The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #103952   Message #2124356
Posted By: blind will
12-Aug-07 - 05:21 PM
Thread Name: Accents fostering misunderstood lyrics?
Subject: RE: Accents fostering misunderstood lyrics?
I'm reminded of a time several years ago when I was working in a store.

A man with a thick Jamaican accent was looking for a fan, so he came up to me and asked "Do you have fun?" I answered and informed him that I did have fun sometimes.Not pleased with my answer, he asked me the same question two or more times.I kept giving him the same answer.Finally he got mad at me and said "Don't you speak English?", before he walked away.A little while later I figured out what he really meant and told him that we had no fans.

On another occasion a Jamaican guy asked me for "bug" (meaning bag).