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doofy wrote:

Omelet wrote:

Mexican dialects can be every bit as bad as Aussie slang vs. American
slang speaking "English"! Working with a lot of Tex-mex hispanics and
their kids taking formal "Spanish" in school has been enlightening.


Funniest interchange I ever heard at a 7-11 was between a Mexican trying
to tell an Afghani what cigarettes he wanted.

"Maaboalice"
"I'm sorry"
"Maaboalice"
"Uh"
Pointing, "Maaboalice"


Marlboro Lights was what I was able to figure out.

East College Ave. in Santa Rosa.

lol That is funny. :-)

The funniest thing that ever happened to me was being put down by a
Brit' when I was in college.

I made a (not derogatory) comment about his accent, trying to see if he
was from England or Australia. He had a strong Cockney accent.

He told me that _I_ was the one with the accent.

He spoke English. g
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