Re: CHAT: Being taken for a furriner ...
| From: | B. Garcia <madyaas@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 13:25 |
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:15:25 +0200, Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> wrote:
> Anyone else here experienced something similar?
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> Andreas
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Not really, but when I was in Mexico i took a cab from one of the
paradas (bus stops), and was speaking to the Cabbie in Spanish about
where i needed to go. He asked me all kinds of things and only began
to wonder where I was from when i started to talk about school work.
He then said he had wondered because i didn't look and sound like a
Gringo (meaning i didn't speak with a horrid American accent I guess
:)). I didn't really notice anyone get very curious and ask where I
was for the most part...
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