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[Edward Lea.]

Trep if you can read this you are ready for the move overseas.



The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and

room-service, at a hotel in Asia (which could also be MANY motels here in

the United States these days). This was recorded and published in

the Far East Economic Review:







Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."





Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."





RS: "Rye..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor

sunteen??"



G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs."





RS: "Ow July den?"



G: "What??"



RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?"



G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them?

Sorry....scrambled please."



RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"



G: "Crisp will be fine."



RS : "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"



G: "What?"



RS: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"



G: "I don't think so."



RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"



G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know

what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."



RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow

Anglish moppin we bodder?"



G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying

'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be

fine."



RS: "We bodder?"



G: "No...just put the bodder on the side."



RS: "Wad?"



G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."



RS: "Copy?"



G: "Excuse me?"



RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"



G: "Yes. Coffee, please....and that's all."



RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem,

Anglish moppin we bodder on sigh and

copy....rye??"



G: "Whatever you say."



RS: "Tenjewberrymuds."



G : "You're very welcome."

 

[Bill McElroy]

That's like Shakespearean literature compared to the "Help" desk in Bangalore!!!:wacko::blink:

 

[Larry Harp]

So, I wonder what the guy got for breakfast?



A long time ago when the kids were little I tried selling life insurance...straight commission. We were poorer than an outhouse mouse. To save money I got my hair cut at one of those national chain places that had $5 haircuts. All the hair cutters were all Vietnamese ladies who's English was similar to the the Roon sirbees lady above. They would ask, "Howyouwanit?" and then start cutting, then occasionally they would wave their hand around my head and say something that sounded like a question but I had no idea what. I would just nod and say "OK". It was a real thrill ride to say the least. They were all very nice but as soon as I could afford it I found an English speaking barber.



Harpo

 

[fatrap]

Hey at least some people attempt English. Go to my local Walmart and see have many of our Southern Brothers even try to speak English and watch them get pissed when the check out lady can't speak Spanish.

fatrap

 

[TrepMan]

ED - ROTFLMAO!!! :lol::lol:



At first I thought it was racial "Jewish to oddor

sunteen??" something about us Jews smelling like suntan lotion!!!! LOL!!!

 

[Bruce Freeman]

OK, if you read my post about the young lady at mcdonalds that could not speak english you know I can't speak spanish. So as a born again redneck I have taken it upon myself to help the customer support people from the country of india to understand how I feel. We deal a lot with Mrs Penske's trucking company and after they sent the customer service overseas things have hit the toilet. We can't build or install with out product and if I/we can't understand what they want to schedule it's tough to be where we need to be and when.

So not to insult anyone here I came up with my own idea to if not cure at least confuse the sh$$ out of them.

Please pardon any spelling or slang. I don't mean to insult anyone, I just wanted the person to know I could not understand them without asking them to speak english when they were doing the best they can.



Simulated phone call...

Halo can I speeeek to Brice?

BF: Coma a sta senorita, no abla englees

caan I speeek to Brice pleasee

BF: No abla englees, please abla espanyol

eess this yous sss installaatin?

Sorry senorita no abla, pleeese abla espanyol.



Yes I got in trouble, but you know what. Stacey from Ohio calls me now to schedule their trucks. Not nice? Not correct? Do I care? Nope. I got what I wanted, someone I could talk to that I understand.



BF

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

At first I thought it was racial "Jewish to oddor

Trepper, I thought the exact same thing when I read it:lol:





Uncle Billy