Another tale of the Stealth Sinoglot
Posted by David on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 1:25 PM.
I head to the kitchen in our building to get a cup of coffee. The coffee machine is brewing one already, so I wait.
There are two Chinese women there as well, washing their lunch containers and gossiping about people on the team in Chinese. "He's such a jerk... she's worse... he smells..." and so on.
Eventually the machine finishes, but neither of the women make a move towards the coffee. After a bit they glance at me, and then at the coffee, and then at each other.
"Whose coffee is that?"
"No idea."
They glance at me.
"Oh, it's neither of yours? I'll just move it, then. Thanks."
They studiously ignore me while they finish packing their stuff up in silence.
Uncle Vinny, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM:
You are such a fiend! I love these stories.
Heather, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 11:07 PM:
Isn't it fun :-) I like doing the same avec les Françaises