[GZG] Language..

oh such fun.

Years ago I had to submit a system crash dump to Hewlett Packard and I had to
speak to an Engineer in Atlanta. now I'm an Aussie with a relatively neutral
accent as far as things go, but it was hilarious.. I had to ask him four times
for his name.

The poor blokes name was "Sam" but as the accent goes down south he
pronounced it "Thay-am" in a looong drawl.
I had to get him to Thpell it for me as he dead-set thounded like he'd
had major dental Thurgery.

Another friend of mine was lost in LA for hours looking for a street sign that
pointed to "Frontage Street"..(parallel lanes separated by
traffic islands/median strips.. we call them varying names here.. slip
lanes,side lanes)

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