tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156646730911982271.post718305216105347558..comments2023-08-24T14:20:05.968-07:00Comments on Andrea and Guido: Across the U.S., Day 17 - Nashville (TN) to Knoxville (TN)Guidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163672267484489302noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156646730911982271.post-32217537724474092962014-10-26T17:11:40.480-07:002014-10-26T17:11:40.480-07:00Here we go, at least one example of people I talke...Here we go, at least one example of people I talked in the morning: they don't ask but suspect that I'm from Europe. Their guess was Sweden. Could have been worse.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716078176083741127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156646730911982271.post-54538395926454359232014-10-24T20:00:29.792-07:002014-10-24T20:00:29.792-07:00I stick to my opinion (because it is not really an...I stick to my opinion (because it is not really an opinion, it is our experience). If people would recognize an European accent, they would like to know your story behind your accent. <br />It is hard to believe that all the people you talked to were disinterested in where you are originally from. Apart from this that you cannot go by that all the people have never been to California, everybody know that the people here move more often than we know it from Germany, and they often move cross-country. <br />Andrea, I know it is hard. But you have to face the truth: You must be good!<br />Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878501808750434429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156646730911982271.post-28735560642581042422014-10-24T17:03:47.031-07:002014-10-24T17:03:47.031-07:00Ingrid, I would love if you were right. But realis...Ingrid, I would love if you were right. But realistically it's probably more what Sonja suggested. 'Cali' is just so far. Thus, how ever I sound could well come from there. ;-)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716078176083741127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156646730911982271.post-92179430712009576442014-10-24T07:31:22.816-07:002014-10-24T07:31:22.816-07:00It might just be a polite question for small talk,...It might just be a polite question for small talk, since your accent likely shows off that you don't belong (there). Most of the people you met quite possibly never left home, hence California or Canada, it might just be another "foreign country" to them.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156646730911982271.post-82668989767467682292014-10-24T07:00:30.731-07:002014-10-24T07:00:30.731-07:00Andrea, by our experience people are not too polit...Andrea, by our experience people are not too polite to scrutinize answers. I think your English is just accent-free. No more questions needed. <br />If we told people that we are from Virginia we always got as second question: "But you are originally from . . ."? That is why I mostly say that I come from Germany. Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878501808750434429noreply@blogger.com