Maine, Mars, Same Difference
Me: “Thank you for calling [Business] customer service. How can I help you?”
Customer: “Where y’all at? India?!”
Me: “No, sir, I’m in Maine.”
Customer: “Maine? Where the h***’s that?”
Me: “Northern New England, sir.”
Customer: “England? I thought you sounded funny.”
(I have a VERY slight New England accent and this guy sounds like a Southern good ol’ boy).
Me: “No, NEW England, sir, northeastern United States.”
Customer: “Oh, up in Canada, then! Well, you done learned English pretty good I guess!”
Me: “…”
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