The Ticket - a Funny Story of Mine
It is a real story happened when I was transferring flight in India.
It was July 2014, and I was going to visit my girlfriend, and she was studying abroad in London. For the economic concerning, I choose a cheaper flight which need me to transfer in Mumbai.
It was my first time to going abroad, I was extremely nervous when I was at the airport of Mumbai. I could read all those English signs but in a very low speed because my poor English skill, I was afraid I would miss the flight.
Finally, I found the way to my next flight, before boarding I had to pass a security check. I was familiar with security check in an airport, so I put my camera, laptop and all the stuff in my pocket into the basket. When I was going to walk through the door, a security stopped me,
He: "Your ticket."
Me: "Oh, yeah, here is my ticket."
With my finger point into the basket.
He: "Ticket."
Me: "Eh...Here is my ticket."
With my finger point into the basket.
He: "Ticket."
With his finger point into the basket.
Me: "What? Here is my ticket."
With my finger point into the basket.
He: "I say ticket."
Me: "......"
He: "I say **ta----ke----it.**"
Me: "Oh!!!! Got it."
I realized he was asking me to take it with me. This is different with Chinese custom.
I do not mean to any offensive, It just about two people who have a low level of English skill, no prejudice or stereotype meanings, hope you would enjoy it.
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Haha, it happens! Well done. Be careful with past tense. Also, no need for "He:...., Me:..." unless your writing a script for a film.
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The Ticket - a Funny Story of Mine
It is a real story that happened when I was transferring flights in India.It was July 2014, and I was going to visit my girlfriend, and she was studying abroad in London.
It was my first time
Finally, I found the way to my next flight. Before boarding I had to pass a security check. I was familiar with security checks in an airport, so I put my camera, laptop and all the stuff in my pocket into the basket. When I was going to walk through the door, a security guard stopped me,
He: "Your ticket."
Me: "Oh, yeah, here is my ticket."
With my finger I pointed into the basket.
He: "Ticket."
Me: "Eh...Here is my ticket."
With my finger I pointed into the basket.
He: "Ticket."
With his finger he pointed into the basket.
Me: "What? Here is my ticket."
With my finger I pointed into the basket.
He: "I say ticket."
Me: "......"
He: "I say **ta----ke----it.**"
Me: "Oh!!!! Got it."
I realized he was asking me to take it with me. This is different with Chinese custom. I'm not sure of your meaning here.
I do not mean to any offensive, It's just about two people who have a low level of English skill, no prejudice or stereotype meanings, hope you would enjoy it.
I did enjoy it. I'm glad you're learning English! -Mike
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The Ticket - a Funny Story of Mine
It This is a real story that happened when I was transferring flights in India.It was July 2014, and I was going to visit my girlfriend. She was studying abroad in London. For the economic concerning, To save money, I choose chose a cheaper flight which meant I needed to transfer in Mumbai.
It was my first time to going abroad. I was extremely nervous when I was at the Mumbai airport of Mumbai. I could read all those English signs but in a very low speed because my poor English skill, It took me a long time to read each sign in English. I was afraid I would miss the flight.
Finally, I found the way to my next flight. Before boarding I had to pass a security check. I was familiar with security check in an airport, so I put my camera, laptop and all the stuff in my pocket into the basket. When I was going to walk through the door, a security officer stopped me
He: "Your ticket."
Me: "Oh, yeah, here is my ticket."
With my finger point into the basket.
He: "Ticket."
Me: "Eh...Here is my ticket."
With my finger point into the basket.
He: "Ticket."
With his finger point into the basket.
Me: "What? Here is my ticket."
With my finger point into the basket.
He: "I say ticket."
Me: "......"
He: "I say **ta----ke----it.**"
Me: "Oh!!!! Got it."
I realized he was asking me to take it with me. This is different with Chinese custom., which is not how it's done in China.
I do not mean to any offensive, offence. It;s just about two people who have a low level of English skill, no prejudice or stereotype meanings implied. hope you enjoyed it.
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