Appease The Portuguese
(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.”


