I get your point, I think. You feel that someone who uses the accent has taken time and interest to look at the culture.
In cultural context here in the U.S., talking in an imitated foreign accent is considered very insulting. It's a kind of schoolyard mimic taunt that's not socially acceptable, and particularly not for a professional journalist who presents himself as an authority on cultural differences.
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Re: We may have to study Hinglish soon.
Date: 2005-12-12 02:24 am (UTC)In cultural context here in the U.S., talking in an imitated foreign accent is considered very insulting. It's a kind of schoolyard mimic taunt that's not socially acceptable, and particularly not for a professional journalist who presents himself as an authority on cultural differences.