Fluctuations (A stolen Brutuskend JOKE)

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

i'm not 100% sure, but i believe it has to do with when asians first learn language. i think remember that in chinese (or whatever language), the two sounds do not exist, so the brain is incapable of distinguishing the difference between the two.

i remember seeing some video where there was some lesser known dialect (i believe it was a little known south american dialect maybe?), and i couldn't distinguish between some of the sounds they were making, even though to them they were different.

 

[fawhfe]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

i'm not 100% sure, but i believe it has to do with when asians first learn language. i think remember that in chinese (or whatever language), the two sounds do not exist, so the brain is incapable of distinguishing the difference between the two.

i remember seeing some video where there was some lesser known dialect (i believe it was a little known south american dialect maybe?), and i couldn't distinguish between some of the sounds they were making, even though to them they were different.

No, Chinese has R sounds. It's Japanese where they pronounce their R's like L's, resulting in much hilarious Engrish.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Amol
Oh and also ... ¥2000 will only get you something in the ballpark of $20 ... but whatever, it's still a pretty good joke.

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I laughed at the joke .

 

[DanTMWTMP]

hahahha, i chuckled . c'mon, keep me entertained while i'm work

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
An Asian man walked into the currency exchange in New York City with 2000 yen and walked out with $72. The following week, he walked in with 2000 yen, and was handed $66. He asked the teller why he got less money that week than the previous week.

The teller said "Fluctuations."

The Asian man stormed out, and just before slamming the door, turned around and shouted, "Fluc you Amelicans, too!"

Wow! That's a great exchange rate. He got roughly quadruple and triple the amount of what it's really worth ($17.01). Or atleast if it was 2006.

Oh yeah, great joke :thumbsup:.

That shows how old this joke really is, when the Japanese yen had some power behind it.

 

[cKGunslinger]

SUPPLIES!

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

Having done it, I can say that learning a second language as an adult is one of the most difficult things to do and get correct. Especially pronunciation and English.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

You have it backwards, you dolt. Ls become Rs. I have never heard an asian say "zelo" or "flied lice" or "lichter scale."

Peepee in your cornfrakes?

colnflakes, according to jtvang125

:laugh:

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

You have it backwards, you dolt. Ls become Rs. I have never heard an asian say "zelo" or "flied lice" or "lichter scale."

Peepee in your cornfrakes?

colnflakes, according to jtvang125

UMM.... NO. My mom is incapable of pronouncing the "R" and "F" sound. My mom's Korean.

I have yet to see any asian person w/ an accent that can pronounce "R." The R's become L's.

Coffee is pronounced "copi," in Japan, it's pronounced "Cohee"

I have a friend who's name is Flora. My mom hates to pronounce it, and just calls her "Plower" for flower, heh. The F + R combo was devestating lol. The F and R were never developed during the development stages of learning.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

You have it backwards, you dolt. Ls become Rs. I have never heard an asian say "zelo" or "flied lice" or "lichter scale."

Peepee in your cornfrakes?

colnflakes, according to jtvang125

UMM.... NO. My mom is incapable of pronouncing the "R" and "F" sound. My mom's Korean.

I have yet to see any asian person w/ an accent that can pronounce "R." The R's become L's.

Coffee is pronounced "copi," in Japan, it's pronounced "Cohee"

I have a friend who's name is Flora. My mom hates to pronounce it, and just calls her "Plower" for flower, heh. The F + R combo was devestating lol. The F and R were never developed during the development stages of learning.

Hearing my mom talk in English hurts sometimes but I'm glad she took the effort to learn and speak it.

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: fawhfe

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I never understood why asians have such a hard time making the "R" sound in words and say everything with the L sound. Worst is when they keep saying zelo, zelo.

i'm not 100% sure, but i believe it has to do with when asians first learn language. i think remember that in chinese (or whatever language), the two sounds do not exist, so the brain is incapable of distinguishing the difference between the two.

i remember seeing some video where there was some lesser known dialect (i believe it was a little known south american dialect maybe?), and i couldn't distinguish between some of the sounds they were making, even though to them they were different.

No, Chinese has R sounds. It's Japanese where they pronounce their R's like L's, resulting in much hilarious Engrish.

ah, thank you. i've never studied either language so i wasn't sure.