In other countries.
2006-08-31 10:52:32 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
No
2006-08-31 10:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by pignut 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definetly not...(unless you've got a like cute Southern accent maybe) but, sometimes if you are in like Europe and stuff it's just better to tell people you are Canadian....as soon as people hear an American accent they automatically start acting rude and defensive because that is how they expect Americans to act....sew a Canadian flag to your backpack if you are travelling it will keep you safer and you will get better service from people. It's nothing personal in anyway against Americans...it's just that you can't really get away with trying to pretend you are british (you can probably pretend in most cases you are from Canada (we don't actually say
"eh" all the time btw....) lol
Unfortunately, being American...pretty much makes you unpopular anywhere you go in a touristy type situation except for America.....=( unfortunate for the millions of great Americans affected by a few loud obnoxious ones.
*****************In Response to Murray W --- " Fleece the Yankee "The question wasn't does it make you a popular marketplace victim hehehe - though you are right to a point...but the American dollar isn't as wanted as it once was...so, I'm not so sure how much this theory holds up anymore...not to mention most people in market (tourist shop) type situations know ANY tourist not just Americans come with money. HEHEHE!
2006-08-31 17:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by justwonderin' 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
British accents are better, unless you want to be in an American Film. Where you'll be cast as the baddy or an upper class tw*t like that Hugh Grant bloke. Scouse accents are great cos Americans either can't understand us (which is good) or think we're scottish which is also quite cool :)
2006-08-31 18:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by MARIA C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was born in Italy and i new some American people, their accent was diff, it was cute me and my friend loved it(so don't listen to the other answers because their not from another country but I'm and i know that if you have an accent you get more point in popularity) and i have Italian accent
2006-08-31 18:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by Paris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer here is yes. It is not because people from other countries like the accent, it is the dollars associated with the accent.
Lets fleece the yank syndrome
2006-08-31 18:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by Nutcracker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went overseas and spoke the native langauge with my american accent and got made fun of a lot. I felt very discouraged.
2006-08-31 17:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by trenchwatch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in other countries i don't think it does but i am not sure since i live in america and have a british accent.
2006-08-31 18:33:59 · answer #7 · answered by skull_love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly not in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria or Lebanon
2006-08-31 17:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some places, yes, but not in Southern California or South Florida, I'm afraid.
2006-08-31 18:00:58 · answer #9 · answered by The Mystic One 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite the opposite.
2006-08-31 17:56:59 · answer #10 · answered by burntflowrz 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not - epecially in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Lebanon, UK, France, Germany .........
2006-08-31 17:59:56 · answer #11 · answered by Sonny Walkman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋