for native English speakers to interact with other speakers who use different varieties of English. In contrast, on campuses and at workplaces, they are ―rarely encouraged to develop the knowledge and skill necessary for intercultural communities, often resulting in a one-way communicative burden imposed on the WE [World Englishes, or other varieties of English] speakers‖ (p. 47). Thus, it is not too far-fetched to assume that if there is any miscommunication taking place, the speakers of non-mainstream US English often receive the blame or the shame. This can be seen through the following discriminatory interaction between an Asian convenience store clerk and a middle-class white male worker from the 1993 film, Falling Down: