Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
It's not until one starts flying in countries when the primary language isn't English that you truly begin to appreciate the importance of standardized phraseology.
You don't think pilots make little comments overseas? They crack jokes too. A coworker was having trouble understanding the clearance from a Chinese controller. After about the third time asking, a Chinese accent came on the radio and said" ha,ha,ha.. New guy". Pretty funny to hear it.