> I was in Texas for less than a week once and I was *thinking*, let alone speaking, with a Texan accent after the first couple of hours. Aaargh. I never heard such an all-pervasive accent. Fortunately it wore off quickly after I left.
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> Brunnen-"it was worth it to visit the NASA control room and fiddle with the dials in a prototype space station, though"G

HEY! What's wrong with talkin' like a Texan?

I lived in Germany for two years. When I arrived back in the States I had to switch planes at Dallas/Fort Worth. While waiting, I heard several people talking with Texas accents. That's when I knew I was home.

-Faux "When I was in Germany, I picked up a Canadian accent. Bet you can't tell, eh?" Pas