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...Foreigner. The foreigner hails from Eastern Europe and is way smarter than you will ever be. His accent adds credibility to everything he says. He doesn’t understand your pop culture references and you don’t understand his work ethic...

Author: By William L. Adams, | Title: The People in My Section | 10/27/2004 | See Source »

...study in the Iraqi city of Najaf, the prestigious 1,000-year-old home to some of Shi'ism's most prominent teachers of jurisprudence; he has lived there ever since. Najaf's schools were filled with as many Persians as Arabs. Sistani never lost his thick native accent and remains an Iranian citizen, which has made him a target of Arab rivals like al-Sadr who disparage his ethnicity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Shadow Ruler | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

Paper talked and it spoke with a British accent...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: COYNE TOSS: The Sox Won? Welcome to a New World | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

...last questioners, a man with an indeterminate European accent who was not familiar with the American election system, asked Loeb how he felt about Americans voting for Nader as vice-president in the upcoming election...

Author: By Emer C.M. Vaughn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Loeb Speaks at Forum | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

Most distressingly, the foibles in the fiction of September Tapes prompt a host of all too easily answered questions that distract from the substantive reflection that the film would otherwise promote. The viewer asks himself: Why does Lars have a trace of a British accent? Because Calil is English. Why do Lars and Wali, formally introduced at the start of the film, immediately act as if they have known each other for some time? Because Calil and Razaqi have. Would Lars be better off without his iPod during machine gun skirmishes with the Taliban? Yes, despite the iPod?...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAPPENING | 10/1/2004 | See Source »

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