Chatty Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I contact with one of my colleage he is Arabic guy, I didn't know which country that he came from. However, we never met in person, we speak on the phone and send e-mail. I know he tried to communicate with me by speaking Thai... but his Thai is so terrible, it's hard to get what he said. I speak English with him but he speak Thai back. I haven't finish the project with him. Is it rude to tell him "Please speak English"??? And one of the big shot here, she is British, she always speak Thai, but sometimes I don't get it, and on another hand, British accent is my weak point. Don't know what to do...hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitelotus Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) I contact with one of my colleage he is Arabic guy, I didn't know which country that he came from. However, we never met in person, we speak on the phone and send e-mail. I know he tried to communicate with me by speaking Thai... but his Thai is so terrible, it's hard to get what he said. I speak English with him but he speak Thai back. I haven't finish the project with him. Is it rude to tell him "Please speak English"??? And one of the big shot here, she is British, she always speak Thai, but sometimes I don't get it, and on another hand, British accent is my weak point. Don't know what to do...hahaha. if i were u, would tell him to speak Eng and add that "in order to make more efficiency in comminucation" Edited June 11, 2011 by whitelotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodai Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Most people speak better English than any other second language. I think he would understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 No it's not rude. But try to use kind words. It's happened to me before. When people get annoyed and say, "Don't speak Thai...", I get a bit offended. Why not say, "Would you mind speaking English? I find it easier and I like to practice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yea, just ask him to speak English as you don't speak Thai. Problem solved. As for the British lady, just tell her not to talk to you until she gets some Thai lessons. Another problem solved. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I contact with one of my colleage he is Arabic guy, I didn't know which country that he came from. However, we never met in person, we speak on the phone and send e-mail. I know he tried to communicate with me by speaking Thai... but his Thai is so terrible, it's hard to get what he said. I speak English with him but he speak Thai back. I haven't finish the project with him. Is it rude to tell him "Please speak English"??? And one of the big shot here, she is British, she always speak Thai, but sometimes I don't get it, and on another hand, British accent is my weak point. Don't know what to do...hahaha. If so do as EB suggested. As for the Brit, they never have anything useful to say anyway so just don't listen. EB and Teddy are perfect examples :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yes, I agree with EB's suggestion. I had the same idea too when initially reading your first post. As what he had advised, probably it helps if some face-saving techniques are used e.g. smiling sweetly and saying it's cos you will like to practise English (for you who write and speak so well in Eng, it is probably just a harmless white lie). Anyhow, good luck swts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 If so do as EB suggested. As for the Brit, they never have anything useful to say anyway so just don't listen. EB and Teddy are perfect examples :-) Hmm, I seem to smell an irony here haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 If so do as EB suggested. As for the Brit, they never have anything useful to say anyway so just don't listen. EB and Teddy are perfect examples :-) Yes... I noticed too. We never have anything useful to say.... Except what I just said about English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPoof Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Teddy's English is beautiful even I don't understand his accent! PS. This isn't Teddy using my account.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yes it's not rude if you ask him gently. British accent : I before never understand what they said ,now I can,British accent also have many different them self right,i like,someone look more sexy when he spoke British accent,But for me American accent easier for me to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Yes it's not rude if you ask him gently.British accent : I before never understand what they said ,now I can,British accent also have many different them self right,i like,someone look more sexy when he spoke British accent,But for me American accent easier for me to understand. What is the British accent? There are dozens. Some are easy, most are difficult for foreigners. Some are impossible for everyone! This kid does 24 accents. The first 11 are British. He doesn't do Yorkshire, Essex, Cornish, Norfolk, Brummie, Black Country, Geordie, Bristol, Reading, Nottingham (all English). He does 1 Scottish, 1 Welsh and 2 Irish (there are easily half a dozen others for each country. Edited June 11, 2011 by English_Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Wow! British got 11 accents ?or more?that's a lots different ,Thai we have 4 accent mainly and south thai accent hardest to understand. What i said before I meant in UK not only in in England,I watched this video before.If someone speak like these accents i assume that they came from UK or another closed countries to England like Welsh,Scotland Or Ireland ,they pronounce compare in my ears it's almost the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 What is the British accent? There are dozens. Some are easy, most are difficult for foreigners. Some are impossible for everyone!This kid does 24 accents. The first 11 are British. He doesn't do Yorkshire, Essex, Cornish, Norfolk, Brummie, Black Country, Geordie, Bristol, Reading, Nottingham (all English). He does 1 Scottish, 1 Welsh and 2 Irish (there are easily half a dozen others for each country. Funny video, couldnt catch much what he said... but do people who speak British accent say 'fcuk' a lot like this kid ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 lol... No. There are EASILY 20 different accents in England. And those don't include 'mixed accents' like Indian/Birmingham or Nigerian/London. Scotland, Wales and Ireland all have several accents too. I had a guy in the restaurant 2 nights ago and I told him where he came from within 1 mile of his street. He had a Black Country accent (which is an industrial area near Birmingham). But HIS type of Black Country accent comes from a small town called West Bromwich (my ex-gf lives there). When people say they can't understand British accent, they often don't know which accent they are listening to. Personally, my accent is very easy to understand, but I don't sound English anymore - more of a mixture of many different accents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Funny video, couldnt catch much what he said... but do people who speak British accent say 'fcuk' a lot like this kid ? Yes. But bear in mind he's a teenager and copying movies and his peers. Swearing in UK is much less shocking than in other countries (IMO). We use it a LOT with friends and in social settings. BBC Radio 4 is the most intellectual radio station in the country... They just broadcast a joke about the word '*****'. When I was growing up, this was probably the worst swear word imaginable, but here it is on Radio 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 lol... No. There are EASILY 20 different accents in England. And those don't include 'mixed accents' like Indian/Birmingham or Nigerian/London.Scotland, Wales and Ireland all have several accents too. I had a guy in the restaurant 2 nights ago and I told him where he came from within 1 mile of his street. He had a Black Country accent (which is an industrial area near Birmingham). But HIS type of Black Country accent comes from a small town called West Bromwich (my ex-gf lives there). When people say they can't understand British accent, they often don't know which accent they are listening to. Personally, my accent is very easy to understand, but I don't sound English anymore - more of a mixture of many different accents. Easily. Can think of at least 11 or 12 in Scotland alone. And in areas of Aberdeenshire they speak Doric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) I contact with one of my colleage he is Arabic guy, I didn't know which country that he came from. However, we never met in person, we speak on the phone and send e-mail. I know he tried to communicate with me by speaking Thai... but his Thai is so terrible, it's hard to get what he said. I speak English with him but he speak Thai back. I haven't finish the project with him. Is it rude to tell him "Please speak English"??? And one of the big shot here, she is British, she always speak Thai, but sometimes I don't get it, and on another hand, British accent is my weak point. Don't know what to do...hahaha. If it speeds up conversation and improves comprehension, it for sure is not rude to ask him to speak English. I know it from my side that, as much as some people would appreciate to try their German on me, I still prefer English as it is as you said: Sometimes hardly to be understood and on the other hand, I have to speak a very basic and clear German. For both things, I have to think a lot, so it is much easier for me to speak English with this kind of people. Having a conversation with someone who speaks a bad German really makes me tired. Edited June 11, 2011 by kaunitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Having a conversation with someone who speaks a bad German really makes me tired. So we have to suffer your bad English instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) So we have to suffer your bad English instead? Jes men, end disoerve is what yu be toing dis! Edited June 11, 2011 by kaunitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Jes men, end disoerve is what yu be toing dis! You're South African???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Personally, my accent is very easy to understand..... For yourself, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 You're South African???????????? Now men, but driing do leern English in a gut wey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 lol... No. There are EASILY 20 different accents in England. And those don't include 'mixed accents' like Indian/Birmingham or Nigerian/London.Scotland, Wales and Ireland all have several accents too. I had a guy in the restaurant 2 nights ago and I told him where he came from within 1 mile of his street. He had a Black Country accent (which is an industrial area near Birmingham). But HIS type of Black Country accent comes from a small town called West Bromwich (my ex-gf lives there). When people say they can't understand British accent, they often don't know which accent they are listening to. Personally, my accent is very easy to understand, but I don't sound English anymore - more of a mixture of many different accents. Oh..That's a lots of accents,Make i think about the history and culture of each accents,They must proud to have their own accents i guess,I curious how Mix of Indian/Birmingham(why not Indian/British) I knew how Indian speak English,They have their own Indian/English accent which everyone knew.If they live in England Are they accents change or not?I saw from medias i could see a few Indian can speak Perfect English.I don't know why they can't and when they spoke they use indian mix with English always,Oh...Nigeria..I remember a comedian girl name Gina Yashere ,i think she speak clearly like British or some accent from England as you explained. I just don't get it why French can not speak English well.Their English look funny for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Easily. Can think of at least 11 or 12 in Scotland alone. And in areas of Aberdeenshire they speak Doric! What's the Doric mean P'Iain? when i check in translate it's come like this ===> 'ÃÃÔ ¡ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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