Does anyone have the directions to my real home? I can’t seem to remember if I’m originally from here. Does anyone have the directions to my real name? I only know my nickname.Does anyone have the directions to my culture?Does anyone have the directions to Love? I treat people like shit and never get too close. Does anyone have the directions to who I really am?I seem to have lost my way. I can’t seem to follow the map I used to get here in the first place.
Have you seen the real me around here somewhere in the United Kingdom?
Today I spoke English with a Nigerian accent.
Yesterday I spoke English with a Caribbean accent.
The day before yesterday I spoke English with an Asian accent.
Last week I spoke English with an American accent.
I want to speak English like the news readers.
Speak English like the Queen.
Last month I spoke English with a Boer accent.
A year ago I was speaking English with a cockney accent.
I can speak English without an accent though.
I spoke broken English because of mother-tongue interference. I had failed to translate the Shona that was in my head into English.
Damn, this shit is difficult.How many accents do I have to speak in to be noticed?
I'm Lost In Translation.
From my book,
'The Tall Black Guy In The Specs'
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