Why do I have to press 1 for English, get put on hold for ten minutes, only to ultimately speak to someone who can't speak English themselves?
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Have you been greeted with Hello, My name ees Beel?
I actually had to tell Beel to go turn down Wheel of Fortune so he could listen to what I had to say.
He insisted that he was not "watching ze teevee" even though I could hear the wheel spinning and Pat Sajak asking if the contestant wanted to buy a vowel.
Let's just say the "Ello my name ees Peggee" commercial is not as far from reality at all.
I actually had to tell Beel to go turn down Wheel of Fortune so he could listen to what I had to say.
He insisted that he was not "watching ze teevee" even though I could hear the wheel spinning and Pat Sajak asking if the contestant wanted to buy a vowel.
Let's just say the "Ello my name ees Peggee" commercial is not as far from reality at all.
Sadly, no it's not.
My sister told me that she says, "May I speak to someone in the United States?"
This is from one of hubby's German clients, CEO of a textile manufacturing company. He is hilarious.
I DID NOT THINK I WOULD GET WHAT TENJOOBERRYMUDS MEANT BUT BY THE TIME I READ THIS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. BUT NOW I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS..SEE IF YOU CAN TOO)!
I was recently in Sydney and decided to learn Vietnamese, so I could understand the check-outs at McDonalds. My next move is to learn Indian, so I can understand my doctors and the person that answers the phone when I have a warranty problem.
By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND TENJOOBERRYMUDS.
In order to continue getting-by in Australia we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS".
With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.
Now, here goes...
The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service somewhere in Australia.......
Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"
Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs.."
Room Service: "Ow July den?"
Guest: ".....What??"
Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... Pryed, boyud, poochd?"
Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."
Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
Guest: "What?"
Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"
Guest: "I... Don't think so."
RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"
Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
Guest: "Oh, English muffin!!! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RoomService: "We bodder?"
Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."
RoomService: "Wad?!?"
Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."
RoomService: "Copy?"
Guest: "Excuse me?"
RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."
RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy .... Rye ??"
Guest: "Whatever you say.."
RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds."
Guest: "You're welcome"
Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' ".......and you do, don't you?
This is from one of hubby's German clients, CEO of a textile manufacturing company. He is hilarious.
I DID NOT THINK I WOULD GET WHAT TENJOOBERRYMUDS MEANT BUT BY THE TIME I READ THIS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. BUT NOW I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS..SEE IF YOU CAN TOO)!
I was recently in Sydney and decided to learn Vietnamese, so I could understand the check-outs at McDonalds. My next move is to learn Indian, so I can understand my doctors and the person that answers the phone when I have a warranty problem.
By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND TENJOOBERRYMUDS.
In order to continue getting-by in Australia we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS".
With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.
Now, here goes...
The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service somewhere in Australia.......
Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"
Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs.."
Room Service: "Ow July den?"
Guest: ".....What??"
Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... Pryed, boyud, poochd?"
Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."
Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
Guest: "What?"
Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"
Guest: "I... Don't think so."
RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"
Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
Guest: "Oh, English muffin!!! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RoomService: "We bodder?"
Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."
RoomService: "Wad?!?"
Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."
RoomService: "Copy?"
Guest: "Excuse me?"
RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."
RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy .... Rye ??"
Guest: "Whatever you say.."
RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds."
Guest: "You're welcome"
Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' ".......and you do, don't you?
My voice recognition phone system in my BMW doesn't understand my Southern accent, so I have given up on it. It understands hubby and our daughter, but not me. I'll speak a phone number, and it gets it wrong every time. Then I'll say f u, and it'll return with 7985. 
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what a GREAT commercial!
My voice recognition phone system in my BMW doesn't understand my Southern accent, so I have given up on it. It understands hubby and our daughter, but not me. I'll speak a phone number, and it gets it wrong every time. Then I'll say f u, and it'll return with 7985.
I know!! Those things'll drive you nuts. This reminds me of many years ago when I vacationed in New England with two very dear, very southern/country friends. I felt I was constantly translating for them....like I was any better!!! The best one was when darling Tina kept asking for a "crown & seven". The waitress kept saying she didn't understand. Tina finally said, "you know, crown royal". The waitress beamed and said, "Oh!!!! You want a crab roll!"
These are great! Went to NYC with a group, one from a very Southern area. She called housekeeping and asked for an 'arm'. The housekeeper was Jamaican. She asked about 14 times before we understood what the hail she was saying. She was asking for an iron! That was the joke of the trip.
This is hilarious!!!