Damn these elite native-speakers. The following is an extract from a telephone recording from a hotel in Asia between a Guest and Room Service. It was published in the Far East Economic Review for the entertainment of white men with some slighting of Asians and their ability (or lack thereof) in English phonology.
“Morny. Ruin sorbees”
“Sorry, I thought I dialed Room Service”
“Rye, Ruin sorbees. Morny! Jewish to odor sunteen?”
“Uh, yes, I’d like some bacon and eggs”
“Ow July den?”
“What??”
“Ow July den — fry, boy, pooch?”
“Oh the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled, please.”
“Ow july dee baychem-crease?”
“Crisp will be fine.”
“Hokay, An San Toes?”
“What?”
“San toes. July San toes?”
“What?”
“San toes. July San toes?”
“I don’t think so”
” No? Judo one toes?”
“I feel really bad about this, but I don’t know what judo one toes means?”
“Toes! Toes! Why je Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?”
“English Muffin! I’ve got it! You were saying “Toast”. Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine.”
“We bother?”
“No, just put the bother on the side?”
“Wad?”
“I mean butter- just put it on the side”
“Copy?”
“Sorry?”
“Copy…tea…mill?”
“Yes. Coffee please, and that’s all.”
“One minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish moppingwe bother honey sigh and copy…rye?”
“Whatever you say”
“Tendjewberryjud”
“You’re welcome.”
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I would think that there was some degree of exaggeration, for instance in the choice of picking words to represent the sounds. And I’ve no idea why anyone would record their call for Room Service.

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November 29, 2010 at 7:36 pm
DCK
I used to carry this clipping from the FEER for many, many years. Sadly I lost the page.
What a delight to be reminded of this … I believe it was Derek Davies (he was or became the Editor to the FEER prior to its folding) who wrote this and if I remember correctly, the event occurred in Bangkok (according to the original article).
After all these years (this must date back to the mid-80′s) this is still funny.