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On TV, many foreign people speak a weird mixture of English and their own language, often applying a [[Just a Stupid Accent|ridiculous accent]] to both. As in, "[[Herr Doktor|Ich bin ein expert psychiatrist]], especially skilled in ein field of phobias. Mmm, very well, mein Herr... please sit down while ich deal with your kleinem Problem." Interestingly, while they have no problems of saying tougher words like "skateboard" and "movie theater" in perfect English, they have to fall back on their native language for words such as "yes" and "no". |
On TV, many foreign people speak a weird mixture of English and their own language, often applying a [[Just a Stupid Accent|ridiculous accent]] to both. As in, "[[Herr Doktor|Ich bin ein expert psychiatrist]], especially skilled in ein field of phobias. Mmm, very well, mein Herr... please sit down while ich deal with your kleinem Problem." Interestingly, while they have no problems of saying tougher words like "skateboard" and "movie theater" in perfect English, they have to fall back on their native language for words such as "yes" and "no". |
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