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Originally posted by volante
In the past year of living in the USA, I've experienced this twice:
American: "You speak good English - where are you from?"
Me: "Er, England..."
American: "I didn't know they spoke English there..."
and this three times:
American: "Is that a British accent? Where are you from?"
Me: "England..."
American: "England? Is that near Britain?"
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Ever been asked if you're from Oz or New Zealand? Oh, and most Americans don't realise there's more to England than London and Manchester. Granted, it's not much, but it's there.