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[dchenes]

On my way to Satterfield, I bumped into a guy who used to come to the coffee hour last semester, and hasn't been doing it this semester. Apparently since he met me at the coffee hour, during which I don't speak English, and since the only other times we've spoken to each other were to exchange greetings (in French; he started it) while going in opposite directions, he thought I was French. He was rather surprised when he asked me what the deal was with the coffee hour lately and I answered him in unaccented English. Apparently I don't have much of an American accent when I speak French. (I can guarantee I've got one, though.)

I wonder if he'll start greeting me in English the next time we meet each other going in opposite directions?

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[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

I wonder if he'll start greeting me in English

Wasn't part of the point of going there to speak less English anyway?

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but only in the context of the coffee hour itself. And I think he was greeting me in French because he thought it was my native language.

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd take such a mistake on his part as a compliment.

And now you have a built in topic of conversation if you want to chat him up in the future.