Appease The Portuguese
(Many South African liquor stores are owned by Portuguese people.)
Customer: “Obrigado!”
(Speaks in Portuguese.)
Me: “Sorry, sir, I don’t speak Portuguese.”
Customer: “WHAT?! Your family didn’t 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 can’t speak, huh? You’re 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’m Spanish.”
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