Geography Lesson
This story was recounted to me by my uncle, who is German. He speaks excellent English albeit with a tinzy winzy bit off an akzent.

One one occasion, he travels to the US on business of some kind, and ends up having a conversation with a pair of Americans.

After talking for some considerable time, the more astute of the pair notices something funny about the way the stranger is talking and pipes up with:

"Hey, you're not from the US are you? Are you European?"

Uncle: "Yes, yes I am, I'm from-"
American: "No no, please lemme guess"
Uncle: "Okay, go ahead..."
American: "Hmm, let me think - France?"

Clearly noting the limitations of the other guy's brain, my uncle decides to be a little more helpful.

Uncle: "Well no. Somewhere a little bigger perhaps."
American: "Aah! The Netherlands?"

Sweet jesus

Uncle: "No..."
American: "Hungary?"
Uncle: "No..."
American: "Albania?"
Uncle: "No, no you're not going to guess: I'm from Germany"
American: "Aah of course! Now I should have guessed from your blue eyes that you're Scandinavian!"
(ooechs, Mon 10 Jan 2005, 22:35, Reply)