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A self-service restaurant in Dublin:
CLIENT: Excuse me, do you know where the butter is? SPANISH WAITER (Showing the way to the toilets): That way. váter. (Del ingl. water-closet). 1. m. inodoro. 2. m. cuarto de baño (‖ habitación). Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados That one was told me by a Spanish girl who was working there, and could manage to correct the mistake before the client got to the toilets. |
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Not Spanish, but why German?
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Why German language, I don't know, today I met a couple of French in the Paseo Montejo, they spoke Germany when they are of nationality French that is ironic.
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This happened to me a few weeks ago, while holidaying in Tarragona; it's not really comical but I found it strange! I approached a suntanned, dark-haired, middle-aged lady and asked "¿Perdone señora, sabe usted si hay una panadería aqui cerca?". She replied "I'm sorry I've no idea - I'm German, you see!".
Nothing wrong with that I know, but I'm more or less her age, a bit overweight, what little hair I've got left is blond and I was wearing beach shorts and a colourful shirt so I could have been German, Dutch, Scandanavian or even Russian! But she got me correctly classified instantly - I don't what she picked up on, I think I must be the stereotypical Englishman abroad! Or maybe it was the bowler hat!
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A bowler hat and a colourful shirt on a sexagenarian, overweighted and pretty bald, who is wearing a beach short and matching footwear? ¿Inglés? ¡No, qué va!
For your own good I hope you don't look like the quintessential Brit abroad (casual look is an article of clothing that clashes with the rest like the test of intelligence "pick the item that doesn't belong here"; sometimes it's the Brit who clashes with all of his/her garment ---> viz, the archetypical old lady wearing vaporous pink or prints matching in scale her age spots) All around Europe: person (with the expectation of a "yes") - Are you American? me - Yes, I'm Argentine. Some Canadians appreciated it.
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No vay!!!!!!!! |
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Just for the benefit of those who seem to lack comprehension of the British sense of humour...
the bit about the bowler hat was a joke.
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Just for the benefit of those who don't comprehend other kind of humour
I know!
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