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Most people don't care. I have a friend and business partner from India who was an undocumented immigrant, his father was a doctor and brought his family with h

Most people don't care. I have a friend and business partner from India who was an undocumented immigrant, his father was a doctor and brought his family with him. When my friend was 18 he was supposed to take a test to become a citizen and he did not. Eventually they found out and he served 4 years in the US Army to become a citizen. Just work on your English and try to avoid an accent. Some people are picky about people with accents. Learn the culture, laws, religions, society norms and you'll do fine. I studied International Business and it tells you how to blend in to a new country.

jstx1 5y ago
Your accent isn’t something you can just avoid.
- TumorousJoker 5y ago
  I think there is subtle racism in the form of romanticizing it when European people speak English with their heavy accent and despising it when an Indian person speaks English with their accent. That's the truth and you always have to work around it.
  - rightiousrob 5y ago
    Ahh, thats not racism, man. Objectivly the fierce staccato of an Indian accent ist less charming to the ear,than lets say a melodic french one. To the Point, I even turn off Tech Talks once I recognize it's an Indian speaker. I can assure this ist no racism, though!
- arp242 5y ago
  You can of course put some conscious effort in to having less of an accent. I've sometimes had difficulty making myself understood with my Dutch accent, which isn't always very practical. Especially in noisier environments and over the phone it can be annoying. On the other hand, I also see it as just who I am. Would you ask an Irish person to change their accent? Of course not; it's part of their identity. On the other hand, if someone with a strong Irish accent would move to the US, NZ, or even the UK it might be wise to tone things down a bit so folk actually understand what you're saying. And asking where the craic is at would likely be received similarly to Checkov asking where the nuclear wessels are. It's all a bit of a fine balance.

jstx1 5y ago

Your accent isn’t something you can just avoid.

TumorousJoker 5y ago
I think there is subtle racism in the form of romanticizing it when European people speak English with their heavy accent and despising it when an Indian person speaks English with their accent. That's the truth and you always have to work around it.
- rightiousrob 5y ago
  Ahh, thats not racism, man. Objectivly the fierce staccato of an Indian accent ist less charming to the ear,than lets say a melodic french one. To the Point, I even turn off Tech Talks once I recognize it's an Indian speaker. I can assure this ist no racism, though!
arp242 5y ago
You can of course put some conscious effort in to having less of an accent. I've sometimes had difficulty making myself understood with my Dutch accent, which isn't always very practical. Especially in noisier environments and over the phone it can be annoying. On the other hand, I also see it as just who I am. Would you ask an Irish person to change their accent? Of course not; it's part of their identity. On the other hand, if someone with a strong Irish accent would move to the US, NZ, or even the UK it might be wise to tone things down a bit so folk actually understand what you're saying. And asking where the craic is at would likely be received similarly to Checkov asking where the nuclear wessels are. It's all a bit of a fine balance.