I was excited to actually use what little Spanish I have left in my head at a Mexican restaurant recently when the woman taking the orders refused to speak English to my (Pakistani) friend who was in line in front of me. He speaks no Spanish, but blundered through with a few hints from me. When it was my turn, I blithely rattled off my order in Spanish, and she responded to everything I said in perfect English with a smug smile on her face. I was a bit confused, but chalked it up to my bad accent until she did the same to my other (Argentinian) friend who came after me. He speaks Spanish fluently. With an Argentinian accent, not American. So, what I want to know is, since when is Pakistan closer to Mexico than Argentina or the US?
My Pakistani friend now knows at least one phrase in Spanish: "No, no. Soy de Pakistan."
Posted by waltondammerung at June 17, 2004 9:13 PMHey, if any one there needs tutoring in Spanish, just have them give me a call!!! I can teach them all I know, cheap!
Bones and Carman Diaz!
Cocoa Rocha!
See!
Fijese!
Soysauce uno Gringo!
Happy Fathers Day to me! My #1 son tried to poison me by putting tomatoes in my gordittas and no phone calls yet from my #1 daughter! So tragic a fathers day!
Posted by: Dad at June 20, 2004 3:46 PM