My first ever YouTube video

@Starmaiden I imagine you surprised your family every day coming back home.

I think I speak with a Midwestern "accent"

I used to work at a call centre where I dealt mainly with American customers. After work I'd go home and speak with an American accent. Sometimes the New Jersey accent, sometimes the Boston accent, sometimes the Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana and Georgia accent... Lets just say that my family didn't recognise or understand the person I had become.

Hah! Everyone else has an accent--not me.

@noni1959 Sigh. I'm actually from Chicago. But people rarely ask me about an "accent."

@TheHorse lol I go to MS and all ask me if I'm from CA. I ask why and they say they can hear my accent. I didn't know CA has one. When I get back from MS, I'm asked here in OR if I'm from the south. It takes awhile to go back to my own that I don't have.

@TheHorse No link my friend coz I don't post online. It's just a compilation for myself and was used for some organization gatherings before. I can only composed when needed for some occasions and times also when I am in extreme emotions. That is the saddest and the happiest point in my life. Good luck my friend and hopefully you can have more.

Any links? Keep on keeping on.

Wow! He was one of my idols growing up.

I've heard it way back in the early 70s but I'm not a fan @TheHorse I still like good ole rock n roll.

@rebelann I like some rock. But I'm not into "screamer" music.

I'm influenced by bluegrass. But I don't listen to bluegrass that often.

@TheHorse I will get even...wrong person to cross swords with.

She must be from one of those areas of India where they speak weird dialects.

I'd rather be progressive than regressive.

Where do people say "dear" and "my dear friend" all of the time? @Maluse can't stand it. I find it mildly disingenuous but try to write it off as a cultural thing. I do not if there's a "truth" to be known.

@MALUSE Is there such a thing as a neutral vocabulary? Aren't we all subject to cultural influences we might not be aware of?

@MALUSE OK, I'll read it.

@TheHorse Is there a hint of appreciation? Coming from you ..it sure is huge.

@TheHorse yeah, some youtube videos have them 'CC' or captions.. i have no idea how to put them though

I actually think it's a good thing that Vanny asked me to include words in subsequent videos.

@cttolledo GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

@TheHorse yes very clear

Thank you! Can you understand most of the words?

Alabama? Is that in India?

@TheHorse I doubt if you are going to be spared by Andria for that..

@vandana7 I set the table...

Gracias! Can you understand most of the words?

I don't understand whatever is being uttered in your movies as well. I need those sub titles ..sigh. If only Americans would understand the plight of others and speak word by word...

As President of India one of my goals is to help Indians understand American English better.

@vandana7 I think that happens everywhere Vanny. I understand your plight. It's like when I call customer service regarding my "Canadian" phone or internet account and reach someone in India or the Philippines whom I can't understand for the life of me. "What you tryin' to sell me dude?" is what I'm thinking.

Fair good? What does that mean?

DE I have uploaded how I sound normally ..unless I practice the sentence around 15 to 20 times. I mean one of our leaders has given speech and you can hear how I actually sound. I bet you will go bald within a month of meeting me.

@DaddyEvil Yes practiced a lot...because I did not want you to be laughing at Indians. I even sent it to sound head master Pony to get him to say it is ok...he did not. I simply did not have any more patience so I sent it anyway. As to bet...both of us bet equally...you will lose everything...whatever you are wearing as well. LOL STATUTORY ADVICE... Confirm from Porridge before you bet...she has spoken to me. We want to spare Americans some indecent exposure.

@vandana7 The sound bite you sent me was practiced? I've told you that you didn't have an accent (to my ears or Pretty's ears, for that matter). Hmmm... how much are you willing to lose on that bet?

Were you able to leave a comment?

Thanks. Were you able to understand most of the words?

@TheHorse yes .. I understand it well..