Anyone ever run into serious language barriers? How do you handle it? ???
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Anyone ever run into serious language barriers? How do you handle it? ???
girl, they ALL understand, "wanna sexy dance?"
just learn your monetary denominations in spanish. but trust me, they understand at least that much english.
cool, so in other words, when in doubt, talk with your "sexy femininity" HA!
I was dancing for a Scottish guy a few weeks ago, and he had the BROADEST accent I've ever come across. We managed to get along fine for about 10 minutes, I was just smiling and nodding at his comments until he suddenly wanted an actual reply to something he'd said.
"Ah, excuse me, the music's a bit loud - what did you say?"
"Ay said, yah pewtin a smell on me fayce".
[WTF? something about putting a smell on his face???]
"Um, sorry, what was that again?"
[Eeeek!! I'm putting a smell on his face? (God I hope not!) Or does he want me to put a smell in his face, GEW!]
"Ya pewtin a SMEHL on me fayce!"
[I think I started looking a bit disturbed at this point, and he's looking confused because he thinks it's a perfectly normal thing to say]
And then he pointed at the massive grin he had plastered across his face, and I realised he meant "SMILE"! I laughed, and then proceeded to take more clothes off so he'd stop talking. Physical distraction seems to overcome these awkward communication moments...
ROFL!!! Max that's too funny! 'Specially cause I'm part Scottish and I still can't understand 1/2 of what my Uncle Fred says. I so feel ya on that one.
What I do is ask for the dance, then kind make 1/2assed dance moves, and point to a twenty, they usually get the point then.
ROFL!!!! "Your putting a stink on my face! GOD I love it!"
Kitana
You know what else is funny but seems to work if they look at you like you are stupid if you still don't understand.
Hand them a pen and paper! Really, they will spell out just fine! I have done this soooo much.
Pamela
They're in a strip club...they are there for one reason...learn how to say, "May I dance for you." in as many languages as you can. :D
Max that was hilarious!
"sexy dance?" *wink wink*
I've found that works like a charm with hispanic guys as well as japanese guys. I've never had one not know what I was talking about.
Why can't every day be like this for me? Now that would be a lottery worth winning.Quote:
I laughed, and then proceeded to take more clothes off so he'd stop talking. Physical distraction seems to overcome these awkward communication moments...
Stripper: Quieres un cancion?
Customer: Cuanto cuesta?
Stripper: Veinte
Customer: Cuanto cuesta a coger tu cuerpo?
Stripper: <slap>
max thats the funniest thing I've heard in a while LOL!! :)
Well, it isn't exactly a typical strip club language barrier problem, but Japanese say "I'm going" or it could be translated "I'm leaving" (iku -> pronounced "ee-koo" or maybe "eeeeee-koooooo" in the throes of passion) instead of "I'm coming (cumming)" when they are having or about to have an orgasm. Appearing to announce one's departure at exactly the critical point in the action (either in Japanese or by too literal translation to English) can seriously alarm or fluster a partner who does not know the idiom. There are a lot of funny stories among gaijin-Japanese couples about this topic; some of them might even be true.
-Ww