Posted By: Sheri (Sheri's Web International) on 'Humor' Title: Accents Will Happen Date: Sun May 16 19:42:37 1999 We often tease a business colleague, raised in East Texas, about his strong accent. One day he confided that a college English professor told him, "I'll pass you on one condition." "What's that?" he asked. She replied, "You must promise never to leave the state of Texas!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our friend Alex emigrated from Russia to the United States and was looking for a job in engineering. During one interview the personnel director remarked how difficult it was to pronounce typically long Russian names. "What?" Alex said. "And you think Massachusetts is easy?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was paying for gas at a convenience store in north Georgia when I noticed that the clerk looked exhausted. "Rough day?" I asked. "Nothing's been going right," she said. "And to top it off, some guy just came in asking directions, and he didn't speak a word of English." "What nationality was he?" I asked. "Oh," she replied, "I think he was British."