There are people where I work who do not believe that I was born in the United States. I do not know if it is because of my accent or because I am interested in and have studied different languages. It is often assumed that Americans do not learn languages besides English. I know that there are Americans who speak more languages than I do. One good thing about where I work is that I am able to practice Spanish some. I wish I could be somewhere that I could practice other languages as well. I have learned some phrases in Romanian. That is another language that interests me because of its combination of Romance and Slavic languages. The best way for me to learn to speak these other languages is to live in Europe. I would want to make occasional trips to the U.S. to see my friends here. During the trips I have made to Europe I have felt like less of an outsider than I do here. One day I will find a place where I can live and fit in. For the time being I am just going to continue to be myself. If anybody does not like that I can use one of my favorite phrases. "Das ist mir scheißegal."
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