Posted by mb on 11/1/2009, 9:27 am, in reply to "Re: *Dialogue* of the Week"
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You know what I hate? When people ask if I'm an American. They "detect an accent".
Well who ####ing cares? Would these people say to an Indian person, "I detect an accent. Are you from India?".
No they most assuredly would not. That would be offensive. So why on earth do they think it's ok to say it to an American?
Even if we look at Europe, I don't think people would do it. Somebody from Italy or Spain or whatever. They wouldn't say, "I detect an accent. Are you from Italy?"
It would be offensive as everybody can surely agree. Nobody likes comments about their accent.
I mean, I'm just trying to make small talk in an attempt to "fit in" which is so important in this shit country, but people insist on pointing out differences. Who cares if I'm an American?
They think its ok to comment about Americans because in their minds, Americans are superior to the English. So it's like, "Wow, we're in the precense of a real American. I better ask just to make sure".
True enough Americans are by and large better than the English. But its still offensive to ask people questions about their country of origin. That's really nobody's business.
One might argue that it's a normal question and it would be awkward NOT to ask. But I bring you back to the Indian example. People would not ask an Indian person if he's from India. So why is it acceptable to ask somebody from the Land of Milk and Honey? I say it's not.
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