Sunday, January 28, 2024

What is a funny story that happened due to language barrier?

[from Ted Sas]

When I was in my twenties, I was going out with a Hungarian girl whose parents worked at the Hungarian Embassy in London. Her mother's English was not good - but okay for casual chatting.

One evening the mother turned to me and asked, “What is this word cunt mean?”

I was floored by how to answer that - my mind raced, and to get time I asked, “How do people say this word to you?” Her reply was, “In the shops, people say, 'I cunt help you at the moment, I have other customers.'”

Whewwww! That was one of those time when slowing down the conversation saved so much possible aggravation and confusion.

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