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I’ve noticed I switch accents a lot depending on who I’m talking to. Around family or other Indians, I naturally slip into an Indian accent. But with everyone else, I go back to my regular one. What’s wild is how differently I get treated. In India, if I don’t use the Indian accent, store clerks and managers treat me better, like I’m some kind of outsider. But if I do use the Indian accent outside India, I get discriminated against. It’s strange how much people’s respect depends on how you sound.
Honestly I feel this is just victim mentality. It’s not that being black is the problem, it’s the attitude behind it.
Example. If the lady was just polite, and not arguing with that cop, she would be fine. It’s just how many black people come off as angry, and aggressive. Nobody wants that
I mean no offense, truly.. but why do people say “aks” when the word is spelled “asked”? I want to learn. Also, I’ll probably get hate for this, but why isn’t “cracker” considered offensive towards white people?
This is so dumb. It’s called having a personality and it’s no big thing
Normal ppl with facts don’t comment on this video because it would dismantle everything about this video.. what a waste of videotape and internet space
It’s not just a black thing. It’s an education/ culture thing. Lower income people in Great Britain do it too. They used to call it “speaking the king’s English”
This video should have 250 million views.