When did language become a barrier?
On my way home from school today I stopped at Starbucks to ta pow coffee home for myself, Lil and Chun How. This is what ensued:
Xian (X): One tall gingerbread latte, please.
Barista (B): Thaat wil bee two forteh nain pliss.
X: Oh, there's more actually.
B: Waat? Yoo want small saiz?
X: No, I meant to say that I'm not yet done with my order.
B: Yez, thaat wil bee all?
X: No no, there's more!
B: Yoo mean yoo want wan more gingerbread latte?
X: No, can I get a tall eggnog latte this time?
B: Hokay, so wan tall eggnog latte den? Thaat wil bee two forteh nain pliss.
X: No! I want a gingerbread latte as well.
B: Waat? I don understand yoo!
Watta headache.
Xian (X): One tall gingerbread latte, please.
Barista (B): Thaat wil bee two forteh nain pliss.
X: Oh, there's more actually.
B: Waat? Yoo want small saiz?
X: No, I meant to say that I'm not yet done with my order.
B: Yez, thaat wil bee all?
X: No no, there's more!
B: Yoo mean yoo want wan more gingerbread latte?
X: No, can I get a tall eggnog latte this time?
B: Hokay, so wan tall eggnog latte den? Thaat wil bee two forteh nain pliss.
X: No! I want a gingerbread latte as well.
B: Waat? I don understand yoo!
Watta headache.
posted by Xian at
7:36 PM
3 Comments:
What world were you in with this barista anyway? Madness..
Carpet cleaner the spammer. Beware, you'll get more of these
By
dania, At
3:27 PM
looks like you have a steady group of people commenting on your blog.... =)
where's the barista from anyway? shouldn't put him for customer service...just make the coffee and say nothing...hehe
By
hooi, At
8:14 AM
Heh heh. Well looks like my blog gets comments from the random reader! *beams proudly*
No idea where the barista's from. Either Scandinavia or one of em. Hooray for Malaysians. Hari Raya's coming soon btw!
By
Xian, At
1:53 AM
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