Nanny Goats Soap Box
Have you tried speaking English but with a heavy Spanish accent? You are bound to hit on the odd word eventually which is the same in both languages.
Or just nodding thoughtfully during conversation and occasionally chucking "moo-ee bee-en", then slapping the speaker on the shoulder before moving off?
How about wearing dark sunglasses and just moving about the outskirts of the event like the Secret Service, pausing occasionaly to check if doors are locked. No one would expect you to engage in conversation.
Or you could take one of the party children around with you, point to objects and ask "Como sedisay en ingles?" People will think you are the tutor.
Just some thoughts Nanny G
You crack me up! Thanks for the end of the day giggle!
Aww Margaret Hugs!!! I can send you some watermelons from my blog if that comforts you. Congratulations for the award, you truly deserve it.
The conversation with the translator was the one to die for.lol
Good Day
You should dress like Charro and go around sayin "hootchie coothchi coo!" That's authentically espanol, right?
LMAO, BTW, you're too funny!!!
Great suggestions, guys! Thoughtful and creative. Now it's my turn to LMAO!
you know i totally get what you are saying. my problem is i can't even understand when spanish speaking people are speaking english anymore. i've been in turkey so long that i only understand english with a turkish accent. when we were in the states for christmas we went to a mexican food restaurant and had no idea what the waiter was saying to us! i think i might have started speaking turkish just so he would think i didn't know english! turns out he was asking us what we wanted to drink. thanks for translating dad.
You sound like you know as much Spanish as me. My step mom is from Venezuela, but the best I can do is "enchilada."
I love pretending that I can't speak English when I travel .... it's a total hoot. I did it years ago when I visited the States .... amazing what people will say if they think you can't understand.
Ok that was moo-y hilari-o-so!
hahah.
that's all i've got.
i can't stop giggling.
This is such a better post than my award-acceptance post. Clearly you are far superior to me. Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Aye chica. Que bonita.
Mi semana esta ocupada porque mi pelo necesita mi atencion.
cuando yo tengo un dia mi va a poner esto en mi blog.
Okie dokie? I'm totally flattered.
@Sue: um.... si?
Avoid all the words where you have to roll your freakin Rs
no comprendo! ay yay yay!
Oh this was good. Do you sip tequila while you write?
This also reminds me of spending time with my husband's side of the family. They're Portuguese and the only words I can pick up in their rapid-fire conversations are my name, and the swear words, which when uttered together make me start to panic a bit.
The other kids got allowance. I got a job. My father assured me they'd all LOVE me and I thought they were talking about me with some degree of hatred.
I learned Spanish and I learned that they did, in fact, hate the boss and his kid.
Sigh.
I understand Spanish beautifully but I really would have preferred the allowance.
Oh, I am such an ass. Twit, whatever. Do you know I started reading this post the day it was posted, got interrupted and never finished it. Today when I got your email, I came over to peak and remember reading the first half. I just never made it to the end. And I promise, I usually DO read EVERY WORD you write. OK, let's start a new bloggers award for author's with ADD!! Ha! Thank you so much, by the way, of thinking of me!
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