Trying to teach Jimmy some southern talk was one of my most favorite times in Les Anglais. He is hilarious and not afraid to laugh at himself.
There’s something I can’t explain about Haitians. Their tongues do not work like ours, and our tongues do not work like theirs. The Haitian Creole language is beautiful and they talk FAST. I am trying to learn to speak Creole (“Kreyol” in Haiti), and there are just some sounds that are more difficult than others.
One afternoon, we went to deliver some food to the widows up in the mountains. For some reason, I decided to give Jimmy a lesson in “southernese” - you know. English with that slow, souther drawl that we are famous for.
I have NEVER laughed so hard at someone. “Hey, y’all” came out more like “hay yaw” - that “L” just wasn’t coming out of his Haitian mouth. And then there was “sweet tea.” Oh my goodness. I was done; couldn’t talk for laughing at Jimmy.
