I get asked all the time where I am from because of my "accent." It is much strong when I am tired or stressed. No one ever thought I had an accent when I lived in Utah. Ah well.
I was eating in the VA hospital cafeteria tonight. Think of a VA hospital. Imagine the smell of 35 homeless guys all in a room. Of course they all smoke 1ppd(pack per day) or more. The food is shipped frozen. You can always count on mashed potatoes and gravy. Tonight I went with the meatloaf. I opted to have it on pasta with gravy. I told the friendly lunch lady that I would pretent it was beef stroganaff.(sp?) She said looking at the other lunch lady,"No one's ever called it thet bafor" , I said "what, stroganaff?" She said, "No, Pasta, ever one here jus calls it noodles." Yup I gotta Utah accent.
Well I don't have an accent, but I've lived in Utah all my life. Except when I was in Baton Rouge LA and they thought we talked really funny, but then just listen the them when you are there.
When I tell people I'm from Utah they always say, "Really? You don't sound like you're from Utah."
So I thought I must not have the "Utah accent"; until last year in primary when I was teaching the kids "Picture a Christmas". Apparently I didn't enunciate the "c" in picture. The primary president laughed at me and said, "What are you from Utah or something?!" I proudly told her that I am.
But I've always made sure I say "PIK - TURE" since then.
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I get asked all the time where I am from because of my "accent." It is much strong when I am tired or stressed. No one ever thought I had an accent when I lived in Utah. Ah well.
I was eating in the VA hospital cafeteria tonight. Think of a VA hospital. Imagine the smell of 35 homeless guys all in a room. Of course they all smoke 1ppd(pack per day) or more. The food is shipped frozen. You can always count on mashed potatoes and gravy. Tonight I went with the meatloaf. I opted to have it on pasta with gravy. I told the friendly lunch lady that I would pretent it was beef stroganaff.(sp?) She said looking at the other lunch lady,"No one's ever called it thet bafor" , I said "what, stroganaff?" She said, "No, Pasta, ever one here jus calls it noodles." Yup I gotta Utah accent.
Well I don't have an accent, but I've lived in Utah all my life.
Except when I was in Baton Rouge LA and they thought we talked really funny, but then just listen the them when you are there.
At least you don't sound like a "big ol' idiot!"
When I tell people I'm from Utah they always say, "Really? You don't sound like you're from Utah."
So I thought I must not have the "Utah accent"; until last year in primary when I was teaching the kids "Picture a Christmas". Apparently I didn't enunciate the "c" in picture. The primary president laughed at me and said, "What are you from Utah or something?!"
I proudly told her that I am.
But I've always made sure I say "PIK - TURE" since then.
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