In my profession, I am finding that a lot of men think I am a foreigner. Hence the latest story...
A few weeks ago at work, another stylist had a male client in her chair. I was cleaning and talking to them at the same time. Here is the conversation:
Male, early 50's, balding so we will call him, "Mr. Bald".
Mr. Bald: Where are you from?
Me: You talking to me?
Mr. Bald: Yeah. Where are you from? You have the coolest accent ever.
Me: I was born and raised in Utah.
Mr. Bald: What?! How is that? Your accent...
Me: I am hearing impaired and so, that is why I have a cool accent.
Mr. Bald: Oh my gosh, you need to play it like you really are from somewhere. I honestly thought you were from either Northern Scotland or Darwin, Australia.
Me: Ha ha ha ha!
No lie...45 minutes later, I have a client in my chair. Here is our conversation...
Male, mid-twenties, Hispanic, so let's call him, Jose!
Jose: Where are you from? You have the coolest accent.
Me: (trying not to laugh) Northern Scotland.
Jose: I knew it!!!
Me: Ha ha ha ha. No, I was born and raised here.
Jose: What?! I really thought you were from Scotland!
Me: Yes, really. I am hearing impaired and that is my deaf accent!
So, apparently I have the "coolest accent"! I am amazed at how many men have asked me over the years and truthfully, the big kick is seeing their eyes get really big when told that I am hearing impaired. Never fails.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
A Must Read....
Mastered by Siggy at 1:04 PM
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9 of my Peeps!:
So, wait.... you're *not* from Northern Scotland?!? I have *soooo* been lying to people....
No way...I guess I have known you for so long that I have never thought about you having an "accent", let alone a Scottish one! Good stuff!
haha that's cool. I thought you were from another country when I first met you. Especially since you have a foreign sounding name.
haha That's awesome! You should totally play along and pretend you are from somewhere new every day! Your story gave me a good laugh for the day!
That is too funny! I needed that laugh at work... thank you :) And for the record, you are adorable!
Ha ha ha he he he! I'm still laughing! Love it!
SIGRID!
Hahahaha! This story reminded me of hair school...
I love you.
I KNOW EXACTLY what you are talking about. I get it a lot too! Mine is usually "Are you from Europe?" I just roll with it. If I tell people I am hearing impaired....they do that stupid thing...you know.....talk REAL slow or REAL loud or try to "sign" to you....some days it's hard to keep a straight face!
Great story.
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