(Note: Many South African liquor stores are owned by Portuguese people.)

Customer: “Obrigado!” (Speaks in Portuguese.)

Me: “Sorry sir, I don‚Äôt speak Portuguese.”

Customer: “WHAT! Your family didn‚Äôt raise you in this s*** country to forget where we come from!” *guttural swearing in Portuguese*

Me: “Yes, sir, but-”

Customer: “WHAT THE F***! Did your daddy run away and leave your mother that you cant speak huh? You‚Äôre a half-breed! What you gonna do when this f***ing country goes to s*** and we gotta leave, huh?”

Me: “Well–”

Customer: “So do you even THINK of yourself as Portuguese? Or are you ashamed of where you come from or what?”

Me: “I‚Äôm Spanish.”