Embracing the Unembraceable
Within two days I have had two guys compliment me on embracing my speech. One was on a date and the other was the cashier at Subway. During the date, we talked about characteristics we would change about ourselves, if we could. I claimed that, "I think most people would assume my voice, but honestly, I'd change my chest (what woman wouldn't) or my two little toes because I can't point them downwards." He replied, "I knew you wouldn't change your voice, you love it and embrace it too much to want to change it." Glad I could exude such confidence. The next afternoon, the Subway cashier asked, "Where are you from, I hear an accent?" I told him it was a speech issue and he apologized for asking. I assured him there's no need to apologize, I actually like it when people think I'm from a foreign country; it's much better than people assuming I have speech issues. He remarked, "That's pretty cool that you ju