The please incident
@DocAndersen (54402)
United States
May 17, 2020 9:47am CST
My wife is a very polite person. We moved from Indiana to Cincinnati Ohio and had a lot to learn.
My wife said one evening I will stop at La Rosa's and get pizza for dinner. I said that was awesome. She came home and shared this story.
So I walked in. When it was my turn at the front of the line I said:
"large pepperoni pizza and breadsticks"
the counter person said "Please."
my wife was mortified that she had been so rude. She said:
"A Large Pepperoni pizza and breadsticks, please"
The counter person looked at her strangely
"I am sorry, please meant I didn't hear you the first time.:
my wife said they both laughed.
Ever gotten bitten by the language differences in various parts of the world?
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@FourWalls (69008)
• United States
17 May 20
Just those goofy people who call cokes “pop.” 
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 May 20
US Speak is something we (my wife and I) have both struggled with.
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
17 May 20
Hmm, that is a new one on me, I thought it would be pardon, or excuse me!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 May 20
it usually is, but in cincinnati it is please!
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@rebelann (112966)
• El Paso, Texas
17 May 20
Only here on Mylot. Since I've been a member I've learned that the English I speak is extremely different from that spoken on the East Coast or Britain or Australia ...... there are so many dialects of English that I'd never really get a good handle on all the variations
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
17 May 20
I can't think of a specific example but I often do not know what people from Newfoundland are saying. They have unique expressions, and an accent.
My husband did not learn English until he went to school. Everyone in the community spoke a low German dialect.
He will argue with me about the meaning of words and I cannot convince him words are used more than one way. Even the dictionary can not convince him
If I say something smells; he will correct me and say it stinks, smell is what your nose does.
He has convinced me that it is better to say I am angry than to say I am mad. He believes mad can only mean insane.
If I say something smells; he will correct me and say it stinks, smell is what your nose does.
He has convinced me that it is better to say I am angry than to say I am mad. He believes mad can only mean insane.2 people like this
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 May 20
that made me laugh out loud - hilarious! don't tell him about mad hatters
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@LindaOHio (181721)
• United States
17 May 20
The pop/soda thing follows me around a lot. It's always been pop to me.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 May 20
that is even harder, ours was just regional differences in English!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
20 May 20
@sofssu it makes me wonder sometimes about English as a language!
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 May 20
it is a big Cincinnati thing. when we moved away, we did that in Indiana and people looked at us like we were from mars!
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@sallypup (61627)
• Centralia, Washington
18 May 20
@DocAndersen And those people are mean for the dumbest reasons.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 May 20
people get so worried about so many goofy things.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 May 20
@sallypup that is so very true, and very sad
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 May 20
it is - regional and then national dialects even more sometimes.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 May 20
@DocAndersen Good times to remember.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 May 20
she is very polite and thought she might have done something wrong.
