[RepoGirl]

Reminds me of the time I was shopping at the Filene's out in Natick (Beautiful downtown Shoppers' World!) when I asked a saleswoman for help, she said, in perfect English I might add, "I don't speak English!" and walked off.

Okay then, I said...

[Darkwolf377]

Amazing how some English phrases sound EXACTLY like the equivalent phrases in other languages, i'n't it?

[Hand em their arse]

"...when I asked a saleswoman for help, she said, in perfect English I might add, "I don't speak English!" and walked off..."


i had the same thing happen about a year ago when i was at a store with my girlfriend... pretty much the same thing, she went up and asked a saleswoman a question, got the same same snot-assed "Don't speak English..." even before she had finished asking her question... (unfortunately, it had been a bad day already) And after exercising unbelievable restraint, I just looked back at her with the nicest smile i could show, and said "Wow! Well then being that this will be the furthest point you'll get in your life, I have to congratulate you for climbing to this pinnacle of your career at such a young age..."

Then, after clearly hearing her nasty insults and name-calling to me as I was leaving, I looked at my girlfriend and said "See, I knew she new English..." We still laugh about it...

[razorback-bert]

When that happened to me, I started waving my hands and arms, speaking gibperist fast and loud. She learned English amazingly fast.