speak good english

An SIA stewardess friend of mine once served a businessman in Raffles class.


His suit was impeccable; his culinary tastes refined; his manners impeccable; his Enligsh atrocious.


When asked what drink he'd like to accompany his meal, he replied, "A large cock".

Neil Humphreys
in TakeThePissOutOfGoodEnglish

when i was flying, there was a running joke against the stewardess. the stewardess would come round to ask the passengers, "would you like some snakes?"

i personally heard it for myself later on in the hotel trade. not snakes for snacks but hay for hair and com for comb. i honestly think the perpetuator might not be aware of it. it's not uncommon, really. i know of a friend (local through and through) who can't do the letter 'l' properly so that 'no problem' becomes 'no probrem'.

i'm still hoping to hear my colleagues enunciate 'children' the right way w/o my reminding them. but it's become too ingrained in them. and i don't wish to be misunderstood as being lofty about such things.

i don't speak nor write the language perfectly. i really try to look past these little things. my dear sil has difficulty getting it right no matter how often her husband and myself correct her. i missed the fuss over what Beyonce said about not being able to understand us when she was here for F1 Rocks in september. a colleague told me it's discussed on radio, on Class 95.