So, I understand the basis for the argument some people are making to shun Trump supporters for life.
But do these people understand that outside the bubble of the US, they've just implied 90% of adult Americans should receive the same treatment internationally?
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Let me tell you, I was SO GLAD to be mistaken for Not An American most of the time in Barcelona this spring.
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Yeah. 'Merican-directed bigotry is on the rise, basically everywhere.
And, unfortunately, not without reason.
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No doubt. My former fluency in French had me mispronouncing Catalan like a French speaker would, things like final consonants that are voiced in English and Catalan but not French.
More than 1 person was incredulous that I was an American when I fessed up. Linguistic camouflage
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Yeah. Happens to me all the time. I grew up around 4 or 5 languages. Even spoke some Swahili as a toddler.
My pronunciation is almost always near-native, even if I know 10 words
Only, I get too much credit for being from Norway, so not sure it's to my advantage to sound local.
(More often than not, people just think I'm a bit slow as I struggle to speak accurately or speedily.)
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The two days in Paris was actually rough, as my accent is excellent but my comprehension hadn't kicked back in fully. omg like I'd ask directions in French and then not catch half the response.
Tons of French speakers in Barca tho, that was nice
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Yeah. That sounds familiar. My everyday existence:
Me: <sparse, but syntactically and phonetically accurate sentence>
Polish person: <characteristically long-winded response>
Me: ?
Polish person: ?
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British increasingly get abused too, again, not without reason.
I remember being at the Croatia/Serbia border, & the person in front of us was Irish. The guard was friendliness personified.
Then, us. Holy fuck did his behaviour change.
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Yeah I saw some anti-Brit sentiment in Barcelona too...there being a Bus Touristic stop in front of our flat regularly reminded me why I don’t care for most of my fellow Americans....they and the Brits were SO LOUD
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Concerning the Serbian border guard? Yeah, virtually every Serb I know hates NATO...
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