But a streak of an American accent in his voice makes it impossible.
The strong American accent is also unmistakable on Polish lists of best-selling books.
Sporting a thick American accent he also chooses not to go by the legal French spelling of his name, Olivier.
If you're one of the many that assume all this media exposure must be homogenizing the American accent, you're not alone.
CNN: Regional accents thrive in U.S. -- but is that a good thing?
To bring in a fresh face (and an American accent), BP appointed Bob Dudley, a former head of its troubled Russian joint venture, to lead the campaign to tackle the spill.
The militants had said during the standoff that their band included people from Canada, and hostages who had escaped recalled hearing at least one of the militants speaking English with a North American accent.
He also creates two decent female roles - the club's manager Marian - an ex-"Swing Kid" interned before the war for her love of American music - and waitress Elke, who hides her disgust for her nation behind a brash American accent.
Local informants will point you in the direction of Bistro Boquete, where you'll feast on three included dinners of flavourful North American cuisine with a Panamanian accent, then wash it down with wine.
The main reason for the success of the Philippine call centres is that workers speak English with a neutral accent and are familiar with American idioms which is exactly what their American customers want.
The rest of the festive top five was filled by American artists - although Britney Spears does attempt a British accent in her duet with Will.i.am, Scream And Shout, which was at number three.
He never lost his accent, he never voted in an election or listened to American music, but he became a devout Yankees fan.
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (yes, really) says that the British accent is particularly sought after in New York.
His media debut came that year as a guest on an adult podcast where the hosts quizzed him on American sexual attitudes, asked him to say swear words in Russian and giggled at his accent.
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As part of the CNN iReport cultural census, which examines some of the more intangible characteristics that define the American population, we asked people around the country to read a standard passage aloud so we could evaluate their regional accent.
CNN: Regional accents thrive in U.S. -- but is that a good thing?
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