You know what's really cheesy?

[HEyHEY]

I hate it when English people try to say the names of people/places with the accent of that country. You know, like dorks who say Mexico like "Mehico"

In Canada its really bad, all the reporters try to say French Politician's names in a French accent. It sounds so dumb and laboured.

Do these people not realize other language speakers are not faking an English accent when they say "America" or "New York"

It make them sound like twits

[JitterbugPerfume]

1. yes

it does

[rogerashton]

2. four-cheese Lasagna?

yum.

[southpaw]

3. AMEN!

I hate that shit... sadly, it's usually done by those who are attempting to be "culturally correct"... and I appreciate the motivation behind such attempts.

Bottom line, though, you sound silly and pretentious when you do that kinda shit.

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. I can't help but doing a southern accent

Whenever I'm down south. Sure I sound stupid doing it, but it's a fun way to talk sometimes.

[salinen]

5. I hate it when Canadians make sense!

[HEyHEY]

6. You'd best be saying "Canadian" with a Canadian accent!

;-)

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

8. That would be "Canadian, eh?"

nt

[BurtWorm]

7. I agree. It's especially bad with the names of Spanish places.

Like "Ni-ha-rrrrrrrrrrrra-wa" and "Wa-tay-ma-la."

I've also heard people suddenly breaking into the Arabic Q, as in al-gggggggaeda. I think Joe Lieberman does it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. I find that the best way around this is to refer to all foreign locales as

Suckyland.
That solves all problems.

Yes, I am most certainly being 100% totally serious. Oh yeah.

[dolo amber]

10. This giant

box of Cheez-its I'm chowin' on? :9

[camero]

11. I try to at least get the vowel sounds right

but it still comes out as an American accent. :shrug:

[JVS]

12. I've seen German newscasters fake an English accent when hitting....

an English word.