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Context: I watched some Mandarin-TV show and apparantly there are kids with strict parents that would be disapppointed when the kid's English language class scores are low...
So I feel so awkward just... being abroad and know English lol.
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I wonder how a foreigner visiting China would feel if I traveled there started speaking English to them? Do they instantly know I'm actually an American Citizen? Or would they get confused for a few seconds before I have to explain my situation to them?
My favorite surprise language is very very Asian looking with a hillbilly southern accent and slang. Really any distinctly atypical phenotype mixed with redneck is fascinating. I can easily opt out of my southern accent. It is not my default. I find it funny how some people cannot switch it off.
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My brain went straight to shampoo from ranma 1/2 in overhauls and a flannel...
You have given me much joy and reminded me a show I haven't thought of in 20 years. Thank you.
What I found interesting is that this (for me) is so clearly modulated by exposure. So according to my brain:
I mean it's obviously not strange, and yet.
Unrelated, but I also find it hilarious when you can identify a distinctive regional accent in someone's foreign language. I once heard someone speaking German with an Irish accent, for example. It's not even weird thinking about it, but it still sounded funny!
Henry Cho the comedian has this and it's very funny.