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Don't talk like a Californian eh?... Unless his interviews involve people telling him, a "dude", how the surf is "up" and how "radical" their new product is, I'
by tolmasky 18y ago
Don't talk like a Californian eh?... Unless his interviews involve people telling him, a "dude", how the surf is "up" and how "radical" their new product is, I'm not really sure what he's talking about.
- Zev 18y agoI think the point is "Be yourself. Don't try and use phrases that other people in the area or industry use simply because they use them."
- ConradHex 18y agoThe writer is from Ireland. What does someone from Ireland think someone from California sounds like? I suspect they think a "California accent" is pretty close to the "non-regional dialect" that U.S. newscasters use.
- ojbyrne 18y agoI'm not sure this is what he's getting at, but my first impression of California is that everyone (or maybe just everyone in tech) talks fast. I'm Irish-born, so maybe I'm correct.