dgmodel Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 a friend of mine spends about a year traveling around england and working there... comes back without an accent... hangs out for two weeks with some local cronies and speaks as if he fell out of a rap video... lol wtf is that all about~!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeni Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 lol that happen to me when ever i traveltakes a while to get rid of it to maybe about a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 ...i do this on a daily basis...i have clients from all over the country as well as the world...if we're on the phone for a lengthy amount of time, i usually fall into their accent...this is actually a sign of social intelligence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeni Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Originally posted by phatman ...i do this on a daily basis...i have clients from all over the country as well as the world...if we're on the phone for a lengthy amount of time, i usually fall into their accent...this is actually a sign of social intelligence... woo doggie i be social intelligent:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastyt Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 You don't know how often I have to stop an Irish accent from escaping my lips when I'm with my boyfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Originally posted by tastyt You don't know how often I have to stop an Irish accent from escaping my lips when I'm with my boyfriend. ...what amazes me is that you can understand him ALL the time...i think i nodded my head a few times just to give him and his friends the impression that i understood what was said...lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastyt Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Originally posted by phatman ...what amazes me is that you can understand him ALL the time...i think i nodded my head a few times just to give him and his friends the impression that i understood what was said...lol... Trust me, it took some time to get to that stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted May 13 Author Report Share Posted May 13 Originally posted by phatman this is actually a sign of social intelligence... youre absolutely correct... when i was a retail broker they taught psychology of sales and etc... and they say ppl speak they way they want to be spoken to... so when in rome... etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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