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by alex-moon 559 days ago
A friend of a friend is a forensic linguist. It's her party trick! When she meets someone for the first time she'll chat to them for a bit then suddenly say where they're from. She can often get it down to the individual suburb, if from UK, or the specific region of another country. She can also tell you where you moved from and to, where you studied, etc. Suffice to say fun for everyone involved.