Sticks and stones may break my bones, but can an accent hurt me?-perception toward foreign accents

Perceptions : Foreign Accents

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The world today is made up of different people or races . This means that the world is made of numerous cultures that practice different activities . The world is a mix of languages , cultures , people and ideas just to mention a few . The only similarity is that we are all human beings we all feel pain , love , appreciate good things Unfortunately these different cultures and languages emphasis our difference it is common to meet people who think that their language

and culture is superior making another inferior and therefore wrong /bad . This difference is often emphasized when it comes to dominance within the international arena being westernized is considered superior , being in countries like the U .S .A means that one will be subjected to such prejudices because they are different . Having an accent will mean that you come from an inferior culture one will therefore end up on the receiving end of the community despite all the efforts that he /she will have performed . The question therefore to ask is whether having an accent or coming from a different culture can hurt your ambitions in life prevent one from getting a desired job despite having all the qualification among other things (Selim 2001 . This will therefore establish the difference in our society and also elaborate ways of ensuring that one overcomes such unnecessary short comings

Being different within a new society means that one will be subjected to various issues...