Like normal teachers, subs range from sub-zero cool to what-hole-did-this-quack-crawl-from??? And you have to wonder: do these people have lives outside of school? For some, if you see, let's say, your doctor out of setting(his or her office) you'll be afraid to say 'hi' because you're not sure if it's them or not.
As a favorite teacher of mine will say:"Working at a school and having kids is like working at a pizza place for eight hours, going home, and ordering a pizza." Yet, some adults have the patience to come everyday to preach to pre-teens who usually ignore them. I, of course, am not one of those people
Anyway, one of our latest sub was a bit strange(yet another older guy) and so, from the beginning of class, I spoke in an English accent(and I'm sure you've pranked a sub before, it's entertaining to say the least because the sub has no idea who you are). He was reading Hakusai-The Man Mad About Drawing (or something along those lines) aloud and I just have the worst habit of correcting pronunciations and such. Eventually, the man looks up and says, "You seem to know all of the words, are you Japanese?"
I replied with a straight face(English accent) "Chinese, sir." because, I am.
His eyebrows raised and he asks, "You were born in China?"
"No, sir, I was born here"
Now he looked surprised and he sums up, "So you were born here, are of Chinese descent and speak in an English accent?"
You could tell he totally believed me and I had to bite back laughter as I replied, "Yes, sir. Odd, aren't I?"
Some of the students in that class are a bit... slow so most of the girls were either giggling or looking at me funny. One asked, "Why are you talking so weird?" Fortunately, the sub didn't seem to hear. He was here today and yesterday and seems fascinated with the way I speak O.o I hope he talks to my original teacher about me, I'll tell you how that goes..