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To: Moonglow who wrote (5879)	4/29/1999 2:08:00 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 17770

<<So sneakers are the giveaway huh? I'll have to remember that. I never could figure out how people knew I was American by just looking at me when in my eyes I looked the same as them.>> Yup, its in the shoes :) Ive heard of the British Babel, though I cant say Ive experienced it. Closest Ive come is the Canadian "eh, eh, eh." ;P

To: Moonglow who wrote (5879)	4/29/1999 2:24:00 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 17770

For some reason, many years ago the International Robert Burns Society had its annual meeting in Annapolis, and I ran into a bunch of Scotsmen late at night who had closed down the bars and resorted to an all night deli. It was incredibly difficult, at first, to understand a complete sentence, although I got better at it as our conversation wore on. I tried to guess as best I could, so I would not too often have to have them repeat, and sometimes I would just nod and smile...