To be fair, a good accent can occasionally get you in a bit of trouble. A few years ago, I went to Japan and learned a few simple Japanese phrases. I remember walking up to a lady and asking where to find the nearest department store. Her eyes opened wide, surprised by the tall lanky white guy addressing her with a half-decent Japanese accent. Then she exploded into a rapid-fire, paragraph-long answer to my question. I winced, put up my hands, and blabbered something in Japanese on the order of “Japanese! I! No! A little! A little little! Is!” She stopped, laughed a bit, and pointed to the
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