In an interview with National Public Radio in 1987, Rostropovich recalled a conversation with his mother, describing, in his heavy accent, his hands as a beautiful gift.

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Her unease lasted through the introductions of two elderly Russian couples, two elderly Chinese couples, three middle-aged Dominican couples, one handsome young Haitian man, one very tall, very old, and very loud Haitian woman with a funny name Oolna and one dark-skinned woman who spoke so fast and with such a heavy accent that nobody could understand what she said or where she came from.

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They fled to North America in the 19th Century to avoid persecution, but many Hutterites still speak with a heavy German accent and they mostly talk and pray in a German dialect.

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But I remember this cab driver, he was huge, very hairy, and he spoke with a heavy eastern European accent.

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He is described as about 5ft 10in tall, of a medium to heavy build, wearing a black balaclava and spoke with a Liverpudlian accent.

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Police said Mr Campbell spoke with a Scottish accent and was 5ft 3ins (1.6m) tall, of heavy build and wore glasses.

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