Lost In No Translation, Part 3
Caller: “Hello. Do you have an Italian-to-American dictionary?”
(Note that the caller doesn’t seem to have trouble speaking English, and has a New York accent.)
Me: “We have Italian to English dictionaries.”
Customer: “No, no. I need Italian to American because English is a different language, right?”
Me: “The English language is what we speak in America.”
Customer: *frustrated* “Can I speak to someone who might know better?!”
Related:
Lost In No Translation, Part 2
Lost In No Translation
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