His Speaking Speed Keeps Dublin And Dublin
(I work as a waiter and bartender at an Irish pub in Spain that also serves restaurant food. I don’t speak Spanish but have picked up enough to get by when working — food, drinks, numbers, etc. I generally don’t have any language problems while working, but it’s obvious Spanish is not my native language. A Spanish customer has come in with his wife and son to eat lunch.)
Wife: *in Spanish* “I’ll have the chicken burger and a lemonade, please.”
Me: *in Spanish* “That’s fine.”
Son: *in Spanish* “And I’ll have fish and chips and a Coke.”
Me: *in Spanish* “Certainly.”
Husband: *speaks in Spanish too quickly and unintelligibly for me to understand*
Me: *in Spanish* “I’m sorry?”
Husband: *still speaks too quickly*
Me: *in English* “I’m sorry, I can’t quite understand that.”
Husband: *still speaking too quickly*
Me: “Maybe if you show me on the menu?”
Husband: *more unintelligible Spanish, getting annoyed*
(His wife then attempts to tell me what her husband wants, but he silences her.)
Husband: *more unintelligible Spanish*
(I think I finally understand the order and leave to give it to the cooks. When it’s ready, I bring the order back. The husband looks at his meal and then at me.)
Husband: *in perfect English* “I said I wanted the Irish Breakfast!”
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