Wednesday, October 19, 2005

I love assuming people

The thing about Los Angeles is it's multi-ethnicity. While this is always a good thing in theory, in reality the poeple never get a decent chance to mingle because each ethnic group ends up conglomerating in ther own self-sufficient enclaves. So I always get a god laugh me whenever I witness a faux pas in progress. This time it had to happen to my friend Vim while we were eating at this eatery called Little Java he googled on the net.

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Vim: Can I get a chendol please.
Indo man: Coke? You want coke?
Vim: Not coke. Chendol.
Indo man: Oh ok I get coke for you.
Vim: No no chendol.
Indo man: Oh you know chendol? But you're Indian.

Haha.

On another note, my name has sprouted more spelling variations than bad Steven Seagal movies. His latest movie is tragically called 'Today You Die'. The poster depicts him walking menacingly in a black trench coat with a flames and explosions in the background. And I mustn't forget to mention the bonus black dude sidekick beside him. The best movie I ever saw starring Steven Seagal was Executive Decision. You guessed it because he got killed 15 minutes into the show.
Anyways, the other day I was developing some film, and the lady at the counter was taking down my particulars.

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Lady: First name please?
Me: Eujin. E-U-J-I-N.
Lady then writes EUGENE.
Me: No no my name is spelt E-U-J-I-N.
Lady: Oh my bad.
And proceeds to write EUGIN.
Me: Erm....its J for Juliet....not G for Golf.
Lady: Ooh! Its been a long day.
And she proceeds to write YUJIN.

So I take another pen and form and fill it out myself.

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Blogger EJ said...

I have the same name as you!!

I get that spelling scene all the time.

8:03 PM, June 24, 2007

 

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