Many people have asked Royal if he was Australian in the many times he's visited the United States. We get a kick out of that one, but it's understandable considering a lot of Americans only hear the posh British accents on t.v. or in movies. Royal doesn't sound posh.
When they do ask if he's British, it's always in that scared tone that goes up at the end like they think they're about to offend him with guessing the wrong nationality.
Then there was our waitress the other night. Halfway through our meal she came to refill our drinks and asked,
"Are you Dutch?"
**UPDATE** 5/23/08
I was just kidding about the accents/languages I used in the title of this post... but then, no joke, someone actually asked Royal if he was Russian yesterday!! It was great!
Pat asked in the comments, but I'll just answer up here - Royal is from South England, a town on the coast :o)
I'm wondering now what part of Britain he comes from. It was a point of honour with my boys
never to speak 'beautifully' and to blend in with whatever background they had at the time.
Posted by: Pat | May 17, 2008 at 04:07 AM