I remember a fellow student in college who gave his bio in those go around the room and introduce yourself sessions as “Mah na-yum is Tah-kee-oh-she Ah-bay, frum Koh-bee Jah-pa-yun”. He thickened it a bit for that purpose, but really did have an east Texas accent. He had spent the summer before school with friends in Lufkin, TX, practicing his English.
When I was in high school there was a girl from Iran. Her family fled when the Shah was deposed.This was in ’78 or ’79 when the hostage crisis was going on.She used to get a bunch of crap from the bullies.She never called her homeland Iran. She always said she was from Persia.
Night-Gaunt49I had what I considered a Texas Urban accent – not quite Carlin’s “Hi, I’m from nowhere” but not too noticeable outside of Canada. I auditioned at WRR and they said, “You have a pecular accent. Where are you from?” “I was born and raised in Dallas, where are you from?” They wouldn’t answer and I didn’t get the job despite my knowledge of classical music.
Jeff0811 over 8 years ago
Quite a jump, but he figured it out.
Strod over 8 years ago
Except that if she was really from Iran she would never pronounce it “eye ran”.
Eric Salinas Premium Member over 8 years ago
Is her name ‘Peri’?
alcors3 over 8 years ago
IHOP is a pancake joint
Kip W over 8 years ago
Ear on.
nosirrom over 8 years ago
Iraq’d my brain trying to figure this one out.
Stan McSerr over 8 years ago
I ranyou ranwe all ran from Iran
gimmickgenius over 8 years ago
It was probably the teacher who said she was from “Eye-ran.”
DDrazen over 8 years ago
I thought Peri’s last name might be Patetic.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
I remember a fellow student in college who gave his bio in those go around the room and introduce yourself sessions as “Mah na-yum is Tah-kee-oh-she Ah-bay, frum Koh-bee Jah-pa-yun”. He thickened it a bit for that purpose, but really did have an east Texas accent. He had spent the summer before school with friends in Lufkin, TX, practicing his English.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 8 years ago
When I was in high school there was a girl from Iran. Her family fled when the Shah was deposed.This was in ’78 or ’79 when the hostage crisis was going on.She used to get a bunch of crap from the bullies.She never called her homeland Iran. She always said she was from Persia.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
Night-Gaunt49I had what I considered a Texas Urban accent – not quite Carlin’s “Hi, I’m from nowhere” but not too noticeable outside of Canada. I auditioned at WRR and they said, “You have a pecular accent. Where are you from?” “I was born and raised in Dallas, where are you from?” They wouldn’t answer and I didn’t get the job despite my knowledge of classical music.
Toxicdave over 8 years ago
♪♫ I ran, I ran so far away. Couldn’t get away ♪♫