“American English is easier.”
I hear that a lot.
Well…
Last week I was back in the U.S.
Surrounded by Americans speaking easy American English.
And sometimes, I couldn’t understand my own language!
HOW TO SPEAK WEST VIRGINIAN
It was Sunday morning in a small town in West Virginia.
My friend and I had just finished our breakfast and coffee.
The waitress came over with the bill.
“Do you want to pay for the coffee?” the waitress asked me.
Huh?
Is paying for coffee optional in West Virginia?
I had never heard of that before.
I was confused.
And my face must have looked confused.
Because she repeated what she said.
Guess what?
She didn’t say “Do you want to pay for the coffee?”
She said something else.
But it sounded like “Do you want to pay for the coffee.”
Can you guess what she actually said?
Share your guess in the comments.
And I’ll tell you tomorrow.
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Do you want to pay for the coffee or not?
Hello, maybe to pay tips for her?)
Would you want to pay for the coffees ?
“Do you want to pay more the coffee?”
You could perhaps leave a tip or you can pay the coffee for someone else who can’t pay any coffee.
Maybe…
Do you want to pay further coffee?
Sometimes, when we plan to pay by credit card, waitress asks us if we want to pay a tip for a coffee, so they increase out bill.
Hi,
I think she could have asked: Do you want to pay with cash?
I guess she wanted all price maybe when she ask “do you want to pay coffee” is mean would you like to want bill 🙄
I guess it’s a polite reminder that she’d appreciate it if you left a tip.
How do you want to pay for the coffee?