Accent - uate the positive
So I was in the airport in Philly standing in the security line when I noticed the lady in front of me who was weighed down with the necessities required for a long trip, dropped her ticket.
"Excuse me ma'am, I believe you dropped this".
A bit startled, she turned to me and said, "oh, thank you".
"No worries, that's just the kinda guy I am".
"Where are you from?" she inquired.
"South of the Mason Dixon line, if you please".
"Well don't worry, people have told me that my accent sounds dumb too", this brass lady exclaimed.
What in the world is going on? I just assisted this lady in the retrieval of her ticket without which she would have been up a creek with no paddle and she informs me inadvertently and with a smile that I sound "dumb".
I've been traveling to the land of the Yankees several times a month for the past five years and this kind of thing happens all the time. People speak before contemplating how rude they may be perceived. But even still, I am told that my accent is charming and sounds lovely more than the opposite.
I decided that I would change my response to such inquiries concerning my whereabouts and have a little fun with it.
For example, week before last I was in New Haven, Connecticut at a local restaurant when the server asked me for the one billionth time, "where are you from?".
Without hesitation or smirk, I glanced up demanding eye contact and stated boastfully, "I was born and raised here in Connecticut. Why do you ask?"
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