Ever had to communicate with non-native English speakers? Here’s a little something to brighten your weekend…<\/p>\n
The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room service at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review:<\/p>\n
Room Service (RS): “Morrin. Roon sirbees.”<\/p>\n
Guest (G): “Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Rye..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??”<\/p>\n
G: “Uh..yes..I’d like some bacon and eggs.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Ow July den?”<\/p>\n
G: “What??”<\/p>\n
RS: “Ow July den?…pryed, boyud, poochd?”<\/p>\n
G: “Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Ow July dee baykem? Crease?”<\/p>\n
G: “Crisp will be fine.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Hokay. An Sahn toes?”<\/p>\n
G: “What?”<\/p>\n
RS: “An toes. July Sahn toes?”<\/p>\n
G: “I don’t think so.”<\/p>\n
RS: “No? Judo wan sahn toes??”<\/p>\n
G: “I feel really bad about this, but I don’t know what ‘judo wan sahn toes means.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Toes! toes!…Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?”<\/p>\n
G: “English muffin!! I’ve got it! You were saying ‘Toast.’ Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine.”<\/p>\n
RS: “We bodder?”<\/p>\n
G: “No…just put the bodder on the side.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Wad?”<\/p>\n
G: “I mean butter…just put it on the side.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Copy?”<\/p>\n
G: “Excuse me?”<\/p>\n
RS: “Copy…tea…meel?”<\/p>\n
G: “Yes. Coffee, please, and that’s all.”<\/p>\n
RS: “One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin we bodder on sigh and copy….rye??”<\/p>\n
G: “Whatever you say.”<\/p>\n
RS: “Tenjewberrymuds.”<\/p>\n
G: “You’re very welcome.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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