"Sumant Srivathsan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I blame my teaching days in the US, when I had to manufacture the > accent and slow myself down when I spoke to students. It's a habit > that has stuck, and frequently amuses my Indian colleagues.
Not all Americans prefer slowed down English. The Midwest and South are big on that, but in New York we tend to treat getting to the end of the sentence as a Formula 1 race we're anxious to win. This tends to result in New Yorkers being perceived as pushy or aggressive in the South, and Southerners being perceived as "slow" or stupid in the North. :) Perry
