RANDOM RANTS XXXI: I hate my job

[Joecoolyo]

I once saw a funnel cloud a quarter mile away from me. But it didn't touch ground and I didn't know what it was until later on.

Yeah, I've seen a funnel cloud too before; I was at my grandparent's house and it appeared over the lake, never touched down though.

It was really scary and loud though

And speaking of the Massachusetts tornado, I just happened upon two awesome videos of it:


Link to video.


Link to video.

The first one is especially interesting as you can see what happens when a tornado crosses a river.

 

[Kozmos]

I got drunk with my nympho friends, got soaked wet by the rain and finally fell asleep in an underground garage.

 

[GenMarshall]

I hate slipping up in my quest to rebuild my self confidence. I found out that I've relapsed into old habits.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I hate slipping up in my quest to rebuild my self confidence. I found out that I've relapsed into old habits.

We're all creatures of habit . But the trick is with some discipline to make them good ones

 

[Tee Kay]

Rant: white people who try to pronounce the Asian names on menus when ordering takeaway.

 

[Arakhor]

Well, provided that they actually attempt them in good faith, I see that as aiding multiculturalism.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Rant: white people who try to pronounce the Asian names on menus when ordering takeaway.

Rant . No " ditto " to my vague words of wisdom

 

[Tee Kay]

Well, provided that they actually attempt them in good faith, I see that as aiding multiculturalism.

I prefer orders in English, because I'll be spared their attempt at pronouncing the words and the inevitable uncomfortable seconds following that while I try to guess what they just said, after which I will awkwardly ask them several times to repeat their order.

Rant . No " ditto " to my vague words of wisdom

Well... um... ditto?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Rant: white people who try to pronounce the Asian names on menus when ordering takeaway.

But it's ok for Indians , Eskimos and etheopians ? Can Asians ask for a pie and sauce ?

 

[Tee Kay]

But it's ok for Indians , Eskimos and etheopians ?

I don't see many Eskimos or Ethiopians.

No Indians have tried pronouncing them so far.

 

[Yared]

Stop hating bro

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I don't see many Eskimos or Ethiopians.

No Indians have tried pronouncing them so far.

That's probably cause word has got around about your strict ordering policy

 

[Tee Kay]

That's probably cause word has got around about your strict ordering policy

I don't have a policy. I don't (can't) tell my customers to order in a certain way. I just don't like it when they do it.

Admittedly, it's sometimes amusing.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Well I'm safe if I order at your establishment . I'm strictly a number 42 guy with rice

 

[NedimNapoleon]

EDIT: This was supposed to go to the Raves thread

 

[Camikaze]

Rant: white people who try to pronounce the Asian names on menus when ordering takeaway.

At my work we just go with nicely Anglicised names. 'Honey', 'Sweet & Sour' and 'Mongolian' are words that our clientele (and to be honest, the staff too) can deal with.

 

[Tee Kay]

Yes, we do have English names, with Thai names in parentheses. Unfortunately, they're Latin transcriptions. Actually, that's pretty much the sum of the problem. I swear, Thai has the worst transcription or transliteration system of any language. Not only are the letters pretty crappy match with their actual pronounciation, at least to an English speaker (ch sounds like a j, th sounds like long t, for instance) it's also commonly written without tones, and unlike Mandarin Chinese there are no commonly used or accepted way of indicating either tones or vowel length. What kind of tonal language is transliterated without tonal markers? So you get farangs pronouncing the name of the capital's international airport "Soo-van-na-boo-mi" when that's totally wrong and that's not even the worst example of it.

Phew. Anyway. I get paid to deal with customers. So whatever. I'm cool with it.

 

[W|M]

How DO you pronounce the name of Krung Thep's international airport?

 

[Mango Elephant]

Why do seniors have to graduate? Can't they all just fail?

 

[azzaman333]

Why do seniors have to graduate? Can't they all just fail?

I doubt the school wants them back.