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I can't even order water in the US and it varies between states. "Can I get a waaaada!" "wotaa" "war tar"
Also try reading out your CC number over the phone in the US without putting on your best fake American accent and see how far you get. :)
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Ha!
This was a meme amongst our little group of mates in New York. One had the crispest RP accent going, but when trying to get water would fully switch to their pronunciation to avoid the blank stairs and constant repetition.
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I moved to Vancouver for a bit when I was younger - second day there, much excite. In a 7-11, I ask for "a bottle of water"... I repeat... shopkeeper asks if I can speak english ...
* I can't remember why I would be asking for a bottle instead of just paying for one, maybe I couldn't see them and was asking where they were, it was a long time ago.
** I think it was the missing 't's that threw them.
hugo7
hoefla
I was in a Subway on the side of road in some part of the USA and asked for a Oregano and Parmesan bread, took my aunt who's lived in Canada for over almost 30 years stepping in and pronouncing Oregano the American way to get my damn sandwhich.