Saturday 25 May 2013

art of accentuation (but is it art?)


me: can i please have a plastic bag?
french-speaker: ?
me: plastic.
french-speaker: ?
me: *french accent* plastique?
french-speaker: oh! plastic!

me: you're so adorable!
french-kid: ?
me: adorable!
french-kid: ?
me: *french accent* adorable?
french-kid: oh! thank you very much.

friend: hot chocolate please.
waiter-san: ?
friend: hot chocolate.
waiter-san: ?
friend: *japanese accent* hotto-chocoreto?
waiter-san: oh! hot chocolate!

friend: something with hazelnut.
bartender-san: ?
friend: hazelnut.
bartender-san: ?
friend: how do you say hazelnut in japanese?
me: i think i got this, *japanese accent* hazeru-natsu?
bartender-san: oh! hazelnut!

and remember when the waiter told me there was no cheese but 'jisu' in my hamburger?

6 comments

  1. Joana Chaves11:10

    Oh God. This is just too hilarious.

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  2. stephanie thy.09:22

    spectacular! oh this is hilariously spot on

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  3. rach10:06

    HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

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  4. marzbarz_xo16:11

    Oh, the French. Sigh. Been there, done that. The Hazelnut one made me chuckle (also retweeted that one therefore I chuckled the second time around then)

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  5. Velvet10:17

    haha :)

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  6. Mani22:13

    Hah, this made my day! You always have the best anecdotes.

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