"Ah, my Dutch isn't that good. I'm from Aberdeen in the northeast of Scotland."
"Huh, you don't sound British. You sound Belgian."
(I have been to Belgium a grand total of once, and don't really consume Flemish media)
"Ah, my Dutch isn't that good. I'm from Aberdeen in the northeast of Scotland."
"Huh, you don't sound British. You sound Belgian."
(I have been to Belgium a grand total of once, and don't really consume Flemish media)
While they knew my friends, it was my first time there, and I guess my accent isn't easy to place, so they asked me:
While they knew my friends, it was my first time there, and I guess my accent isn't easy to place, so they asked me: