Peinlicher Versprecher

October 9, 2009 - Funny & Germany - (2) COMMENTs

Wer hats live gesehen, bzw. gehoert im deutschen Fernsehen?
Ich link sowas lieber hier weg….das ZDF, die machen aber auch Sachen…nej nej nej. Hier gibts den Lacher.

Scottish

October 4, 2009 - A-life & ENGLISH & Funny - (1) COMMENT

Ring ring….

D: “Hi, Daughter of Mrs.X speaking.”

Me: “Hi, this is Anja, is Mrs.X available?”

D: “Yes, just a moment”

Background noise. Mrs.X is busy doing something.

Mrs.X from the background to D: “Who is it, love?”

D to Mrs.X: “I don’t know, I think she is Scottish.”

Must I be proud now?
Or is it a typical case of “if you totally don’t understand an English accent it might be Scottish”?

I told my boss (who also has a very strong Norfolk (British) accent) and he laughed and said that I can be proud of my English. How funny, because I only said these seven words.

The other week a customer asked me if my accent is from Southern Africa. A friend growing up in Johannesburg said that the accent down there is quite heavy. Weird, do I have such a thick accent? Impossible…I still sound German in my ears. Ok, maybe with a tiny bit of American-Canadian-Irish-Scottish-Mix from Nathan.

Funny enough, people are never guessing that I am German. Mostly they guess all kinds of European countries, but they never think of Germany. Even not all Germans that I meet know/guess that I am German when I speak to them. Yes, I’m talking English as fast and as German now…ha ha.

Living or Travelling in Australia Is Awesome

February 10, 2009 - Australia & ENGLISH - (0) COMMENTs

…except you are worrying to much about the following few things:

The map doesn’t show the biting monster ants, which won’t let me sit on the grass in our garden without pain and annoyance,….and cockroaches, and snakes,…and yes, no doubt, I really enjoy it here. Honestly!

[via email by K.]

Oracle Help

October 20, 2005 - A-life & ENGLISH - (0) COMMENTs

G’day!
Yes, in hard times like these…I sometimes read horoscopes…today mine (gemini) is:

“This is an excellent time for whipping up great faith in whatever new trip you are onto, regardless of its apparent merits. Faith is the operative word here, for if you instill enough of it yourself and inspire enough of it in others, you can succeed where you probably wouldn’t or shouldn’t otherwise.”

I think this is not enough for me. I’ll ask an oracle…during my coffee break
It says:

“Success can be insured only by devising a defense against the contingency plan.” – Charles P. Boyle

Ok, I want to (no, I must) write my master’s thesis in the next seven weeks. Do I have a contingency plan? Hmm…only…continue writing next semester if I cannot finish it this semester. So what’s the defense? *Ispitinmyhands* & *GO* & try to have faith in myself…