I am in the process of reading "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh. At first, I was hesitant to read it because I think there are a lot of books about the nostalgia of British nobility. Nevertheless, I checked it out from the library. I must admit that I am in love with the story.
Anyway... I am not going to dedicate this entry to the book. However, there was a situation in the story that prompted me to ask this question.
In the story, Charles Ryder invites a friend to dine with him and his father. When the friend arrives, Charles' father greets him. During the first 2 minutes of hte conversation Charles' father makes a comment to which the friend does not respond as the father was expecting. The father used a colloquialism that he expected could help in break the ice. Not achieving his objective, the father assumed that his failure was linked to the cultural background of the friend. He assumes the young man has been out of the country for too long to the extend that he has lost his Britishness. For the rest of the dinner, whenever the father wanted to use a common British words he gave an explanation right after. He used phrases like "in your country" or "in your culture." At the end of hte night when Charles and hsi friend are saying goodbye, the friend made a remark. He said, what are interesthing fella is your father, he treated me like if I was American." It turns out that the friend was indeed British but from a distant region.
Have you ever been questioned your nationality or background because of your dialect or accent?
Anyway... I am not going to dedicate this entry to the book. However, there was a situation in the story that prompted me to ask this question.
In the story, Charles Ryder invites a friend to dine with him and his father. When the friend arrives, Charles' father greets him. During the first 2 minutes of hte conversation Charles' father makes a comment to which the friend does not respond as the father was expecting. The father used a colloquialism that he expected could help in break the ice. Not achieving his objective, the father assumed that his failure was linked to the cultural background of the friend. He assumes the young man has been out of the country for too long to the extend that he has lost his Britishness. For the rest of the dinner, whenever the father wanted to use a common British words he gave an explanation right after. He used phrases like "in your country" or "in your culture." At the end of hte night when Charles and hsi friend are saying goodbye, the friend made a remark. He said, what are interesthing fella is your father, he treated me like if I was American." It turns out that the friend was indeed British but from a distant region.
Have you ever been questioned your nationality or background because of your dialect or accent?
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