Can I just mention how stressful it is to sit here and listen to a conversation entirely in rapid Spanish when I don't understand it? My co-worker is super fluent, and it's really cool to hear her speaking with the Hispanic clients. However, this is what I hear: "Muchachas......que pasa......barro.....muchos Americano.....marijuana......" That is all I've gotten in the past 40 minutes. That plus a headache.
And how can anyone speak that quickly?! SO QUICKLY! How can anyone think of that much to SAY in such a short TIME? WOW. When does one breathe? They've seriously been talking NONSTOP since I walked in the door at 11:00.
Here's the thing. Every ten minutes or so I get the urge to make some kind of joke about how I have no idea what's going on. "Um...no comprende...lo siento. Yo quiro burrito, amiga." OH, but how EMBARRASSING it would be if they thought I was making fun of them! Which would inevitably happen...so I won't say a word. I will continue to sit here with a sheepish grin plastered across my Gringo face.
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