CALMATE! Ay, Chihuaua!

[Krikit 1,163]

People can't really peg me because I have a very generic look when it comes to different ethnicities. In the US I mostly get people thinking I'm South American or some sort of Spanish-speaking nation. Even when I'm in Spain they think I'm Spanish. Same in Italy.... they think I'm Italian. The French think I'm French and the First Nations people think I'm First Nations. When I speak they get confused even further. (I'm from the UK so have a British/Canadian accent.) My husband gets asked, a lot, what my origins are.

[nab 74]

People can't really peg me because I have a very generic look when it comes to different ethnicities. In the US I mostly get people thinking I'm South American or some sort of Spanish-speaking nation. Even when I'm in Spain they think I'm Spanish. Same in Italy.... they think I'm Italian. The French think I'm French and the First Nations people think I'm First Nations. When I speak they get confused even further. (I'm from the UK so have a British/Canadian accent.) My husband gets asked, a lot, what my origins are.

cameleon

[Captain Oates 910]

I get Australia most days - I can't be English because they sound like ####### van ####### or Michael Caine right ?

I say I come from the North of England and they blank coz they think that is Finland or Iceland.

I was at York Minster once and I was talking to an American girl. She said "We are in Norway tomorrow - is that in the North of England too ?"

I would say "The North of England - you know, like the Beatles" but nobody under 50 has heard of the Beatles and Americans over 50 believe the Beatles Naturalized as Americans thereby expunging their roots - so that won't work.

I might tell em I am a Russian KGB agent who switched sides, accepted Jesus, became a U.S. Citizen and my son joined the Marines. That would work.

Edited November 16, 2010 by Alan the Red

[thongd4me 69]

I get Australia most days - I can't be English because they sound like ####### van ####### or Michael Caine right ?

I say I come from the North of England and they blank coz they think that is Finland or Iceland.

I was at York Minster once and I was talking to an American girl. She said "We are in Norway tomorrow - is that in the North of England too ?"

I would say "The North of England - you know, like the Beatles" but nobody under 50 has heard of the Beatles and Americans over 50 believe the Beatles Naturalized as Americans thereby expunging their roots - so that won't work.

I might tell em I am a Russian KGB agent who switched sides, accepted Jesus, became a U.S. Citizen and my son joined the Marines. That would work.

My Brit friend always said that Yanks were the most gullible species on the planet.

Anyone with a UK or related accent can pretty much say that toluene is used

in infant formula (in France of course) with a straight face and get away with it.

[nab 74]

I get Australia most days - I can't be English because they sound like ####### van ####### or Michael Caine right ?

I say I come from the North of England and they blank coz they think that is Finland or Iceland.

I was at York Minster once and I was talking to an American girl. She said "We are in Norway tomorrow - is that in the North of England too ?"

I would say "The North of England - you know, like the Beatles" but nobody under 50 has heard of the Beatles and Americans over 50 believe the Beatles Naturalized as Americans thereby expunging their roots - so that won't work.

I might tell em I am a Russian KGB agent who switched sides, accepted Jesus, became a U.S. Citizen and my son joined the Marines. That would work.

that is the type of sense of humor i have (screw with people's heads) and my husband, when i first began talking to him was very stiff... now he has loosened up much he likes to tease/joke though at times his slang is still a little off. like when he asked my friend when we were all joking and laughing if she too liked to screw we were both shocked to silence and he didnt understand what happened. then he said to me doesnt your friend like to screw people head like you do i knew what he meant eeek! i had to explain to her and my husband was horrified what we thought no slang for my husband! english = good, slang = bad LOL!

[Captain Oates 910]

My Brit friend always said that Yanks were the most gullible species on the planet.

Anyone with a UK or related accent can pretty much say that toluene is used

in infant formula (in France of course) with a straight face and get away with it.

It must be true - how else could the French ride monocycles and wear a red nose and a string of onions at the same time ?

President Sarah will be the litmus test though. When she is unrefudiated in 2012 I will ROFL like it's 1999

I won't leave the country like the other 150 million - the fun will just be starting...

I might say I am a Pitcairn Islander and a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian. Jeez that would be more fun than having an imaginary friend. Possibilities are endless.

[Geode 3]

I am short, have (had) dark hair and tan well, so have been mistaken for Latino by many, including Latinos. Because I too have the gene for messing with peoples minds, I try to let them continue in their delusions. It works until I have to speak then my mid west accent gives me away. They realize I am just generic USC. But it is still fun.

[Ken y Leidys 20]

Everyone either thinks my wife is a US-born American or from India.

[trillium13 84]

I might say I am a Pitcairn Islander and a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian. Jeez that would be more fun than having an imaginary friend. Possibilities are endless.

People would believe every word. And then go tell all their friends. People love to believe the craziest shiat.

[TBoneTX 43,668]

People would believe every word. And then go tell all their friends. People love to believe the craziest shiat.

I'm usually mistaken for a full-blooded Canandaiguan, si man.

When Mrs. T-B. was rather freshly in the U.S., we went to the local Mexican supermarket. I had her ask a small group of employees where they thought she was from, on the basis of her Spanish dialect. The guesses were "Honduras," "Colombia," and "not Mexico." When they heard that she was from Ecuador, one of the guys actually exclaimed, "Wow! I thought that all Ecuatorianas were UGLY, si man!" (Or similar, in Spanish. They can be forgiven, because most pictures of Ecuadorians are of those colorfully dressed stubby Indians, si man.)

Mrs. T-B. rapidly became the "darling" of the male employees there, because she's naturally charming and also -- even now, Heavy with Child -- far more slim and shapely than most of the regular customerettes. She routinely "breaks in" the newest butchers by innocently asking, "Tienes patas de puerco?" ("Do you have pig's feet?") They answer "Yes -- how much do you want?" She says, "Oh, I don't want any -- I just wanted to know if you had patas de puerco."

Sidebar, si man: The employees (and customers!) of that market are surprised that I carry out the bags of groceries. Someone once actually exclaimed, "That's the job of the WIFE, si man!"

[thongd4me 69]

I'm usually mistaken for a full-blooded Canandaiguan, si man.

When Mrs. T-B. was rather freshly in the U.S., we went to the local Mexican supermarket. I had her ask a small group of employees where they thought she was from, on the basis of her Spanish dialect. The guesses were "Honduras," "Colombia," and "not Mexico." When they heard that she was from Ecuador, one of the guys actually exclaimed, "Wow! I thought that all Ecuatorianas were UGLY, si man!" (Or similar, in Spanish. They can be forgiven, because most pictures of Ecuadorians are of those colorfully dressed stubby Indians, si man.)

Mrs. T-B. rapidly became the "darling" of the male employees there, because she's naturally charming and also -- even now, Heavy with Child -- far more slim and shapely than most of the regular customerettes. She routinely "breaks in" the newest butchers by innocently asking, "Tienes patas de puerco?" ("Do you have pig's feet?") They answer "Yes -- how much do you want?" She says, "Oh, I don't want any -- I just wanted to know if you had patas de puerco."

Sidebar, si man: The employees (and customers!) of that market are surprised that I carry out the bags of groceries. Someone once actually exclaimed, "That's the job of the WIFE, si man!"

Was this the guy with the pig's feet? Guapo Diablo, si man!

[Captain Oates 910]

I'm usually mistaken for a full-blooded Canandaiguan, si man.

When Mrs. T-B. was rather freshly in the U.S., we went to the local Mexican supermarket. I had her ask a small group of employees where they thought she was from, on the basis of her Spanish dialect. The guesses were "Honduras," "Colombia," and "not Mexico." When they heard that she was from Ecuador, one of the guys actually exclaimed, "Wow! I thought that all Ecuatorianas were UGLY, si man!" (Or similar, in Spanish. They can be forgiven, because most pictures of Ecuadorians are of those colorfully dressed stubby Indians, si man.)

Mrs. T-B. rapidly became the "darling" of the male employees there, because she's naturally charming and also -- even now, Heavy with Child -- far more slim and shapely than most of the regular customerettes. She routinely "breaks in" the newest butchers by innocently asking, "Tienes patas de puerco?" ("Do you have pig's feet?") They answer "Yes -- how much do you want?" She says, "Oh, I don't want any -- I just wanted to know if you had patas de puerco."

Sidebar, si man: The employees (and customers!) of that market are surprised that I carry out the bags of groceries. Someone once actually exclaimed, "That's the job of the WIFE, si man!"

Do you have pigs feet ?

No, it's just the way I am stood....

[TBoneTX 43,668]

cameleon

In my more evil moments, I want to put my pet chameleon onto plaid cloth, si man.

[nab 74]

In my more evil moments, I want to put my pet chameleon onto plaid cloth, si man.

:rofl:

that's not evil, that's just experimentation

Edited November 18, 2010 by nab

[TBoneTX 43,668]

:rofl: that's not evil, that's just experimentation

That's nothin', no man. My best pal all the way through school used to pull the legs off ants, then put them (the ants) in water and watch them sink, sayonara man. In later life, I believe, he became notorious for doing unattractive things to squirrels, si man.