IJMC - A Part Of This Nutritious Breakfast

Ahh, the language barrier. Such a wonderful device, until you're some 
poor slob trying to order a simple breakfast...read on!         -dave









A telephonic exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a
hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic
Review.......

Room Service: "Morny. Ruin sorbees"
Guest  "Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service"
RS  "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to oder sunteen??"
Guest  "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs"
RS  "Ow July den?"
G  "What??"
RS  "Ow July den?...pry,boy,pooch?"
G  "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."
RS  "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?"
G  "Crisp will be fine"
RS  "Hokay. An Santos?"
G  "What?"
RS  "Santos. July Santos?"
G  "I don't think so"
RS  "No? Judo one toes??"
G  "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means."
RS  "Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?"
G  "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an
   English muffin will be fine"
RS  "We bother?"
G ""No..just put the bother on the side."
RS  "Wad?"
G  "I mean butter...just put it on the side."
RS  "Copy?"
G  "Sorry?"
RS  "Copy...tea...mill?"
G  "Yes. Coffee please, and that's all."
RS  "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem,
   tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy....rye??"
G  "Whatever you say"
RS  "Tendjewberrymud"
G  "Your'e welcome"