When I worked at a liquor store, I had a kiwi come in and ask for “Ohce” I had no idea what he was saying and I felt like an idiot.... one of my coworkers figured out that he was “ice”

I just took a cab with a driver from Africa who alarmed me when I asked where he was turning right and he replied, “It’s sexy!” After some back and forth, I figured out that he was saying “Essex Street.”

Wouldn’t it be great if we could still see our pediatricians? Like having a doctor for life.

My brothers girlfriend is from Ghana & when I met her I didn’t realize she had lived there until she was 12. Her English is perfect, she’s been in the U.S. for nearly 10 years and has no trace of an accent. My brother says her parents (especially her mom) have a strong accent and it can be hard to understand them at…

I work in an office with a lady from the Philippines whose english is impeccable, except for she pronounces every single letter and syllable and hits them all equally hard. So it’s loh-gick-ah-lee, etc.

I’m fortunate enough to work with several African immigrants, which is great bc their various cultures and customs were previously unknown to me. I love my Ghanaian friends’ accents and their impeccable politeness! And one of my coworkers is apparently quite the celebrity in his native Kenya, where he was an actor.…

I had a Econ Professor from India who spent the entire semester talking about “doubling up garments”. Finally someone had the bright idea of asking the TA about it. “developing governments.”

I would like to send an order of the crap dip to the table over there. The one with the lady that’s allergic to crunchy and the man that doesn’t know what scrambled eggs are.

This seems like more like an issue of accents than not knowing the language. Ghana’s official language is English, and if they were all government officials they would most likely speak it. Anyways, this was definitely a good response to a difficult situation.

Feeding bears isn’t cute; it’s stupid and dangerous. When bears get complacent around humans, and/or come to view humans as a food source, humans (and bears) often end up dead. Plus, this bear is behind barbed wire, sitting up and performing for food. That’s incredibly sad, and doesn’t make me feel like squee’ing.

There are situations where you shouldn’t bring your kid. For example, the theater. If your child cannot sit still and not talk for two hours you shouldn’t be bringing them.

Another reason I think it’s probably a good idea for the bride to give her phone to the MOH on her wedding day! Let her delete those texts before the bride ever even sees it...

Okay, thank you, because I could not figure out what the hell that thing was. My first thought it was a 3D printer creating a penis. I don’t know why that was my first thought but it was. I have issues.

I used to rock those satellite bangs back in ‘89 (I was 12, I didn’t know any better). I put a significant strain on the ozone layer with all the Aqua Net and White Rain I purchased. But one can be conservative and Christian without looking so dated. My feelings about their particular brand of Christianity aside, why…

Thanks for writing this, especially the first few paragraphs about the masochism and “spot”. Very interesting.

The valuing women thing is super important and thank you for writing that. Not because they deserve to be lauded for those feelings but because it’s important to understand. Back when I was very Catholic and anti abortion, when people would tell me that I didn’t care about women I’d find that laughable. I was a girl,…

If I ever get seriously involved with someone again, I’m expecting a message very like this from my ex.

I actually like Kit as Jon Snow. But he definitely has a case of “who farted?” resting face.

Except NO, man. Look, I get what you’re saying. The parent is in charge and needs to do something to make their stubborn little shit of a kid behave. We get it. But humiliation is just not an acceptable option, no matter what your kid has done. Firstly, if your kid is so stubborn and nasty that you think the only…