Dave told me this story when he got home today from buying something for our apartment.
The scene - Dave is at an electronics store "talking" with a Customer Service person about the item he wanted to purchase:
Customer Service Guy: Speaking Croatian with Dave...
Dave: ne razumijem hrvatski (I don't understand Croatian)
Customer Service Guy: Speaking again in Croatian...in more full sentences
Dave: uh...ne razumijem hrvatski. Govorite engleski? (I don't understand Croatian. Do you speak English?)
Customer Service Guy: Ne. (no) Ugh...Hrvatski, Hrvatski, Hrvatski
Dave: Sorry (in Croatian accent, which is an acceptable word for "sorry" here)...
Customer Service Guy: Speaking Croatian but this time motioned for Dave to follow him.
He then brought Dave to the check-out line and helped him make the purchase. Then he walked with Dave outside of the store, looked at him and said, "Where is your car?"
Dave: Oh! So you do speak English.
Customer Service Guy: Not so bad.
Dave: Well, I'm going to start learning at the Croaticum in one week!
Customer Service Guy: Learning what...?
Dave: Croatian, of course!
Customer Service Guy: Oh, Croatian! That is good!
2 comments:
hilareous!
Lol! what a cool experience, Anyway, learning different language sometimes can help you, but it is more better to use the language that you both the same know. Thanks for sharing.
-mel-
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