I had to take a cab home tonight, and the cabbie had some really fierce views about Koreans and English. This mostly had to do with the accent that he found difficult to understand, and he claimed that he got at least one bunch of Korean passengers a day. But he noted that Filipinos chatted in loud (and I assume chirpy) English. "Pinoys speak real nice English. Especially those call center agents. You'd think they studied in America." I don't equate education with someone's ability to mimic an American accent, and especially on call center agents, but that's what the cabbie thinks. So there.
On the other hand, I found this quiz where you can figure out what sort of American English you speak--whether or not you have a call center training acquired accent.
| Your Linguistic Profile: |
| 60% General American English |
| 25% Yankee |
| 5% Dixie |
| 5% Upper Midwestern |
| 0% Midwestern |
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