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- A friend of mine went to the USA on holiday. In a café he ordered a
coffee alone. The waiters started laughing because they didn't understand him.
- A man who attends an English
gathering told me another very good misunderstanding. A guy he knows was on holiday
in the USA. In a bar he ordered a “cock”
instead of a Coke. And the waiter apart from laughing, answered: ” but a big
one or a small one”. And he replied: “a normal size”.
("cock" is a taboo slang word for penis)
David
Martínez
Hello Everyone:
Let me tell you a funny story, which is not exactly a misunderstanding. It happened to me the first time (when) I went abroad, quite a long time ago now.
At that time, I had finished my university studies and I felt the need to improve my English language. I didn’t think it twice; I took my suitcase and went to London.
Once there, I started looking for work. At first I was not aware of what I did because my level of English was so low..........
Oh, great ! In spite of being a bad English speaker, I was able to find a job as a waiter in a hotel on the fourth day.
Let me tell you a funny story, which is not exactly a misunderstanding. It happened to me the first time (when) I went abroad, quite a long time ago now.
At that time, I had finished my university studies and I felt the need to improve my English language. I didn’t think it twice; I took my suitcase and went to London.
Once there, I started looking for work. At first I was not aware of what I did because my level of English was so low..........
Oh, great ! In spite of being a bad English speaker, I was able to find a job as a waiter in a hotel on the fourth day.
I was hired by a man who was called Simón, the same as me and I thought this
might be an advantage.
He told me about some of the previous students’ experiences, to get a taste of what he expected from me. He also explained the timetable, wages and so on to me,. Moreover, he
told me the following expression " If you let me down, You will have to hide from me ", I didn´t knowunderstand it, and of course, I didn´t consider it such an important thing.
My girlfriend came to see me, and we went out for dinner. I was so tired the following day that I didn´t go to work. I called my boss "Simón ", and I said to him that I was sick.
He said to me: “Come to the hotel tomorrow to balance your pays. Ohhhh my god, he sacked me.
Bye,
Jesús
He told me about some of the previous students’ experiences, to get a taste of what he expected from me. He also explained the timetable, wages and so on to me,. Moreover, he
told me the following expression " If you let me down, You will have to hide from me ", I didn´t knowunderstand it, and of course, I didn´t consider it such an important thing.
My girlfriend came to see me, and we went out for dinner. I was so tired the following day that I didn´t go to work. I called my boss "Simón ", and I said to him that I was sick.
He said to me: “Come to the hotel tomorrow to balance your pays. Ohhhh my god, he sacked me.
Bye,
Jesús
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