My second lie, maybe my favourite lie, is that I am from Alaska. I just do it to trick dumb people who are not nice. It's quite funny. So I work in this fish and chip shop and these American couples waddle in and they seriously cannot understand me. I really try and be so clear. I will say 'hello how are you doing today' and they will be all 'WHAT you are out of COD today?' Anyway we get a shit ton of american tourists coming in who do like these cruise package tour deals of Alaska and are cattle carted around in huge groups in boats and buses and they really never have to walk. Quite often they are grumpy old grumps, and they are annoyed because they can't hear me or understand me or whatever. From time to time a rude grumpy cattle will be all 'where are you from' in an accusing way, like they do not like foreigners or something. So I tell them I was born and raised in Alaska. Its just a little trick and its quite funny. They believe me, honestly. Like I guess on their tours they never really meet actual Alaskan people. So hopefully after working here for the summer a tiny percent of America will think Alaskans have this super funny accent.
People can be a bit foolish. My friend Bridget is from NZ and she worked in Mammoth too and she was teaching a ski lesson to this 30 year old american lady who asked her if we all speak 'american' in New Zealand. American.
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