Monday, March 15, 2010

Yes, this was an actual headline in the Chilean news...

EXTRANJERAS PASARON GRAN SUSTO POR AVISO DE MAREMOTO: No Entendían Qué Decían los Chilenos, "PORQUE HABLAN MUY RÁPIDO"
-El Mercurio de Valparaíso (13 de Marzo de 2010)

which translates as...

FORIEGNERS GO THROUGH A GREAT SCARE FOR TSUNAMI ALERT: They Do Not Understand What the Chileans Say, "BECAUSE [Chileans] TALK VERY FAST"

Good to know that even in times of crisis, a little humor goes a long way. Mario commented that at least the headline didn´t say "alot of foriegners died in tsunami: they did not understand the threat alert because chileans talk very fast"...

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