something like this

Me:thank you and have a nice day
Customer:I love your accent wheres it from (before I have chance to answer) is it irish?
Me:it's English, I moved here from England 2 years ago.
Customer:Oh, what language do they speak in England? is it dutch or something?
Me: No its English
Customer: Oh, I wasn't sure


You would not believe how hard I had to try not to laugh right in her face. Talk about ignorance.

Ash

"It's from the same place I am from." I reply, walking away

when a woman was told that i was from england she said oh he has learned our language quickly, how dum can you get

I shake my head at such people.

Only last week someone on hearing I was English asked me "So do they speak French or Spanish in England".

I was once asked what part of the east coast are you from?

I still cannot get over this though "what language do they speak in England?" If that ever happened to me I swear I would be too much in shock to respond.

had a similar experience...

mine was:
Her: "I love your accent, where's it from?"

Me: "England"

Her: "Say something in your language"

Me: "I just did"

You'd all be speaking German now if it wasn't for the good ol U S of A.

Scary, isn't it?


Don't you just really want to say "Are you serious?"

So far I've had:

Teenager (after a half hour conversation) "So do they speak English in Scotland?"
Me - "yes, what language did you think I've been speaking for the past half hour?"

Woman in store - "where you from?"
Me - "Scotland"
Woman - "that's in Ireland isnt it?"

University Library
Me - "Do you have any British newspapers?"
Woman (after fetching the Guardian) - "You don't sound British"
Me - "What does a brit sound like? Prince Charles?"

On Wheel Of Fortune last week a contestant won a holiday to 'England' yes it was all very exciting. His stay would consist of a few days in London and a few days in Edinburgh.

This was my experience in a dept. store earlier today.

Salesperson: Is that an English accent I detect?
Me: Yes, I'm British.
Salesperson: You're from south of London.
Me: Yes, I'm from South West London.
Salesperson: Near Portsmouth?
Me: (a bit puzzled) No, I'm from South West London!
....

Me: My parents live near Wimbledon (usually name this place 'cos Americans probably haven't heard of Kingston upon Thames or Sutton).

I told the salesperson credit for not asking if Iwas Australian. He was an older man, perhaps in his 60s.

I would be a millionnaire by now if I got a dollar every time someone said to me, "oh, I love your accent!" I have to bite my tongue to stop myself saying, "er, I don't love yours!" I'm not going to lie. Sometimes the Southern accent really grates on me. Then, when I get a homeboy speaking to me as if I'm one of his posse, it's just ludicrous.




NC Penguin

did you get his autograph?

I noticed some cheese in the supermarket the other day which was from Llandewyllod or somewhere obviously Welsh and there was a thing sticking out of it describing it as 'a mild cheddar from England.'

From my baby names book - Boy's name - 'Wales' (English) From Wales in England......

Someone - 'You know what pizza is? Do they have pizza in England?'
Me - Yes of course, pizza is Italian.
Someone - No, its American.