A friend of mine at work gets this all the time. People often remark on how awful his attempt at a Scottish accent is, being unaware that he was born and raised in Glasgow.
Ron Carnegie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:51 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] OT Re: Regional accents, was Making history hip We have a lady in our local group who is British, complete with accent. There have been those who didn't know she was British complain about the "cheesy" accent, thinking she was faking it. Even when pointed out she's not faking, they still insisted it sounded cheesy. alex _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
