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ESL_IN_ASIA - 2004-09-29
In response to brits in korea (dean)

Sure mate. All you have to do is tell them that you lived in Canada for awhile, thats why you spell things funny: like colour. Then, buy some chewing gum and put a wad in your mouth before speaking and ..presto, you have a Yank accent.

Im sure you can find something. There are schools in Japan that specialize in limey-talk. I remember that when I taught in Europe, it was difficult for me to compete with the Brits. I worked hard to adopt a Brit accent and even did the CELTA at a British school. Alas, I was too old to train. But even though you Brits have the market locked-in over the Atlantic pond, I still found a job. But that EU requirement is far more stringent than a Korean hagwon requiring a certain accent.

Cheers and good luck :-)

Messages In This Thread
brits in korea -- dean -- 2004-09-29
Brit searching -- Kim -- 2004-09-30
brits -- dean -- 2004-09-30
chewing gum -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-09-29
by the way... -- dean -- 2004-10-02
British have the field -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-10-02
brits in korea -- dean -- 2004-09-30
We invented the English language. -- briton -- 2004-10-01
sick of elitist snobs -- rolling eyes -- 2004-10-02
elitist or anti-American? -- dean -- 2004-10-02
English ancestors -- Ian -- 2004-10-02
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