Faux pas Americana
Sunday, July 15, 2007
On another visit to the United States on business, I had to speak to a prospective client on the telephone.
Noticing that I spoke in a different accent, the female voice on the other end asked,
"You speak American?" [sic] (This grammatically wrong question would probably read "Can you speak with an American accent, please?" on correction.)
And unable to resist the temptation of sarcasm, I replied, "North or South?"
I lost the deal.
posted by foogarky @ 1:52 PM,
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