I carried my beer purchase to the counter and greeted the cashier, "Hola." He replied in Spanish, which I didn't understand and I said, "I don't speak Spanish." He just looked at me and rang up my tab. "No really, I know a few words, but I'm not fluent." I kept babbling, "How are you, bien?" He said, "Bien" and explained that it was the same reply in Italian. I said, "Mui bien, gracias" using the few words I thought I knew. As I signed my ticket I mumbled on, "Cerveza, por favor, then after I have a few of these I ask, "El banyo, por favor?" He grunted a little, glaring at me.
He handed me the receipt, still with a straight face and I said, "Grasias. Adios!" He said, "Adios." I said, "Adios muchachos." He finally chuckled as I walked out the door.
No, I cannot spell in Spanish either. But I thought the encounter was amusing.
Translation:
Hello
Fine
Very fine, thank you
Beer please
Bathroom please
Thank you
Good bye
Good bye, man

Haha.. You crack me up darlin'
ReplyDeleteHe cracked a smile eventually. That's what counts. ;-)
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