I'd get suspicious looks from people just walking down the streets. Where are you from? They'd ask. I'd reply in whatever language they'd addressed me in using the same accent that they used. There would be a brief moment of confusion, and then the suspicious look would disappear.
Trevor NoahIf you look at this election, I feel like Donald Trump was speaking a different language to Hillary Clinton.
Trevor NoahWhen I first came to the U.S. - because I do accents and I've traveled the world. I have friends of almost every single ethnicity, and I would mimic them. And when I came to the U.S., I remember one day we're at "The Daily Show." And I mimicked my Chinese friend. And the guys at the show were like, oh, hey, don't ever do that again. That's really racist.
Trevor NoahMy mother's always looking for answers. She's always searching for new information. I think she has a thirst for hunger that very few possess innately.
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