Accented English

[saintbacchus]

--- "alyeskakc" <alyeskakc at n...> wrote:

<<
I'd like to know what they teach these people in school.
Granted New Mexico doesn't have the best educational
system in the country but we at least know all the states.
>>

Jeez, no kidding. When I was in 5th grade, I had to
memorize all the states and their capitals and locations;
isn't this basic, compulsory information? And even if
not, don't kids watch cartoons anymore? I learned all the
capitals ahead of my class by memorizing the State Song
from Animaniacs. Yeah, sometimes it pays to be a geek. *g*

Side note: when I was in New Mexico about five years ago,
I thought everybody sounded normal. Couldn't detect an
accent. They all wanted to know where I was from, though.
Weird, I thought. But when I got back to Wisconsin, I
noticed, for the first time, how nasal everybody sounds!
It's very weird to hear your own accent.