A few years ago in Paris I was waiting for my train to Marseille and the announcer was rambling about our destination like he were paid to advertise it. “Marseille ! its cicadas ! its legendary sunny weather ! the smiles on people’s faces !” after a while he seemed to run out of things to list so he went on with random stuff “its horses ! the ladies’ perfume !” I had a good laugh
The funniest announcement in my railway station has been: “The train xxxxx coming from y and directed to z has been canceled because someone stole the electrical cables on the line”.
Funny only since it wasn’t my train.
What magicial land di you live in where u can understand shit when they talk …
I laughed so hard 😂
Remind me of a time where the announcer called the three-car train arriving ‘petite’.
Got to have fun where you can!
What magical land has clearly audible announcements?
The hren hrifty hree hrervice to York is delayed by ahrhohrihry hrehren hrinutes.
You’re the tannoy guy?!
No, but I learnt to speak in the Tannoyese dialect when I did some work over on the Tannoy Islands a few years back.
It’s technically a form of English, though as one of the more isolated former colonies, the “patois” has become quite difficult to understand - which is quite amusing, given the Tannoy Islanders’ tendency to apply to jobs which involve amplified public speaking.
For anyone wondering like me:
A Tannoy is a system of loudspeakers used to make public announcements, for example at a fair or at a sports stadium. [British, trademark]regional note: in AM, use public address system.
