Раньше читала статьи в интернете об отсутствии чувства юмора у американцев \ либо о своеобразном чувстве юмора. Но, честно говоря, думала что все зависит от конкретного человека, в России тоже полно людей, не понимающих шуток.
Недавно разместила анкету на сайте знакомств, чтобы хоть немного потренировать английский. Вот переписка с парнем:
–Hey there. Is your name Elena? That’s a nice photo of yourself.
–Thank you
–I’m Sam. How’s your weekend going?
–Im sicking, so not very fun. And you? --Sicking? Do you mean you're sick? What's wrong? --Is there no such word "sicking"? Only "sick"? .............aaaa!!!! Sorry I dont know English very well
–Oh okay. Where are you from and where do you live?
–Im from Russia --Oh cool. Are you from Moscow? --Im not from Moscow. I`m from Omsk. It is in Siberia…What do you do for living?
–I’m in Graphic Design. I’ve been working at my current job for 7 years. How about yourself? What do you do?
–I trade currency
–Nice. I actually need a few Euros traded over to dollars. Maybe you can help me. lol
–Does rate unnecessary?
–?? Is the rate necessary? I just want to get the most for my Euros.
–Then you need to go to the bank
–Ha! Okay. Thanks for the honesty. So what are your plans for Sunday?
–I went to the bank today and they don’t accept Euros that are coins. Can you exchange coins that are Euros?
–funny joke +1
I can change euros into rubles + comission
–Uh okay What does Russian rubles have to do with turning Euros into dollars?
–I can change euros into rubles. What does dollars have to do with it?
Agree until I kind. Before I change my mind. + comission + payment of persuasion
–So are you a scammer or something? Lack of information or pics generally = troll/scammer. So why would I need rubles if I live in the US?
–Let’s look at the situation in another way: why you need euros if you live in the USA? + comission
- payment of persuasion + payment for explanations
–Because I just left Europe, you dumbass. I’m trying to convert Euros to dollars. Can you not read correctly? There’s no way the US government would allow someone with such poor comprehension of English in the US.
–Why shit flooded? Dont understand jokes? Bye --I just reported you to "..название сайта.." for lack of information on your profile. --Why didnt you call the police?
–Trolling a dating is a joke? Are you that bored? Do you need me to give you something to do? You’re acting like a troll. Why haven’t you written anything on your profile? Why do you only have one picture up?
Короче, дальше с парня поперло нечто невообразимое…
У меня вопрос к тем, кто хорошо знает английский язык и менталитет: либо я так перевожу на английский, что получается чушь, либо с американцами не надо так шутить, либо именно у этого человека нет чувства юмора?
