YANKEE Doodle Dandy

I met so many interesting people during tax season. Some people were just interesting themselves, and some had really interesting jobs. (My firm specializes in law enforcement-about 95% of my clients were police officers, SWAT, air marshalls, FBI, etc. but I also had my fair share of real Texan cowboys) Anyhow, one of the most common conversations I had was with people trying to guess where I'm from by my accent-which I never before realized is that strong. Here's my favorite story...

TWICE I had opened the door to the lobby and called out my client's name. "David and Michelle?". An entire lobby full of people just stopped and stared at me. Thinking my client ran to the restroom or perhaps went outside, I repeated "David and Michelle?". Finally, my client stands up and says, "Oh, I couldn't understand you because of your accent". (HUH?! Really? It's that bad??) So I laugh and say something like, "yeah, I'm not a local". The client? No response. Total animosity from the fact that yes indeed, I am a Yankee. TWICE this happened! 

The joke in Texas goes like this... You may not have been born here, but you got here as soon as you could.