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Saturday, July 18, 2009

It's all foreign to me

For NaiSaiKu Challenge?

UPPASAK PHARSAR – LANGUAGE BARRIER


ผม พูด อึก ครั้ง หนึ่ง
ใน ถ้อย คำ คุณ เข้า ใจ ได้
ภาษา ต่าง ประเทศ ?
อุปสรรค ภาษา
ภาษา ต่าง ประเทศ
คำ พูด ผม เข้า ใจ ไม่ ได้
พูด อึก ครั้ง หนึ่ง ครับ

Phom phoot eek khrang nung
Nai thoi kham khun khao chai dai
Pharsar tarng pratet?
UPPASAK PHARSAR
Pharsar tarng pratet
Kham phoot phom khao chai mai dai
Phoot eek khrang nung khrap

I’ll tell you again
In words you can understand
A foreign language?
LANGUAGE BARRIER
A foreign language
Words I cannot understand
Please tell me again


FOR The American Sandwich

NOT AN AMERICAN SANDWICH

I was dreading the judge’s verdict, convinced I’d made a huge mistake.
My worst fears were confirmed as I was disqualified from the contest.
“A Chip butty is NOT a traditional American Sandwich”
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10 comments:

  1. zoya gautamJuly 19, 2009 at 3:20 AM

    Hi Stan ,

    thank goodness ur writeup in english is not chinese to me ..

    really liked it ..

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  2. Stan SkiJuly 19, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    Thanks Zoya Gautam; I'm Relieved it's not Double Dutch.

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  3. Susan Helene GottfriedJuly 20, 2009 at 10:48 PM

    I don't get the whole American Sandwich thing, but I DO get how fun this is, Stan. Good one!

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  4. Stan SkiJuly 21, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    Thanks Susan; 3 sentences, each 17 syllables long - the rest is up to you. Have fun.

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  5. andyJuly 22, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    คำ พูด ผม เข้า ใจ ไม่ ได้
    พูด อึก ครั้ง หนึ่ง ครับ
    Nicely, you had me tongue Thai'd for a moment, and then it all came back to me!

    I was reading recently that French Fries were invented in New York! But you're right, a chip butty, might be a bit of a stretch!

    Creative as ever!!
    btw, lots of people are asking about you, after your recent visit to tnotw!

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  6. Stan SkiJuly 22, 2009 at 6:19 AM

    Thanks Andy; Khao chai dai, dee mark!
    New York, New York...?...or the New York Fish Bar?
    Say hello to everyone for me.

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  7. Janet JarrellJuly 22, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    I never really liked the double starch sandwich myself - I believe it is cultural. You see I am Canadian and we drown our 'chips' in gravy and curd cheese! Yum.

    Very fun posts - quite clever.

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  8. Stan SkiJuly 22, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    Thanks Janet; The British prefer salt and vinegar.

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  9. Tumblewords:July 24, 2009 at 12:55 AM

    That's a language barrier, all right. Sometimes it even happens in one and the same language. Your American Sentence is fun - I still like mine with pith and vinegar.

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  10. Stan SkiJuly 24, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    Thanks tumblewords; I KNOW what you're talking about!

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