Apr 21 2006
conversation piece
server: do we have an English person?
wendy: we do
server: I met a whole bunch of English people when I worked in Florida
wendy: oh!
server: they asked for jacket potatoes
wendy: are they called something else over here?
server: yes.. and they’d say it so fast it sounded like ‘jork’t ato’s (….lots of ‘blah’ from the server before we managed to order some much needed food and beers)
colleague: you’ve got a built in conversation piece
wendy: (raises eyebrow quizzically)
colleague: your accent
In just three days with me he’s witnessed nearly 700 unsolicited stories that start with phrases like I know a Brit’, ‘my ancestors were English’ ‘what a cute accent…’ I’ve been there (insert either: London, Scotland, Italy, Spain)
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