I talked on the phone

Now, when I've had a few too many drinks sometimes, or especially if I'm really tired and groggy? The ol' Texas drawl starts coming back. Sometimes I get a bit of an accent when I chat with my sister a little too long, too (she's not from NY, but she married someone from there and has an accent). My Mom has quite a southern accent (so does my Dad). They're all from southern Illinois and I was the first one born in Texas.

I quite like French accents, too!

i know what you mean. living in Gastonia I picked up a slight ebonics sort of thing. sometimes it just slips and i would say "I be".

Since i like to do voices, i'm gonna learn to do a scottish accent. so far on my list: southern, Indian, wisconsin, spanish, sylvester stallone. it shouldnt be hard to learn- for anyone...is it?

[Mr. MacDougall]

I'm a bit of a voice actor, so when confronted with such questions, I've been known to speak with a Scottish accent. Then, when they ask me where I'm from, I drop it, and say, "Tucson." The funny looks I get are priceless.

[Jake_S]

IT was a lot of fun, and I'm not sure what they would have done if I did have an accent. Almost makes me wish I could fake accents to find out.

Jake