What's So Funny About The Indian Accent?

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Andrew Sanchez (Kent) discusses why a multi-ethnic workforce in eastern India exchanges jokes about each other's religion and cultures as a form of irony (19 February 2016) 

The accent one is best 😂. 

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How and why do we make assumptions based on the way people speak? What is considered “proper,” or “correct” language – and who decides that, anyway?