By Lokis mum
Date 20.09.05 06:36 UTC
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:
Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
RS: " Rye ..Roonsirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??"
G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon an d eggs."
RS: "Ow July den?"
G: "What??"
RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud,poochd?"
G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I likethem? Sorry, scrambledplease."
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 w an sahn toes??"
G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo w an sahn toes' me an s."
RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don ju an 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 me an butter...just put it on the side."
RS: "Copy?"
G: "Excuse me?"
RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"
G: "Yes. Coffee, please, an d that's all."
RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin we bodder on
sigh an d copy....rye??"
G: "Whatever you say."
RS: "Tenjewberrymuds."
G : "You're very welcome."
:D :D :D
Margot
Phew, that was a hard read, I had to read it again when I had come back from dropping Thomas off at nursery, it makes much more sence now!!! :D :D