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11-01-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dogsbody70 View Post
The thing is-- How can others detect what nationality anybody is until they speak to them?

we have many Europeans coming over here-- especially via the European Union. I could not identify any of them unless I spoke to them.
Oh I can tell where a person is from by just looking at them, and it's usually a quite accurate impression. Stereotypes are not always wrong after all...

But yeah you're right, the best way to tell is by hearing them talk. However, on my last time in England, some people kept thinking I was from a southern state in the US cause of my accent. I got kinda pissed cause I didn't think I had that accent, I've never even been to the states yet I'm told I have a southern accent, how could that even be possible? lol Also, they knew straight away I wasn't British cause, apparently, I say "guess" a lot when talking... that got me confused. But yeah, the point of it all is, sometimes the way people talk mislead you into thinking they're from somewhere when they're actually NOT.

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MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL WEAR BADGES WITH FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
That would do it, wouldn't it?


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