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View Poll Results: Engrish is overrated. We should standardize communication by:
Draw stick figures to communicate. 3 23.08%
Buy one electronic dictionary and let their thumbs do the talking. 0 0%
Cut his head off and remove the weakest link. 3 23.08%
Where can I buy the magical Fairy-Landshark glitter wand? 7 53.85%
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Old 08-15-2009, 11:26 AM
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No Speaky Espanol???

Just a rant really.

Is it really that difficult to learn 150-300 foreign words for basic communication?

Today a young man between the age of 23-28 years of age came into my shop and asked me a very simple question...

Messican: No speaky Espanol?
My reply while turning my head left and right: Sorry, no.
Same Messican with blank expression: No speaky Espanol?
My reply again while turning my head left and right: Sorry, no.

I started to turn away to go back to what I was doing when teh Messican asked me once more, 'No speaky Espanol?'.

What teh eff? Is there something I'm missing? Do I have hidden up my short sleeved shirt, a magical Fairy-Landshark glitter wand that conjures up a white cloud of smoke with a little hairy midget in the center that miraculously 'speaky' Espanol?

I could not understand how to effectively communicate the word 'NO' to this Messican though I think physically expressing 'NO' with my head turning left and right would have sufficed for any other mouth breather, but hell, I've been wrong before.

I've dealt with many immigrants that spoke very little Engrish and I have had little problems communicating with them but have been successful enough to figure out what they want or need.. Koreans, Japanese, Ethiopians, Russians, Greek, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Malays, Peruvians, El Salvadorians, and even some Messicans.....

This guy however takes the prize. I wonder if I could mount his head on my wall because clearly he's not fit for breeding.

I dunno.

/rant off

Last edited by Noir; 08-15-2009 at 11:43 AM.
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