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Another funny thing about the story is that my fiancee looked at me and
said, "Can you believe that stupid ass said that." To which I replied in the affirmative. People say assinine things all the time. It's a part of life that makes it more colorful, if not evidence of our ignorance.
posted by
saul_relative
on February 24, 2007 at 7:46 PM
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New York and Georgia probably do sound like foreigners to each other
but this doesn't sound like a language barrier to me. Maybe an attitude barrier. =)
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on February 24, 2007 at 10:39 AM
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I claim to be southern as well, OneTimeAgain. All joking aside, the only
problem I have in translating is when someone overuses slang or regional colloquialisms. But, then, I find that true of anybody anywhere...
posted by
saul_relative
on February 24, 2007 at 7:24 AM
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Saul
I live in the south and often have to clarify myself when speaking with northeners who have moved here. Its ok though.. I dont understand them either.
posted by
Blue_feathers
on February 24, 2007 at 6:46 AM
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That's funny, Whacky. I'm constantly amazed at the how geographically
illiterate people are. I'm still being asked where in Virginia I'm from, even after just informing the listener that I am from West Virginia. People from the Carolinas say they have a similar problem on both sides.
posted by
saul_relative
on February 23, 2007 at 11:13 PM
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People seem to be getting dumber.
A friend of mine from Belen NM was back east. While there, she was asked where in Germany Belen was.
We are still laughing.
Bo =^..^=
always smiles. Me too!
posted by
Whacky
on February 23, 2007 at 11:08 PM
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