To: brianl703
Wouldn't be so bad if they spoke English too. I'm reminded of a time in McDonald's when I had occasion to ask for salt. After several attempts, I switched to sal (Spanish for salt to you northern gringos), whereupon there was immediate comprehension. Salt apparently was not close enough.
4 posted on
01/26/2004 4:19:59 PM PST by
luvbach1
(In the know on the border)
To: luvbach1
Wouldn't be so bad if they spoke English too. I'm reminded of a time in McDonald's when I had occasion to ask for salt. After several attempts, I switched to sal (Spanish for salt to you northern gringos), whereupon there was immediate comprehension. Salt apparently was not close enough. Have an Asian-American friend who was upset when she asked for "pepper" at a fast food joint in Tustin and was stared down by the monoglot server after the latter rejoined "PIMIENTA?" Count her as someone who's also upset about out-of-control illegal immigration in California. (Go ahead, Bush lickspittles: Call her a "racist.")
21 posted on
01/26/2004 7:31:05 PM PST by
Map Kernow
("I hold that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" ---Thomas Jefferson)
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