Speaking American
It took me a bit by surprise, the first time I heard it."You don't speak English."For fuck's sake. What was I thinking? Of all of the things that I have ever pulled out of my ass, the notion that I speak English is among the worst. Sometimes I'm such an audacious shit. Of course I don't speak English. I must be speaking...hell, I have no idea. What language is it that I speak, then?"You speak American."Oh...right. American.I had to move to France to learn this, that I speak American. Evidently, anyone who originates from the Unites States is not an English speaker. We are all American speakers.At least, this is what some of the French have told me.I have no proof, but I'm assuming this means that the Canadians are speaking "Canadian" rather than French or English & that the Brazilians are speaking "Brazilian" rather than Portuguese.To be fair, there are plenty of U.S. citizens who think that they are...