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Amanita86
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Crystal G]
#22007658 - 07/28/15 12:40 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Holy shit, I read the title of this thread and saw who last posted in it and drew an immediate conclusion of how that last poster was going to respond...
I dont even need to read this shit anymore, I already know.. what a joke. Wake up already..
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Amanita86]
#22007662 - 07/28/15 12:43 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yes, just like how I can always tell when you are posting under the influence, drunkard…
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Amanita86
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Crystal G]
#22007670 - 07/28/15 12:46 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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You really want to throw the 'who's under the influence' stone?... I'll give you some time to think about that one Crystal..
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Amanita86]
#22007675 - 07/28/15 12:49 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Word for word, and quote:
"How in the fock do you always know when Ive been drinking?"
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Amanita86
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Crystal G]
#22007687 - 07/28/15 12:54 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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You really want me to start quoting you? Again I'll give you a solid minute to think this one through,.
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Crystal G]
#22007692 - 07/28/15 12:55 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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....assuming you live long enough to make it to the climax of this conversation. Chances are I'm just wasting my time here.
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Patlal]
#22007696 - 07/28/15 12:58 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: 1234go]
#22007707 - 07/28/15 01:02 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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We're talking about predictability in terms of posting styles and particular mind-frames. Please follow along.
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Crystal G]
#22007709 - 07/28/15 01:03 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Patlal]
#22007714 - 07/28/15 01:04 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have trouble understanding people on the phone regardless of who they are. Throw a foreigner on the phone and you're going to get a thousand "huhs" and "say that again" from me.
Not really any better in person either. My doctor is a Pakistani dude with a thick as fuck accent. I mean he's one of those people who only have a very basic concept of English down. The grammatical/syntax errors he makes is on par with a 4 or 5 year old. I hate having to go see him, makes me feel like such a shitty person when I can't understand anything he's saying and have to have him repeat everything, usually multiple times over. 
Worse yet is working retail and having to deal with accents, they tend to get a lot stronger when someone is excited (angry). It's kinda hard to calm the situation down when you're having trouble understanding anything they're saying and have to keep asking them to repeat themselves. It only makes them angrier and the situation worse.
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Re: Does anyone else have trouble talking to foreigners on the phone? [Re: Crystal G]
#22010286 - 07/28/15 03:18 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Crystal G said:
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Lophosaurus said: I can never understand workers at Chinese restaurants. After the third time of asking them to repeat I just say ok, then it turns out its not even a yes or no question. Most of the time I have to turn the conversation over to my wife. Is it really that hard to pick up a different accent? They could easily listen to tv or radio and try to impersonate what they hear.
Guess what, if you learned a different language you would find that almost every native speaker of that language would tell you that you have an American accent (or wherever country you are from).
It doesn't surprise me that Scandinavians are so easy to understand though, considering they learn English from like, grade school…
If I learned a new language I would sound like an American until I got the basics down. Then I would start listening to their tv/radio shows and mimic the way they speak until I pick it up and can communicate with ease. Especially if I was working at a restaurant in a different country.
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