Language Barrier
By mummymo
@mummymo (23706)
April 7, 2007 12:33pm CST
A Swiss man is looking for directions, and he pulls up at a bus stop where two Americans are waiting.
"Entschuldigung, kannen Sie Deutsch sprechen?" he asks. The two Americans just stare at him.
"Excusez-moi, parlez vous Francais?" he tries. They continue to stare.
"Praat julle Afrikaans?" The Americans just look at each other.
"Parlare Italiano?" No response.
"Hablan ustedes Espanol?" Still nothing.
Disgusted, the Swiss guy drives off.
One American guy turns to other and says, "Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language."
"Why?" says the other. "That guy knew five languages and it didn't do him no good either."
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9 responses
@sick4muzick (816)
• Philippines
12 Apr 07
Hello mummymo. hahaha I always love a good laugh early in the morning. Language barrier indeed, he could have broken it if he just learned English hehehe. Thanks and have a nice day.
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@sick4muzick (816)
• Philippines
16 Apr 07
Hi mummymo. It is not selfish at all, I'd like to call it PRIDE. And we should be proud of our own language. Speaking of which, I am deeply grateful and proud of this best response thing and it's all because of you. Cheers! Another glass of water for me.
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• United States
12 Apr 07
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@mummymo (23706)
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9 Apr 07
Welcome honey! I asked him if you had told him I was working and he said you had but he had forgotten or he would have went somewhere else! he was very quick to point out that he was only joking though! lol Imagine making him cross to there still - you're not as big a softy as I thought! pmsl xxxx
@efreddy (250)
• Belgium
8 Apr 07
A dutch man are walking in the UK and when he met someone he said beautiful wheather isn't it ?
Yeh said the other spring is in the air.
(in dutch language spring means jump and the dutch man translated jump in the air instead of spring is in the air)
The dutch man asked why should I.
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@efreddy (250)
• Belgium
8 Apr 07
A belgian boy ,a chinese girl ,a french boy and an english girl are sitting on a restaurant.
The french boy gives some food to the english girl and said : I give this to you beautiful lady and the english girl said merci beaucoup,then they are looking to the belgian boy and they still lauphing,what should they say to the chinese girl?
The belgian boy said when he gives some food to the chinese girl : Hier schatje speelt dat maar binnen.
(dutch language translated here my dear,eat it).
The french boy and the english girl look at each other and say,well the belgians are very special,they know all languages.
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