the subject line says it all!
an english couple was trying to order a cup of tea with cold milk, and they were struggling abit.
now tea in italian is only "the" (t-ay), but the girl behind the counter wasnt really getting it.
so i gently stepped in, and said to the young lady that takes the order, "Sì, the, con un po di latte freddo." she got it, and i told the english couple that i was from the states and that i was studying here. and they thanked me. and i felt ten (10) feet (not meters, never meters!) tall.
it was small but i was excited that i could help.
then i ate two sandwiches, like a fatty, and am going to read.
alex thinks that i must have sleep-bulemia b-c i eat alot but still dont gain weight. actually, i think i have lost a little bit of weight.... so therefore i must go purge in my sleep.
i suggested that riding was the culprit but he was not convinced.
oh well...
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just a heads up. don't ever EVER do that again. here's what you actually need to do:
italian lady (i'm writing in spanish, because i don't speak italian) : "perdon, pero no hablo ingles, que quieres?
you (this is the american way, and is guaranteed to work, mind you, this needs to be at a LOUD volume): THEY WANT TEA WITH MILK ON THE SIDE!!!!!!!!
all you have to do to have people understand you is to yell loudly and preferably slowly; that makes the language barrier go down. or you could take the route of my mother and speak english with an italian accent.
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