Adele

My all time favorite boss was named Bruce. He was a delight to work for in every way.
He was transferred from Hong Kong to Manhattan via the UK. 
Bruce is from Ireland and living back in the Belfast area today. 

But back when I was working in NYC I was sitting in his office and we were discussing an issue with a client. Bruce said in a casual way a woman I worked with had died. 
Or so I thought that was what he said. 
I heard " Fong died"  
I screeched, "She died? When did she die? I just spoke with her yesterday? Oh My God"
He said, "Who died?"  
This began an exchange like Abbott and Costello, "Who's on First" routine.
I learned very quickly from this point on that I had a difficulty with his beautiful accent. 
Oh, how we laughed about this later, even after we told Fong this story. Thankfully no one was dead but today, years later neither of us remember what he was telling me about her to begin with.

I used to tell Bruce that I needed subtitles under him while he spoke. 
After several years of working in the U.S. and living in NJ for 2 yrs, he was easier to understand or he was losing the accent. Not sure which it was.
When he wanted to show you his American accent he would say, "How you doin'?"  Like someone from the show The Soprano's. That would make us all laugh and tell him that he's been living in NJ too long because that is not an American accent. 
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This all came back to me the other night when I saw this show below.  I seriously couldn't understand most of what Adele was saying. Thankfully I put on my closed captions on my TV so I could understand their conversation. 
I do wonder though why don't people have an accent when they sing?