I heard a funny story that a Japanese woman was laughed at by people in an elevator. She had lived in the U.S for a while and one day she went shopping in a department store. She wanted to go to the fifth floor in the department store and got into an elevator. The elevator was very crowded and when it stopped at the fourth floor, a person in the back said "I'm getting out!". She got off the elevator to let the person go because she was standing at the front in the elevator. However she wanted to go back to the elevator soon again because she wanted to go to the fifth floor. She said "I'll be back", when she got off the elevator. Then the people in the elevator laughed at her. She couldn't understand why she was laughed at.
I think the reason is because "I'll be back" is the phrase that a famous actor Arnold Schwarzenegger said in his movie "The Terminator". Have you ever been laughed at by people when you said something in English?
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To MARY Thank you for your comment. It is a wall which we, English leaners, should overcome to pronounce English words correctly.
Cute anecdote, thanks for sharing tam!
When I talk in English people are like:
But I don't care much about that ;)
To Rosemary Thank you for your comment.
To Emma Thank you for your comment. I agree with you.
To Mishaikh Thank you for your comment.
No, I never had such experience. Here in USA I never find people laughing at anybody's wrong English.
To Risty Aven Thank you for your comment and experience.
They laughed at me because I don’t speak, hahaha! But yeah, I think last month my housemates laughed at me because I pronounced the word “sweater” or sweat-shirt, like “SWEETER”, it happens all the time, because I got this from my mother, that’s how she called that cloth. Darn it! Hahaha! But you know, I don’t think that is something to laugh at, I think it’s a discreet way of humiliating someone. What? Does that make them intelligent? I don’t think so! >:(
To Rose Thank you for your comment. I think the act of laughing derisively isn't good but a warm smile is appropriate to the situation.
We shouldn't be worried about it and laugh with them. Showing humor or at least a friendly smile builds bridges between people. Situational comics is one of the most funny situations and we can't avoid laughing when we notice it. I think nobody wants hurt the feelings of others at those moments... It's just too funny.
Until now it hasn't happen to me... What is not yet can still be. Who knws!!!!
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