Trash Talkin

What is up with folks who talk like they have stuff in their mouths? Ok I know I keep mentioning it but this really bugs me. It's like their lips are too lazy to move enough to fully form words and it's too much effort for them to enunciate clearly.

HOW many times have any of us stood at the counter talking to some gang rat and we have to keep saying, "What? I'm sorry, what?" Do you know how often I come >this< close to saying, "Get the sh-t out of your mouth?"

Yesterday two young guys came in, probably about 13 or 14. Do rags, carrying huge bags of chips they were stuffing in their faces and dropping crumbs and chunks all over our carpet. One kid came up and he has iPod earbuds stuffed in his ears, blaring so loudly I can hear the 'bitches and hos' coming out of it. If this was a car stereo our windows would be shaking. He said, "___ pay on ____". (??)
I asked him to repeat himself. "I wan' pay ___ ____ _____"
I apologized and asked, "Can you say that again, I can't hear you very well, also could you turn off the music or turn it down? I just can't hear you." (Now isn't that sad when HIS private music is that loud?)
He pulled out ONE earbud and turned it down (mostly) and said, "I wan' pay _____ ______ ___ stuff."
I'm getting very frustrated. VERY frustrated. "I'm sorry but I'm just not understanding you. You want to make a payment? On a loan?"
Earbud: "nah. I wanna pay ___ _________". I asked again, "Is this a loan? Is this a pawn?"
Earbud: "Nah nah I WANNA PAY ON (mumble mumble shit in mouth)".
Me: Ok you want to pay on something, I'm sorry I just can't understand you very well. Can you speak clearly? Can you spell it?"
Earbud: I WANNA PAY ON (mumble)OBIN(mumble).
Me: Repeats what I thought I heard, only I barely got it right. I asked him, can you please just spell it?
Earbud: Ah eh beh aye-it ehn es ah en....... (ROBINSON, did you get that?)
Me: Ok Robinson?
Earbud: Yieah.
Me: First name?
Earbud: repeats a string of letters barely intelligible so screw it, I took a chance on an obviously nonwhite name and bingo that was her. Took his money, gave him a receipt, thanked him.
As Earbud turned to go, he said to his friend, "Yo man lesssgo!" So he can speak audibly and intelligibly when he feels like it.

This happens so often, and especially with teenagers. I know I'm not deef, and it shouldn't be this hard to interact with someone. How are they going to interview for a job? Ok don't answer that. Next time, I'm going to just pretend that it's all me, it's all my hearing, and make them speak up or they are crap out of luck. There are non-citizens who speak more clearly than these assbites, they can learn to speak clearly or ... not to me!