A recent comment by Laura Eno reminded me of this one. I’ve told this story before as part of a longer post, but it’s one of my favorites.
My first trip outside the U.S. was to Costa Rica [a beautiful and friendly country and I highly recommend you go there]. I know only a little Spanish. [The basics, you know: Cerveza, Baño, ¿Tiene una hermana?] We relied on a phrase book and the English skills and good graces of our hosts to muddle our way through. One day we were sitting in a small restaurant and I was reading the menu posted on the wall. I saw the word “Perro” and thought, “I know that word! ‘Perro’ is ‘dog’. I have dos perro at home. Holy crap, do they really serve dog here?” Then I noticed that it was followed by another word that I recognized, “Caliente” — hot. Whew! Hot dogs on the menu I can handle….
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LOL! Love the extent of your vocabulary. Yeah, you’ve got the basics covered there.
I’m glad you recognized ‘caliente’ before your stomach rolled…
Oftentimes in a foreign country I’ve not been able to ascertain what I’m eating. My rule is that I will try anything as long as it doesn’t have eyes staring at me.
Yeah, like potatoes. Thanks again, Laura. ~Tim
Hot dog that was a fun story.
[you have to picture Jimmy Stewart saying it from "It's a Wonderful Life"]
Thanks, Karen. And thanks for the picture too. ~Tim