Travel Troubles and Tales
The trials and tribulations of travellers' troubles in Asia. We
welcome submissions of travel stories, and pictures may also be
included (via email or print).
To kick off, one of the all-time classic Asia travel experiences
is captured in this skit by American funny guy Shelly Berman in
his book 'A hotel is a funny place'…
Room Service (RS): "Morny. Ruin sorbees"
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service"
RS: "Rye... Ruin sorbees... morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??"
G: "Uh... yes... I'd like some bacon and eggs"
RS: "Ow July den?"
G: "What??"
RS: "Ow July den?... pry, boy, pooch?"
G: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled
please."
RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem... crease?"
G: "Crisp will be fine."
RS: "Hokay. An San tos?"
G: "What?"
RS: "San tos. July San tos?"
G: "I don't think so"
RS: "No? Judo one toes??"
G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what
'judo one toes'
means."
RS: "Toes! toes!... why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish
mopping we bother?"
G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.'
Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RS: "We bother?"
G: "No… just put the bother on the side."
RS: "Wad?"
G: "I mean butter... just put it on the side."
RS: "Copy?"
G: "Sorry?"
RS: "Copy... tea... mill?"
G: "Yes. Coffee please, and that's all."
RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache,
crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and
copy.... rye??"
G: "Whatever you say."
RS: "Tendjewberrymud"
G: "You're welcome."
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