A friend had a similar experience. He met a black man there who had a thick Scottish accent — hard to understand!
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A USMC COL friend of mine was married to a Norwegian.
He said one of the strangest things he saw was a bunch of Vietnamese who had relocated to Norway - especially when they spoke...
Remember a Japanese man was President of Chile a while back.
Must be one hell of a culture shock to come from the Tropics and get relocated in Minnesota or Vermont or Canada...(I refer to all the relocated Africans in those areas)
Wasn’t it Peru?
I remember strolling in Amsterdam and seeing a big gaggle of black teenagers hanging out around a storefront. Not sure what I was expecting, but as I approached I could hear them all chattering away, as kids do.
Only thing was, they were all speaking Dutch. Sorta twisted my noodle.