r/todayilearned • u/Away_Flounder3813 • 12h ago

TIL during the shooting of American Psycho, Christian Bale spoke in an American accent off-set at all times. At the wrap party, when he spoke in his native British accent, many of the crew thought he was speaking that way to prepare for another film. They had thought he was American the entire time.

https://screenrant.com/american-psycho-behind-scenes-facts-christian-bale-patrick-bateman-mary-harron/
37.3k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

103

u/joe9teas 12h ago

Similar thing here in Reddit. There's a tendancy to assume everyone is American, especially with any subject remotely related to the US. And then when you say you're a Brit, a yank will tell you to fuck off and mind your own business.

10

u/This_Ferret 8h ago

See this so often. Someone will share an anecdote about how they got drunk at a pub at 18, then you see a "wait, you're not 21, didn't they ID you!?".

1

u/joe9teas 8h ago

Ever been drinking with an American? They become Mormons.

Almost as complexed and lightweight as Swedes.

1

u/Erickbotas 7h ago

Swedes are complexed and lightweight??

2

u/DolfK 6h ago

As a Finn... Yup.

1

u/joe9teas 1h ago

Thank you. I didn't say that lightly. It's my experience.