Yes, I Talk Funny – The Movie!

by Lorna Harris on October 1, 2009

I found a movie making site online yesterday and couldn’t resist playing around with it. So, here are the results. It’s a look at how complicated it is for me to order a glass of water in America. First of all they don’t understand me and on top of that I receive an interrogation.

It’s inspired by my post Yes, I Talk Funny.

I just want a glass of wadda!

{ 12 comments }

Mel Carson October 1, 2009 at 7:58 am: LOL – That’s almost made me wet myself! You forgot that we use the Euro-Dollar over here, that the first floor is above the ground floor and something about cricket lasting 5 days!
Anthony October 1, 2009 at 8:25 am: That is pretty funny… I want some Wadda..
Ant
Iota October 1, 2009 at 10:36 am: That is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages. But you didn’t ask for “no ice”, so it would be a cup of ice with a dash of water in it.
Mwa October 1, 2009 at 11:35 am: That was SOOO funny!
huckbennert October 1, 2009 at 4:05 pm: Ok, that’s very funny. Oh I sorry, what I meant to say is it made me happy as larry. -H
Brit In Bosnia October 6, 2009 at 7:34 am: Brilliant. My boys have picked up an American accent here, no idea how, and I find myself ’saying wa T er – it has a T in it’ a lot. Very good.
London City Mum October 7, 2009 at 6:14 am: Love it – am so inspired I am now going to see if I can try this out too. As they say, imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery.
A Modern Mother October 8, 2009 at 5:16 am: TOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smitten by Britain October 12, 2009 at 4:39 pm: Classic!
If you don’t mind I’m going to link to this from my blog.
Paul Parkinson October 13, 2009 at 4:24 am: Been there, done that. I was at a podcasting conference in Ontario, California and, being lunch time, I wanted a sandwich. Not too tricky so far eh? I took me 5 minutes to queue up (sorry, get in line) and 10 minutes to get them to understand precisely WHICH sandwich I wanted. I was still struggling when the guy behind me translated to the folks behind the counter…

Why is it the English can understand American but Americans struggle to understand English?

“Two countries seperated by a common language”. Indeed.
Limey October 13, 2009 at 5:16 am: This is the most amazing representation of British expat life in America!
NFAH October 13, 2009 at 10:55 am: Love it, love it. But in my office in the UK (I’m American and I’ve been here 3 years) they do indeed stop daily–twice daily–for tea breaks, morning (11ish) and afternoon (3:30-4ish) and I’ve been scolded for not spending more time chatting in the tea room (I have work to do…)