You have a parasite on your voice

A Turkish man who was first visiting us in Skypeland and he claimed that science and the Koran are meeting at the same place. A friend with a strong American accent joined, and he was confused. He complained bitterly that the American had a "parasite" on his voice and asked the American to adjust his microphone to get rid of this "parasite". A German lady in the cast quickly understood what the problem was; the Turk had never heard someone with an American accent before (amazingly) and thought that this accent corresponded to a "parasite".