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A telephonic exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review.
This actually has some deeper message.
To those of you who are (still) in Asia: it ain't getting better, that's for sure
To those of you who left Asia: now you remember why
To those of you who think about moving to Asia: don't
To those of you who have never stayed in Asia: this is what it's like out here (most of the time).
| Room Service: |
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"Morny. Ruin Sorbees" |
| Guest: |
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"Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service" |
| Room Service: |
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"Rye.. Ruin sorbees..morny. Djewish to oder sunteen?" |
| Guest: |
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"Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs" |
| Room Service: |
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"Ow July den?" |
| Guest: |
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"What?" |
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"Ow July den?..pry, boy, pooch?" |
| Guest: |
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"Oh, the eggs...How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled
please" |
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"Ow July dee baychem...crease?" |
| Guest: |
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"Crisp will we fine" |
| Room Service: |
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"Hokay. An santos?" |
| Guest: |
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"What?" |
| Room Service: |
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"Santos, July Santos?" |
| Guest: |
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"I don't think so" |
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"No? Judo one toes?" |
| Guest: |
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"I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means." |
| Room Service: |
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"Toes, toes... Why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?" |
| Guest: |
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"English muffin! I've got it, You were saying Toast, fine yes, an English muffin will be fine" |
| Room Service: |
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"We bother?" |
| Guest: |
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"No..just the bother on the side" |
| Room Service: |
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"Wad?" |
| Guest: |
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"I mean butter...just put the butter on the side" |
| Room Service: |
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"Copy?" |
| Guest: |
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"Sorry?" |
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"Copy..tea..mill?" |
| Guest: |
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"Yes, coffee please, and that's all" |
| Room Service: |
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"One minnie. Ass ruin tornio fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and
copy...rye?" |
| Guest: |
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"Whatever you say" |
| Room Service: |
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"Tendjewberrymud" |
| Guest: |
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"You're welcome" |
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