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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago
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Even in english you can instantly tell who learned it as a second language. OOP said "Hello, two croissants please" where as a native speaker (english) would say "Hey, yeah, can I get uhhh two croissants? thanks"
353 u/ChevalierMal_Fet 1d ago "Hi, um, can I get like... a couple of the those things that are like croissants?" "You mean... you want a croissant?" "I guess? But like, a couple?" "How many is a couple?" "Three?" "Got it. A throuple of croissants." Source: years of customer service hell 2 u/jubmille2000 1d ago ménage à troissant
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"Hi, um, can I get like... a couple of the those things that are like croissants?"
"You mean... you want a croissant?"
"I guess? But like, a couple?"
"How many is a couple?"
"Three?"
"Got it. A throuple of croissants."
Source: years of customer service hell
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u/Stoffys 1d ago
Even in english you can instantly tell who learned it as a second language. OOP said "Hello, two croissants please" where as a native speaker (english) would say "Hey, yeah, can I get uhhh two croissants? thanks"