Great piece, both deep and humorous, even if through pain at times. That scene with the salesman leads me to believe you can write a movie script. "... research shows that we tend to associate accents with lower credibility and lower intelligence."
While, the research is the research, it's foolish of us to think as we do. I've talked to many a people with heavy accents, where understanding them required a lot of focus and cognitive weight and yet I could tell, from vocabulary, topic intelligence and at times, emotional intelligence, that they were educated and very smart and credible.
Anyone asking the question that you have been asked, when done with a condescending intent, well, they are likely jerks to many people.
BTW: Jimi Hendrix music was a big part of my young and mid-adulthood and mere mention of him makes me think we should be friends, Sebastien!
Après t’avoir lu, ça me donne le goût de prendre des cours d’anglais à mon niveau pour perfectionner ma lecture.
Bonne idée!
Great piece, both deep and humorous, even if through pain at times. That scene with the salesman leads me to believe you can write a movie script. "... research shows that we tend to associate accents with lower credibility and lower intelligence."
While, the research is the research, it's foolish of us to think as we do. I've talked to many a people with heavy accents, where understanding them required a lot of focus and cognitive weight and yet I could tell, from vocabulary, topic intelligence and at times, emotional intelligence, that they were educated and very smart and credible.
Anyone asking the question that you have been asked, when done with a condescending intent, well, they are likely jerks to many people.
BTW: Jimi Hendrix music was a big part of my young and mid-adulthood and mere mention of him makes me think we should be friends, Sebastien!
Thank you!