Monday, November 27, 2006

One time at the bus stop

I travel on the city bus.
An old woman at the bus stop asks questions (In Romanian) about which bus to take.
"I don't speak Romanian," I tell her (In Romanian).
"Then what do you speak!?" she asks (Romanian) as though it's possible I don't speak at all.
"I speak English." (In Romanian)
(In Romanian) "I don't speak English. I speak German. I speak Italian. I speak Romanian, and my daughters, they don't speak English either. One time . . . but I do know some words in English. (In English) I love you, goodbye, hello, go. (In Romanian) So I will tell you: (English) Goodbye."
She was very cute.

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