Argentinian
Bulgarian
Polish
Russian
Belorussian (the kid asked if I was Russian, so I thought, I can go one better than that)
Spanish
Portuguese
German
Here are a couple I haven't been able to pull-off:
Panamanian (because they thought it sounded fictitious, like Transylvanian); and
Native American (I was over-confident)
I'm rarely questioned further, though one kid did ask me to say something in Spanish to prove I was Argentinian. I got over that hump easily enough. I said I came from a small enclave in Argentina that spoke only English—problem solved. There's always a small enclave.
With hindsight, perhaps I should have just said, Hola, but deceit comes easier than Spanish.
3 comments:
"deceit comes easier than Spanish"
that's my new favourite quote. I will be constantly looking for opportunities to use it.
Teachers:
Screwing the minds of children for generations.
Just so you know, that wasn't me-anonymous.
K
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