(above Bentley saying Whacha doing?)
We were learning different languages last night at work.....Living in the land of "tourism", you receive a wide variety of visitors from around the globe.....I was talking to a Cuban family last night, I shared my experience of Spanish....these are important terms to know when traveling.....
Dónde está el baño - (Where's the bathroom?) This phase is important because generally my 1st words when cruising the Western Caribbean are... Dos cervezas por favor ( Two beers please....)...lol
My french is limited ...Quelle est l'heure s'il vous plaît - What's the time please....you know when you dont use it you lose it.....Why this phrase stuck with me from high school I have no idea.....
We have a few Haitian workers, they speak Creole....I learned - Kouman a li prale? -(How's it going?) Haitian's are so laid back...I was about to ask my friend the 2 important traveling questions....you know cervezas & baño? When our manager came up to us and said Jwenn Travay....-(Get to work)...our manager doesn't speak Creole this was the 1st time I had ever heard him speak the language...my friend immediately rushes away, I'm left standing with a dumb look on my face...What the????
...later tells me what he said ... I guess managers learn that term in all languages......lol
Gestionnaires Oi me rendre fou .....or if you perfer Haitian.. Administratè OI kondwi m 'fou .. or maybe in Spanish Gerentes Oi me vuelves loco ....
Adiós
After living in the NC high country for four years.....I've lost it all....except maybe mountainese, ya'll....lol
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Oh Cindi you are so fun!! The only one I knew was, I have to go to the bathroom!! Always important...I hope that you are well and happy in sunny Florida!! Wish I were there friend!
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cute Cindi! it is fun to pick up a little bit of this language or that language. I'm awful and know only a few words of Spanish although it is such a prevalent language spoken here. Who knows one day might actually learn it!
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betty
Hilarious! I don't know any other language other than English, & I'm not that good at it. LOL
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