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OmCheeto
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In my eternal quest of "nothing", I ask complete strangers, who have either accents, or names that appear to have originated from other planets, what language they speak.
Yesterday, I ran into someone who had both, so I asked him; "What kind of name is that?"
He responded; "Israeli".
At first, I thought that was an odd answer. But after thinking about it for a bit, I decided it was not an odd answer.
ps. I learned a while back, not to say; "That's a funny name", as someone* once responded, "What's your name?" So I told them, and they responded; "You have a funny name too".
This is one thing I will miss, when I retire. There are very few nationalities missing from where I work.
Though, on my quest for Fava beans the other day, it just so happened that my checker was an Ethiopian woman, who said there are 68 languages spoken in her country. When I mentioned this to the Ethiopian woman I work with, and told her which store I was shopping at, she said she knew her.
pps. On a happy/sad side note, my acquaintance from Hyderabad, whom with I've had very interesting conversations over the last 8 years, says he is moving back to India, within days of my retirement.
I can only imagine how difficult it is to move to an alien country. They smell different. The people think differently. Everyone talks with funny accents.
ppps. I suppose this is why my silly hobby is so gratifying, as it never fails to bring a smile, to the person you ask; "How do you say "I know nothing"", in their language.
* She's Finnish
Yesterday, I ran into someone who had both, so I asked him; "What kind of name is that?"
He responded; "Israeli".
At first, I thought that was an odd answer. But after thinking about it for a bit, I decided it was not an odd answer.
ps. I learned a while back, not to say; "That's a funny name", as someone* once responded, "What's your name?" So I told them, and they responded; "You have a funny name too".
This is one thing I will miss, when I retire. There are very few nationalities missing from where I work.
Though, on my quest for Fava beans the other day, it just so happened that my checker was an Ethiopian woman, who said there are 68 languages spoken in her country. When I mentioned this to the Ethiopian woman I work with, and told her which store I was shopping at, she said she knew her.
pps. On a happy/sad side note, my acquaintance from Hyderabad, whom with I've had very interesting conversations over the last 8 years, says he is moving back to India, within days of my retirement.
I can only imagine how difficult it is to move to an alien country. They smell different. The people think differently. Everyone talks with funny accents.
ppps. I suppose this is why my silly hobby is so gratifying, as it never fails to bring a smile, to the person you ask; "How do you say "I know nothing"", in their language.
* She's Finnish
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