What? Spell 'Bolour' with a 'K'?

If there was one time when I actually cared that German did not boast a hard “c” sound, it was the other day. While mulling over what seemed like limited options regarding my travel plans back from the country speaking that fair language, it hit me: Cairo is spelled with a “K” in German. I had been focusing mainly on German budget airlines, so it all made sense (even in the English translation of the site). Low and behold, when I scrolled down the list of potential destinations from Leipzig-Halle, there was Kairo.

Why is this significant? Because for some reason flights from Germany to Kairo are not subject to the same rules that the flights to Hurghada were. So, I could book it online without any problems…it was a bit more expensive, though. Tom can attest to my epiphany. He was most likely thinking, “Canadian idiot. Learn some ****ing German.”

This whole event reminded me of my favourite Monty Python sketch. A guy walks into a travel agent’s office to see if he can book a trip to India. While he’s talking, the agent notices that the guy can’t say the letter “C.”

“Yes. I saw your advert in the bolour supplement.”
“The what?”
“The bolour supplement.”
“The colour supplement?”
“Yes. I’m sorry I can’t say the letter ‘B’.”
“C?”
“Yes, that’s right. It's all due to a trauma I suffered when I was a schoolboy. I was attacked by a bat.”
“A cat?”
“No, a bat.”
“Can you say the letter ‘K’?”
“Oh yes, Khaki, king, kettle, Kuwait, Keble Bollege Oxford.”
“Why don’t you say the letter ‘K’ instead of the letter ‘C’?”
“What, spell ‘bolour’ with a ‘K’?’
“Yes.”
“Kolour. Oh, I never noticed it. What a silly bunt.”

Script provided by ibras.dk.