Ich verstehen nicht!
Apr. 2nd, 2008 03:39 pmOh Goddess help me, I'm in so much trouble! There's this crazy German woman at work who complains about everything to me in a thick, scary German accent. I could balance myself on my right pinky finger as I juggled Grade A blunts with my toes whilst singing the Goards' version of "Gin and Juice" and waving a German flag betwixt my teeth, and this woman would still find fault in my efforts.
Until today.
Today, she found within herself an ounce of kindness and opened the front door for me as I struggled with my hand cart, which was filled to capacity with 30 24-pack cases of 24 ounce soft drinks. As I scooted my way through the doorway, I smiled at her and said "vielen dank!" I expected her to say "bitte" or some sort of something like that but, instead, she grinned really big and said, "Oh, you speak German!"
"Well, only a little," I replied. "I've forgotten a lot of it and I'm really really rusty at it." I shrugged, hoping that'd be the end of it.
It wasn't. The crazy German lady beamed with joy and said, "Well, we'll just have to teach you, yes?"
So I'm polishing up on my ultimate German phrase: "Ich verstehen nicht!"
I do not understand!
Lady deliver me from crazy Germans.
As it stands right now, I need to learn three languages: German, Spanish, and sign language. I can barely speak and write English. Pathetic I am. Pathetic and horrified.
Until today.
Today, she found within herself an ounce of kindness and opened the front door for me as I struggled with my hand cart, which was filled to capacity with 30 24-pack cases of 24 ounce soft drinks. As I scooted my way through the doorway, I smiled at her and said "vielen dank!" I expected her to say "bitte" or some sort of something like that but, instead, she grinned really big and said, "Oh, you speak German!"
"Well, only a little," I replied. "I've forgotten a lot of it and I'm really really rusty at it." I shrugged, hoping that'd be the end of it.
It wasn't. The crazy German lady beamed with joy and said, "Well, we'll just have to teach you, yes?"
So I'm polishing up on my ultimate German phrase: "Ich verstehen nicht!"
I do not understand!
Lady deliver me from crazy Germans.
As it stands right now, I need to learn three languages: German, Spanish, and sign language. I can barely speak and write English. Pathetic I am. Pathetic and horrified.
