Fries or Sprite at McDonald’s
Posted by Arthur on May 14, 2010
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Every time I order fries at the McDonald’s drive thru, I am misunderstood.
Whoever is getting my order thinks I ordered Sprite. Sometimes I hate my accent.
“You have to say fries with a Southern accent,” my girlfriend told me one day.
Back at the McDonald’s drive thru a couple of days ago, I ordered fries again.
“They probably understood ‘Sprite,’” I told my girlfriend.
Seeing the red letters of the drive-thru screen forming the word “Sprite” made me mad.
I could not take it anymore.
“It’s friiiiiiiieeeeeeees,” I yelled.
I said the “ie” of “fries” the way Southern people pronounce the “ye” of “bye.”
“Not Sprite! I want friiiiiiiieeeeeeees,” I yelled once again.
As my girlfriend laughed, I saw “fries” replacing “Sprite” on the screen.
My girlfriend’s strategy worked.
Now I understand why Southern people say they speak two languages: English and Southern.
