Those Funny Foreigners!

WHETHER they are having their tea really late or kipping in the afternoon, foreigners are certainly funny chaps. This week, we’ve been sifting through some of the best letters about the way foreigners answer the phone. AROUND twenty years ago, we went on holiday to a French campsite. One day, I was in the site owner’s office when his phone rang. He answered it and said “Allo?” I almost pissed myself laughing as it sounded so ridiculous. It was like he was trying to say ‘hello’! He didn’t see the funny side and ushered me out of the office. I have never forgotten it and even today, almost a quarter of a century later, I still call him every single day to hear him say it and then hang up!…

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Viz (Digital) - 1 Issue, December/Jan 2021

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