Jacaranda FM Breakfast with Martin Bester

Rugby player gets "lost in translation" with South African accent

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In a TikTok video, South African-born rugby player, Pierre Schoeman seems slightly amused yet frustrated as he struggles to communicate with an automated voice operator in the UK. Schoeman's strong South African accent makes it seemingly difficult to 'communicate' with the automated voice operator which forces him to hilariously change the way he pronounces his words.
4 Nov 2022 2AM English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News

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